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  • Wyndham

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1910/01/26 Protected Federal N N Point Cloates N 12.72 15.22 WA Fremantle 1909 Fremantle 125009 11.30 3.70 1.60 Total loss during cyclone Wrecked and sunk W. Lumsden George Shelton Streeter, London & Arthur Male, Broome Mr Murray & Mr Howson 209/80 A 745 Co-ordinates 10' off McKenna ...

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  • Alpha

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1881/01/07 Protected State N N Yammadery Creek N 12.00 WA Fremantle 1877 Fremantle 75300 4.1878 12.80 3.60 1.20 Driven ashore during cyclone Wrecked above water Pearl, shell Thomas Croker T.W. Mews 3/79 329, 744, 1055 NO North-West 340 alpha-1 ...

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  • Moana

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1920/08/17 Protected Federal N N Mary Ann Passage, Dampier Archipelago N 12.44 14.94 WA Fremantle 1903 Fremantle 118529 11.30 3.80 1.40 7 7 Struck by S.S. Bambra Foundered Pearl shell P.J. Smith E. Howson 1055, 328, 327, 743 HMC 169/3 McKenna Collection 682, WA Maritime Museum NO North-West 350 moana ...

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  • Arbla ( or Tar )

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1896/08/20 Protected Federal N N Gage Roads N Unknown 6.00 1.80 1.00 1 1 Capsized Foundered Garden Island Jean Baptiste Le Tual Statement of Lucian Bougault, 20 August 1896, Missing friend Report, Coxswain S. Hayman, 24 August 1896, and Report, Sgt Houlahan, 30 August 1896, Police Records 2603/96; see ...

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  • Secret

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1904/04/05 Protected Federal N N Faure Island N 18.81 18.81 VIC Wiliamstown 1865 Fremantle 53969 16.30 4.00 1.60 4 Foundered W. Anderson Amstrong & George Waters, Albany Unknown 210/80 331, 1056 Co-ordinates 5' off HMC 31/4 McKenna Collection 683, WA Maritime Museum NO Mid-West 401 secret ...

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  • Madana

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1931/10/18 Protected Federal N N Near Waroo Creek, Wallal N 8.00 None Wrecked and sunk Louis Kalin Harry O’Grady 3/79, 116/80 Reported in papers as Bobby Dazler SRO CONS 1066 ITEM 1916/081 Wrecks off WA Coast Harbour and Lights Department Broome NO North-West 446 madana ...

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  • Sea Gull

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1909/04/05 Protected Federal N N North West of WA N 10.00 WA Fremantle 1893 Fremantle In 1893 101619 6 of 1893 10.80 3.60 1.30 During cyclone Wrecked and sunk F.L. Parkes and H.M. Parkes 3/79 1055, 1048 HMC 92/2 McKenna Collection 680, WA Maritime Museum NO North-West 464 sea-gull ...

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  • Iona

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1923/04/16 Protected Federal N N Point Cloates, entering Black Rock Passage 1418.00 45960 Grounded on uncharted rocks Coal and empty drums A. Armtryen A. Holtung, Norway 209/80 1055, A 745 Harbour & Light File AN 16/5/ ACC 1066/ 438/1923 BATT HMC 151/3 NO Mid-West 475 iona-1 ...

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  • Star Queen

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1878/07/29 Protected Federal N N Sisters Reef N 264.00 UK Knightsbridge 1866 Melbourne 51306 35.80 7.70 4.40 Refloated Melbourne Fremantle Captain Henry Shelton Grant and Co., of Salcombe Western Australian Times, 2 August 1878 Western Australian Times, 25 October 1878 ...

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  • Strathmore

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1870 Protected Federal N N Point Cloates N 450.00 Refloated Wilson and Company 209/80 A 745 Later sank off Birkenhead Co-ordinates 10' off Alexander Findlay, A Directory for the Navigation of the Indian Ocean, 1876, Vol. I, p.327 NO Mid-West 529 strathmore ...

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