Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

MC4000 - Copper/brass

Macedon

Ship’s whistle

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 3

Material Copper/brass

Museum Reference

Registration Number 4000

ID 53582

Map of shipwreck

Macedon

Built in Liverpool, serviced Melbourne to Fremantle run. Engaged to transport the KImberley survey Party with horses and equipment to the NW. With the Kingston Spit missing ran aground after calling in to rottnest to offload official sand supplied. Sold to H Atwell ( of Atwell Arcade in Fremantle fame) he was initially successful, but later lost his diving equipment and ‘hard hat’ in...