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  • Loch Ness

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1926 Protected Federal N N Rottnest Graveyard 1203.00 1258.00 Scotland Glasgow 1869 60461 68.70 10.80 6.60 Sunk by gunfire by HMAS Melbourne Scuttled German-Australia Line but enrolled in Port Adelaide by Stevedoring & shipping Co Ltd. Reportedly taken over by RAN in WWI as German-owned? ...

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  • Cock o' the North

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1907/04/07 Protected Federal N N 11 miles North of Geraldton Oil engine, Tarrant & Co, 18.70 25.10 VIC Geelong 1903 Fremantle 101746 4/1904 20.50 5.80 2.60 Wrecked and sunk F.G.Winter, Moris Brandt Charles Nelson, Bertie Winter Charles Blunt, Geelong, Victoria A 751 South of Oakajee River mouth, 5' ...

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  • Korean Star

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1988/05/20 Not protected State Y N Cape Cuvier -24.214021 113.419339 Aerial GIS 18.64 10.51 Panama 1984 Panama 14421-84 165.60 26.00 14.80 none 19 torn in half during Cyclone Wrecked and sunk Hong Kong Cape Cuvier Captain Gim Jong Du Green Spanker Shippings S.A. 1056 AMSA W.O.236 ...

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  • Three Sisters 2

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1976/10/07 Not protected State N N Beach off Carbadaman Passage, NW Cape diesel 17.29 Perth 1968 332019 12.50 3.80 1.70 Queensland Fremantle William Humphrey Jacobs of Perth F. Crockett Burn and destroyed August 1979 See digital Images/4Midwest/25Pt Cloates/Modern wrecks R. Dixon 1996 Ships Registered ...

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  • Olive

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1916/12/05 Protected Federal N N Dorre Island, Carnarvon N 43.33 42.64 WA Fremantle 1891 Fremantle 101494 8 of 1891 17.60 4.90 1.80 Drifted onto sankbank at Dorre Island and became total loss Foundered 72 bales of wool Robert John Lynn & Co. 1056 Co-ordinates 10’ off HMC 134/2, 122/2, 47/2 McKenna ...

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  • Minilya

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1935/03/26 Protected Federal N N Lacepede Islands N 12.80 16.30 WA Fremantle 1902 Fremantle 117785 23/1903; B67 11.40 3.00 1.00 Cyclone Wrecked and sunk Streeter & Male, Broome W.A. Chamberlain 7/78, 3/79 1207, 1048, 323 One of 24 luggers lost in this cyclone McKenna Collection 682, WA Maritime Museum ...

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  • Genesta

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1909/07/13 Protected Federal N N Off White Beach, Dorre Island N Wrecked and sunk 210/80 1056 Fisheries Department vessel Arrived White Beach Dorre Is, 11/07/1909. Wind strong from SW moved cutter to 3 fathoms further S shackled large anchor, let go 20 fathoms chain. 13/07/1909 cutter parted chain and ...

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  • Agnes

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1907/11/08 Protected Federal N N Hopetoun Steam engine 14 nhp 78.00 53.00 NSW Brisbane Water 1880 87315 26.70 7.30 1.80 Dragged anchors, outer road and went ashore Refloated Adelaide S.S. Co. Ltd 195/72 1034 Co-ordinates 10' off Western Mail 1907/11/09, p. 26b Gordon de L. Marshall, Memories of ...

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  • Goolwa

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1878/12 Protected Federal N N Port Gregory Steam hopper-barge 132.00 Scotland Glasgow 1878 79619 20 Refloated Glasgow Port Adelaide No Cargo Captain Finch South Australian goverment 117/80 Steamer ran out of fuel Inquirer, 1 January 1879 Notes on the Dredger Wallaroo and the Hopper Barges Kadina ...

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  • Celtic

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1917/11/12 Protected Federal N N Ten miles on Condon side of Mount Blaze, Broome N 12.33 15.08 WA Perth 1904 Fremantle 119013 10.90 3.50 1.40 7 In collision with lugger Bulletin Wrecked and sunk Pearlshell Diver in Charge Oriental Pearling Co. W. & S. Lawrence 3/79, 116/80 1048, 325 McKenna ...

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