Saint Mary (1905/06/16)

40 Miles south of Dongara

No particulars are known regarding this vessel, referred to as a smack by Totty and as a cutter by Loney, except that it was owned by a Dongara fisherman.
THE LOSS
The Saint Mary hit Drummond Rock a little over a kilometre south of Snag Islet. The vessel, with three crew aboard, was en route from Fremantle to Geraldton at the time. After reaching shore in the dinghy two of the crew walked to Dongara, arriving the next day. The third man was partially crippled and remained on the beach without food or water. A rescue party, including an Aboriginal tracker, found him alive but suffering from exposure.
Wreckage of an early 20th century vessel has been found in 3 m of water 10 m south west of Drummond Rock. An excavation has been carried out and a number of artefacts recovered, and it is probable that this is the wreck of Saint Mary.