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  • Premier

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    dragging her anchors. The loss could not have fallen upon a more worthy man than the owner (The Inquirer ...

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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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  • 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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  • Henry

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1841/04/ Protected Federal N N Success Bank N 252.00 UK Bucklers Hart 1826 London 29.30 7.30 1.80 Wrecked and sunk Fremantle London General http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/id-1459 NO Metro 1248 henry ...

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  • Mary Queen of Scots

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    heavily, including having to pay duty on the keg of gin that washed ashore. Henry Sanford lost two coils of ...

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  • Leander

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    coastline there appears to have moved up to 50 m seaward over the years. Particular reference should be made ...

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  • Diver

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1890/03/13 Protected Federal N N Wedge Island N 25.00 1 2 Driven ashore Refloated Fremantle Shark Bay William Ashworth J. and W. Bateman 118/80 A753 Co-ordinates 1' off West Australian, 20 March 1890, p. 3b Inquirer, 2 April 1890, p. 9a West Australian, 20 March 1890, p. 3b and 12 May 1890, p.3d NO ...

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  • Hampton

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1877/05/12 Protected Federal N N Port Grey N 19.00 Unknown 4 Gale Refloated Fremantle Shark Bay Captain Outred 115/80 1056 Captain and crew left ship, because of damage to rudder. Vessel stranded undamaged SRO 36 ITEM 904/71-76 Inquiry into loss Geraldton 22/05/1877 Inquirer, 13 June and 23 May 1877 NO ...

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  • Julia

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1892/11/23 Protected Federal N N Reef off Condon N 21.18 WA Fremantle 1876 Fremantle 75294 3/1877 13.50 4.40 2.00 Hit reef, grounded Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Cossack Wool, pearl shell A.W. Anderson 3/79, 116/80 1048 West Australian, 26 November 1892, p 3e Register of British Ships, Fremantle NO ...

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  • Windsor

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    mean further loss of lives, probably Chinese. Cannot communicate with ship, although have been on the ...

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