Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum
  • Bonnie Dundee 1

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1872/03/20 Protected Federal N N Butchers Inlet N During cyclone Foundered Shell 4/79 327 Another disastrous cyclone struck at Roebourne on 20 March 1872, blowing down all the public buildings, two hotels, several stores and a number of residences. Six pe ...

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  • Samuel Wright

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1840/07/08 Protected State Y Y Koombana Bay -33.322233 115.649211 Historical map GIS N 372.00 USA Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1831 Salem, Massachusetts 33.50 8.50 4.20 Beached Wrecked above water Fremantle Whaling ground Whale oil Francis Coffin J.B. Osgood ...

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  • Browse Island Unidentified

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1880 Protected Federal Y Y 1974/10 Browse Island, 250m off eastern side -14.1074 123.55505 N 0.10 Unknown 2010/0054/SG _MA-90/73 1242 Iron plates, cylinder and anchor at wrecksite. Iron construction suggests this could be the Runnymede More recent GPS dat ...

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  • Sara

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1856/07/17 Protected Federal N N Half-way between the Gold Digger Passage and the Hero Passage N 54.00 WA Preston Point, swan River 1855 Fremantle 31549 16.90 5.60 2.70 Foundered Fremantle Port Gregory Oil and copper ore Henry Christians William Owston 11 ...

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  • Sarah

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1886/07 Protected Federal N N 128Km from King Sound N 25.77 WA Fremantle 1874 Fremantle 72468 14.70 4.40 1.90 Under tow, parted Foundered Singapore Cossack Timber John Brockman 119/80 1206 Inquirer, 30 June 1886, p. 2g Herald, 3 September 1881, p. 2h and ...

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  • Sarah

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1893/02/25 Protected Federal N N Shark Bay N Unknown Storm Unknown 1056 Telegrams, Resident Magistrate, Carnarvon, to Under Col. Sec., 27, 28 February and 3 March 1893, CSO 398/1893 West Australian, 27 February 1893, p. 6c and 4 March 1893, p. 3b West Aus ...

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  • Albert Victor

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1877/02/17 Protected Federal N N Lacepede Islands N 384.00 Germany Schleswig 1864 52835 42.30 9.10 4.50 Cyclone Wrecked and sunk Guano Captain McWilliam John Hughes of Williamstown 7/78 1207 RAN Hydrographic Department 16°51.5 122°08.5 Inquirer, 28/3/1877 ...

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  • Sarah Burnyeat

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1894/12/28 Protected State Y Y 1991/07 Princess Royal Harbour -35.033232 117.876677 GPS 2005 N 277.00 264.00 UK Southwick, Durham 1862 Fremantle 44221 31.70 7.60 4.90 Fire Burnt Coal Adelaide Steamship Company Hairdie 2009/0187/SG _MA-7/92 AUS 109 Sarah B ...

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  • Sea Bird

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1874/06/16 Protected Federal N N Moore River N 40.00 WA Vasse 1865 Fremantle 36555 18.10 5.10 1.90 Struch reef during gale Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Geraldton General Charles Hanman Charles Crowther of Geraldton 207/80 DMH 280 Sea Bird, described as a ‘l ...

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  • SS Silver Star

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1936 Not protected State Y Y Cossack, Butcher Inlet -20.680564 117.187134 Aerial GIS Screw Steamer, 51 Sc. triple exp. 3 cylinder 67.00 96.00 WA Perth 1905 Fremantle, 1906 120009 7/1906 - 7.5.1906 28.00 5.00 2.00 Struck Cossack wharf, split stempost, was ...

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