Federation of Australian Historical Societies (FAHS) Newsletter No. 53 June 2022 Abstract This article recounts a significant maritime history discovery within the historic homestead of ‘Bedervale’ at Braidwood, where a rare navigational text reveals connections between domestic collections and global seafaring networks. Through close examination of material evidence, the piece traces the life and career of Captain John Coghill and the enduring presence of his maritime past w

Descent , Vol. 53, No. 3, September 2023, pp. 96–98 (Society of Australian Genealogists) Book Review September 2023 Abstract A heritage controversy in Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point in March 2023 becomes the starting point for tracing an unexpected historical connection between Australia and Jamaica. Focusing on Shafston House, the article follows the origins of its name to the New Shafston Estate in Jamaica, associated with the Pinnock family- an enslaving family whose descendant