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  • Perseverance

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1845/02/28 Protected Federal N N Koombana Bay N 32.00 Australia Crookhaven, NSW 1841 13.05 4.12 1.95 Foundered Captain Daniel Scott Captain Daniel Scott 207/80 A 334 The cutter Perseverance was believed to have been built in NSW by Thomas Dillon. It had a square stern and was originally owned by ...

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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 117/80 William Owston built the Sara at Point ...

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  • Sea Spray

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    Australian Museum-No.80: 20. NO North-West 473 sea-spray-1 ...

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  • Empress

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1894/01/09 Protected State N N Cossack, Butcher Inlet N 13.00 WA Fremantle 1889 Fremantle 95366 No. 3 of 1890 11.30 3.40 1.50 2 During a cyclone Wrecked and sunk Pearl shell Anderson, North West Australian Mercantile Co., Roebourne. Chi and Company Robert Howson 116/80 1889: Built at Fremantle 1890 Feb ...

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  • Saint Mary

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1905/06/16 Protected Federal N N 40 Miles south of Dongara N Driven ashore 115/80 A 753 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 ...

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  • Voladora

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1926 Protected Federal N N Jones Island N 14.80 19.30 WA Fremantle 1902 Fremantle 117781 No 2 of 1903 13.70 4.00 0.90 Foundered Filomeno Rodrigues of Broome A.E. Brown 3/79, 380.77 318, 1047, 1716 When the Dickie was wrecked on Tank Island (?) the community was in need of a replacement vessel, and ...

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  • Janet

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1887/12/11 Protected Federal Y Y 1996/10 Rottnest Island,Transit Reef -31.9864 115.5582666667 GPS2017 N 211.00 WA Fremantle 1878 Fremantle 75302 33.60 7.00 3.00 12 Struck Reef Wrecked and sunk Colombo Fremantle 2000 Sacks grain and furniture William Miles Daniel J. Avery James Storey 2009/0137/SG _MA-17/80 ...

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  • McDermott Derrick Barge No 20

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    31339 Not protected Federal Y N N.E. tip of Eaglehawk Island, Dampier Archipelago -20.1366666667 115.9533333333 Chart 9280.00 c.1968 Panama 122.20 30.50 8.80 Refloated and scuttled after being grounded in Cyclone Orson Scuttled McDermott Se.E. Pte. Ltd, Singapore 2010/0053/SG _MA-4/79 There could be confusion ...

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  • UNID lugger possibly Gladys Olive

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum - No.80. North-West 1638 ...

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  • UNID lugger possibly Lotolop

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum - No.80. North-West 1639 ...

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