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  • Bessie

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1907/08/27 Protected Federal N N Near Port Hedland N 27.00 Went on rocks and broke her back Wrecked and sunk Hedland Condon 443/71, 116/80 326, 1055 Shipping Disasters NO North-West 519 bessie-1 ...

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  • Victoria

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1887/04/22 Protected Federal N N Off Eighty Mile Beach N 12.00 WA Perth 1858 40484 11.40 3.60 1.40 Cyclone Wrecked and sunk Northwest Pearling Grounds Pearl, shell 116/80 1048 NO North-West 727 victoria-1 ...

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  • Unidentified

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1861/06 Protected Federal N N Irwin River N 500.00 400.00 Unknown All Wrecked and sunk 115/80 A 752 Co-ordinates 1' off in river NO Mid-West 736 unidentified-1 ...

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  • Unidentified Ship Champion Bay

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1830/11 Protected Federal N N Champion Bay N Unknown Unknown 117/80 November 1, 1830 Lieutenant Preston observed a large wreck at latetude 28°45 NO Mid-West 746 unidentified-ship-champion-bay ...

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  • Vixen

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1848/04/08 Protected Federal N N Fremantle N 43.00 UK 1840 22.00 6.10 1.80 10 9 Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Singapore Jefferson Messrs Thomas 1048 NO Metro 764 vixen-1-2 ...

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  • Waeckende Boey’s yawl

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1658/02/16 Protected Federal N N Moore River N Netherlands Foundered Under tow No cargo VOC VOC 207/80 DMH 280 Co-ordinates 3' off/box NO Mid-West 765 waeckende-boey-s-yawl ...

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  • Zephyr

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1864/04/28 Protected Federal N N Port Gregory N 409.00 Unknown 3 Bumped on sandbank Refloated Fremantle London Wool Robert Habgood 117/80 Former tea-trade clipper Inquirer, 20 April and 12 October 1864 NO Mid-West 809 zephyr ...

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  • Drysdale

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1926/04/22 Protected Federal N N Wyndham N Total loss Wrecked and sunk Wyndham Rice and tortoise shell 3/79, 114/80 1387, 318, 1047 Mission lugger NO North-West 869 drysdale ...

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  • Koorda

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1945/02 Protected Federal N N Wets of Rottnest Graveyard 83.00 WA Fremantle 1896 Fremantle 140150 25.80 6.20 2.10 Scuttled McIlwraith, McEacharn W.A. Chamberlain 445/71 32°04 – 115°21 NO Metro 910 koorda ...

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  • Geraldton unidentified barge

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    unknown Unknown Y Y 1980 Spoil Ground, Champion Bay -28.745 114.605 Chart 12.00 6.00 1.80 Personal Communication P. Worsley NO Mid-West 982 geraldton-unidentified-barge ...

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