Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Henry (1920)

W side Cape Voltaire

Ship Built

Owner Walter Raleigh Colt and Tom Ure

Master Captain Henry Scott of Broome

Port Registered B351

Ship Lost

Gouped Region North-West

Sinking Totally wrecked on a reef while standing over towards the mainland to anchor for the night in a bay on W side of cape. Vessel carried onto a reef.

Crew 6

Deaths 2

When Lost 1920

Where Lost W side Cape Voltaire

Latitude -14.2333333333

Longitude 125.6333333333

Port From Wyndham

Port To Broome

Ship Details

Museum Reference

Unique Number 1459

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number _

Chart Number 1442, 318, 1047, 1716

Protected Protected Federal

Found Y

Inspected Y

Confidential NO

Sources

430 ITEM 1920/8466 Lugger Henry bound from Wyndham to Broome, wrecked at Cape Voltaire. Information from Broome that on 29/10/1920 on a reef at Cape Voltaire. Crew got off, 2 crew sailed to Port George Mission, but mission boat unserviceable therefore went to Cape Levique and obtained a boat. Returned to site finding 2 crew had gone overland to Drysdale Mission 2 crew staid behind. The 4 crew went to Broome. Two crew overland were killed by natives 03/1921.
Nor'West Echo, Broome Saturday 4th December 1920
Western Mail 2 December 1920
Western Australian 21 January 1921
Western Australian 22 January 1921
Rev. Richardson to Royal Humane Society 26 September 1971. R.W.A.H.S.
Dickson, R. 2003 Voyage of No Importance. Hesperian Press, Western Australia