Project Gutenberg 2023-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 155 Reid, John Arbuckle Battling with waves and lawyers : $b a genuine history of perils of the deep and an authentic record of the most important shipping case ever dealt with in the supreme courts of Australasia $aUnited Kingdom :$bSimpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., $c1895. An account of the shipwreck of the S.S. Alert by the only survivor, Robert Ponting; and an account of the case for damages brought by Mrs. Lucy Kilpatrick against Huddart, Parker and Co., the ship's owners. Bob Taylor, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Battling with Waves and Lawyers" by J. Arbuckle Reid is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the harrowing shipwreck of the S.S. Alert along the Australian coast and the legal battles that ensued regarding the ship's seaworthiness. It delves into the details of maritime disaster, survival, and the quest for justice in the aftermath of a tragedy that claimed nearly all but one of the crew's lives. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the concept of shipwrecks and highlights the wreck of the S.S. Alert, which occurred in 1893. The sole survivor, Robert Ponting, is introduced as he recalls the events leading to the disaster. The opening describes the dramatic nature of maritime disasters, the courageous struggle for survival, and foreshadows the emotional and legal repercussions faced by those involved. This setting establishes a gripping premise, blending the thrill of adventure with a poignant reminder of the fragility of human life when confronted with the forces of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20070724235552reid 1895 GB Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Alert (Ship : 1877-1893) Shipwrecks -- Australia -- Victoria Navigation -- Australia -- History Liability for marine accidents KU VK Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) 522210 2025-06-28T07:09:44.844299 text/html 516256 2023-06-22T17:42:54 text/html 4896688 2025-06-28T07:09:54.516188 application/epub+zip 4896265 2025-06-28T07:09:47.220258 application/epub+zip 368645 2025-06-28T07:09:45.875239 application/epub+zip 5618768 2025-06-28T07:09:59.706161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5562188 2025-06-28T07:09:53.340222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447142 2025-06-28T07:09:43.644300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 447132 2023-06-22T17:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18908 2025-06-28T07:09:59.855186 application/rdf+xml 11963 2025-06-28T07:09:46.110280 image/jpeg 1796 2025-06-28T07:09:45.993239 image/jpeg 159380 2023-06-22T17:42:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 5255759 2023-06-22T17:42:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 5413809 2025-06-28T07:09:45.037253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog