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  • Don Joseph

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1899/04/30 Protected Federal N N 5-7 NM south of Point Cloates N 13.00 WA Fremantle (by A.E. Francis) 1899 Fremantle 114473 20/1902 Struck reef Wrecked and sunk Broome Fremantle William Miles Francis Rodriguez A.E. Brown 209/80 A 745 Inquiry 1901/03/01 West Austarlian, 27 April 1899, p. 4a Inquirer, 19 May ...

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  • Flying Foam

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1872/03/10 Protected Federal N N Abrolhos Area N 33.32 WA Fremantle 1861 Fremantle 36544 3/1861 18.30 4.80 2.10 All Cyclone Wrecked and sunk Champion Bay Fremantle John Bateman of Fremantle William Jackson of Fremantle Flying Foam was a two-masted schooner with one deck and square stern built at South ...

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  • Salve

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1878/09/25 Protected Federal N N Port Augusta, Flinders Bay, first at Lockeville N 433.00 424.00 Canada New Brunswick 1870 Melbourne 37.50 9.20 5.10 Sprang a leak and was beached Wrecked and sunk Wonnerup Adelaide Jarrah John Campbell 112/80 1034 Salve was built by R.E. Lorah in New Brunswick, Canada, ...

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  • Star of the South

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1888/06/25 Protected Federal N N Koombana Bay, in mouth of estuary N 12.00 WA Bunbury 1875 Fremantle 75297 14.20 3.80 1.60 Cable parted in gale Wrecked and sunk Lancelin, Wedge Island Bunbury Guano 15 Tons Maurice Coleman Davies, Adelaide timber merchant, James Moore, Bunbury auctioneer and ...

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  • Athena

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    n/a McIllwraith and McEacharn Co, Adelaide Middle Dock Co 2009/0072/SG _MA-13/80 1034, 2619 Athena was ...

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  • ALC-40 landing barge

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    unknown Unknown Y Swan River -32.0274618167 115.7709814833 GPS2010 40.00 Australia 1943 18.60 5.40 0.80 2010/0039/SG _MA-376/77 ALC-40 is the remains of an Australian Landing Craft originally powered by four 100hp inboard petrol engines, used to carry vehicles and troops for beach landings. In difficulty ...

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  • Jessie Edwards

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1883/05/28 Protected Federal N N Jurien Bay N WA Fremantle 1883 Wrecked during storm Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Shark Bay Pearler Richard Gryffid Johns Charlie Edwards of Geraldton Fred Jones 118/80 A 753 Little is known of this vessel and it appears that it was not registered. The Jessie Edwards was ...

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  • Leviathan

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1921/08/25 Protected Federal N N Mandurah N 15.24 4.27 2.13 Grounded and wrecked on the sandbar Wrecked and sunk W. Roberts 206/80 334 Leviathan was built at Soldiers’ Cove, Mandurah, by Charles Olaf Wilson, together with his two sons. Building commenced in 1916 and took four years to complete. Wilson was ...

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  • Zvir

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    Priestman & Co 2009/0221/SG _MA-14/80 AUS 72, 330, 1055 The steel screw steamer Zvir, Port of Registry, ...

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  • Venus

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    petitioned the Colonial Secretary for the return of the small fishing boat Jane in order that the family ...

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