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  • Cumberland

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    scattered and broken up, MAAWA have done surveys of Shoalwater Bay reefs. Nothing found. Main wreckage may ...

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  • Blue Bell

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1874 Protected Federal N N Broome Area N 12.00 3/79 Frank Goldsmith, in his Treasure Lies Buried Here, lists a 12 ton schooner named BLUE BELL as wrecked at Broome in 1874. He also lists a 12 Ton schooner of the same name as having been wrecked at Broome in 1910. No supporting evidence has been found ...

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  • Hamelin Bay Unidentified 2

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    anchor and may have been a lost anchor from one of the Hamelin Bay wrecks e.g. Lovspring or a mooring ...

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  • Lily

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    The natives employed have come to Cossack (Western Mail Sat 16 March 1889 p.25) Note: Chinese possibly ...

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  • Rosella

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    Report—Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Museum, No. 80. Dickson, R., 1998, They kept this ...

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  • Sea Spray

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    Australian Museum-No.80: 20. NO North-West 473 sea-spray-1 ...

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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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