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Dutch Gunboat
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1865/02/08 Protected Federal N N On approach to Camden Harbour N Indonesia Coepang Timor Coepang Timor 1 2 Heavy squall, overturned Wrecked and sunk Coepang, Timor Camden Harbour Ballast Captain Edwards Mr Drysdale, Coepang (Timor) 119/80 Journal of Trevarton Sholl, 17 February 1865, QB/SHO, Battye ...
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Eliza Blanche
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1889/03/23 Protected Federal N N South Beach Fremantle N UK Sunderland 1861 Fremantle 29392 31.70 7.10 3.80 Later dynamited Scuttled No Cargo Captain Fothergill Built as brig West Australian, 25 March 1889, p. 3c and 4 April 1889, p. 2f Harbour master to Col.Sec., 7 May 1891, CSO 565/1991 NO Metro 138 ...
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Orient
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1918/01/03 Protected Federal N N 7 miles west of Cape Villaret N 9.00 75079 3 5 Strong "Cock-eyed-bob" came up from S.E. and vessel capsized Foundered A. Lunar John Ralph, Broome 3/79, 116/80 1048, 1207 152/4, 58/2, 14/2 NO North-West 154 orient ...
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Eloise
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1892/01/05 Protected Federal N N Lamarck Island in York Sound N 32.74 WA Quindalup 1876 Fremantle 75287 16.40 4.30 1.80 Ashore in squall Wrecked and sunk North West Coast Captain James G.H. Roe, J.N. Augood and Captain W.H. James J. Farmer Geoscience Australia Gazetteer position for Lamarck Island ...
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Concordia
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1948/04/20 Protected Federal N N Rottnest Graveyard N 1239.00 1076.00 Germany Bremen, Vegesack 1890 Fremantle 131643 4/1914 70.60 10.80 6.30 Towed and scuttled Scuttled McIlwraith, McEacharn J. Lange Vegesack 445/71 334, 1033 Position of scuttling: 32° 01.30 – 115° 19. Ex 3-masted bargue, hulked ...
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Endeavour PS
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1880/06/03 Protected Federal N N North Fremantle, Banangarra Creek Paddle steamer 31.00 WA Fremantle 1877 Fremantle 75295 4/1877 23.20 5.70 1.80 North-west gale Foundered Ship Perth General Godfrey Knight Robert Wrightson 3/79 Western Australian Times, 6 February 1877 Inquirer, 9 June 1880 NO Metro 188 ...
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Fanny (Possibly lost S. Australia)
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1838/06/ Protected Federal N N Fremantle or Encounter Bay, South Australia N 30.80 TAS Hobart 1838 Hobart Town 6/1838 12.20 3.70 2.30 Wrecked and sunk Port Adelaide Swan River William Williamson 405/71 1058, 112, 114 Also Fremantle is mentioned as place of loss: 32° 03 – 115° 44 NO Metro 233 ...
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Brothers
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1863 Protected Federal N N Murray River N 16.00 WA Vasse River 1854 Fremantle 40481 11.60 3.90 1.70 4 Grounded on sand-bar Refloated Roebourne George Chapman of Fremantle 206/80 Also Brothers of 1867 Inquirer, 1 August 1866 and 19 January 1876 Register of British Ships, Fremantle NO Metro 283 ...
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Biddie
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1919/05/31 Protected Federal N N Somersets Landing 90 Mile Beach N 14.00 131680 3 Total loss after vessel bumped and finally opened up during incoming tide Foundered J. Ackland H. E. Ferguson 3/79, 116/80 1048, 325 NO North-West 294 biddie ...
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Pearl
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1890/11 Protected Federal N N Cygnet Bay N 8.00 QLD Thursday Island 1883 Sydney 93615 50/1889 9.90 3.10 1.40 Total wreck Wrecked and sunk Frederick Gibbins ofSydney John Bell at Thursday Island in Torres Strait 119/80 Register of British Ships,, Sydney NO North-West 320 pearl-1 ...
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