Jack Loney
Jack Kenneth Loney (1925–1995)
Jack was a amateur marine author/publisher who published over one hundred books while also writing for newspapers and magazines. He was a schoolteacher and principal until his retirement. He had his interest raised and then became involved with maritime history after preparing several general history booklets for the Ottway Region of western Victoria.
He was born in 1925, and until his death on 13 February 1995, lived in Portarlington, Victoria with wife Padge. He had two children, Peter and Sally.
Jack was a long standing inaugural member of the Victorian Governments Historic Shipwrecks Advisory Committee (HSAC) 1982 - [1]
The Victorian government decreed a perpetual memorial award - called the Jack Loney Award - for outstanding contribution to maritime history in recognition of Jacks the inspiring contribution to the preservation of Australia’s shipwreck and maritime heritage The Award is made only as occasion demands, with the recipient being chosen by the Victorian Historic Shipwrecks Advisory Committee to the Heritage Council.
Winner include 1998 Peter Stone in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the preservation of Australia's maritime heritage through his community role as a maritime and dive adventure writer, lobbyist, publisher and photographer' 2000 Terry Arnott in recognition of his services to Victoria’s maritime heritage at the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA) and Australian Society for Historical Archaeologists (ASHA) http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/annualreport01part3.pdf 2004 Mr Peter Ronald the former Victorian Heritage Council member and Victorian Historic Shipwrecks Advisory Committee Chairman for long standing contribution to the protection of Victoria’s historic shipwrecks and as an advocate of maritime heritage in the state - http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/ar_0405_2.pdf - 2009 Dr Leonie Foster for her groundbreaking research, longstanding committee membership and mentoring of maritime heritage professionals in Australia - http://heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/Inherit_email_newsletter_Sept_09.pdf-
As an amateur maritime historian he took over the writing and publishing of the most comprehensive reference series of books on maritime disasters in Australia from [Charles Bateman] the Australian Shipwrecks series • Australian shipwrecks Vol. 1 1622–1850 By Charles Bateson. Sydney. Reed, 1972 910.4530994 BAT • Australian shipwrecks Vol. 2 1851–1871 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Sydney. Reed, 1980 910.4530994 LON • Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON • Australian shipwrecks Vol. 4 1901–1986 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1987 910.4530994 LON • Australian shipwrecks Vol. 5 Update 1986 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1991 910.4530994 LON
A small selection of his many other books and smaller booklets includes