Macedon (1883/03/21)
Rottnest Island, Transit Reef
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 a storm. Wreck found Barry Martin UEC . Helmet by Greg Scharf.
Ship Built
Owner John Marshall, Lilly and Robinson.
Master Captain CFraig
Builder W.H. Potter (Howard Smith Co. acc. to Field)
Country Built UK
Port Built Liverpool
Port Registered Melbourne
When Built 1870
Ship Lost
Gouped Region Metro
Sinking Struck rock
When Lost 1883/03/21
Where Lost Rottnest Island, Transit Reef
Latitude -31.98669
Longitude 115.55702
Position Information GPS
Port From Fremantle
Port To Kimberley
Cargo Passengers, 50 Horses, mails general
Ship Details
Engine 2 x 100HP
Length 67.20
Beam 9.00
TONA 532.00
TONB 826.00
Draft 4.70
Museum Reference
Official Number 63253
Unique Number 1384
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
File Number 2009/0156/SG _MA-856/71
Chart Number AUS 43, DMH 001
Protected Protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected Y
Date Inspected 2013/06/02
Confidential NO