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  • Venus

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    a successful fisherman/ boat builder/ shipowner of the mid-19th century. He served five terms as chairman of ...

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  • Bay

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1910/01/01 Protected Federal N N Jurien Bay N 12.66 15.16 WA Fremantle 1909 Fremantle 125006 18/1909 11.30 3.70 1.60 Struck reef Wrecked and sunk Frank Johnston John Byrne and Martin Freney Murray and Howson 118/80 1033, 333, A 753 William Murray and Edward Howson built the Bay at Fremantle in ...

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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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  • Topgallant

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1933/11/10 Protected Federal N N Koombana Bay N 15.00 12.80 Caught fire outside Bunbury, towed inside and beached, but destroyed Burnt 405/71 1034 Topgallant was a fishing boat, and was owned by a man named Vines from Busselton. The ketch had previously been owned by Dr Kennedy of Perth, was well fitted, ...

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  • Sea Prince

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1932/04/23 Protected Federal N N Dongara N 12.20 3 Strong easterly wind while vessel at anchor Wrecked and sunk Tony Placanica F. Placanica 115/80 A 752 F. Placanica owned the Sea Prince, which was very similar to Clonen, a lugger purchased by Felice Travia from Dennis Ahearn. It could be assumed ...

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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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  • Emu

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1925/07/28 Protected Federal N N Port Gregory N 1.60 Mark Margetic Mark Margetic 117/80 e Emu was a fishing boat owned by Marko Marchetti also known as Marko Margetic. The Police Department Correspondence refers to him by both names and state that he was either an Austrian or Jugoslav, naturalized. He was 52 ...

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