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  • Oleander

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    25 February 1884 the Oleander was about 80 km west of the Abrolhos Islands when heavy weather blew ...

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  • Bertha

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1874/07/20 Protected Federal N N Reef off Point Cloates N 31.00 Unknown Launceston 61036 4 On reef Wrecked and sunk Shark Bay Port Walcott Shell J. Moreah Fremantle chemist Daniel Congdon 209/80 A 745 5 tons in SRO 21/207 2/8/1874 cutter Fortescue arrived Port Walcott with master and passengers Sergeant ...

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  • Star

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1876 Protected Federal N N Shark Bay to Geraldton N 5.00 WA 24.10 5.30 2.30 4 3 Went missing Unknown Shark Bay Geraldton Shell Charles Brennan The Star  with Charles Brennan in command supposedly left Shark Bay on 5 April 1876 for Geraldton, and disappeared.  This report must have originated with ...

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  • Two Whaleboats Grey expedition

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    Grey’s whale-boats are thought to have come ashore, it is probable that the artefacts will prove to be ...

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