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  • Minnie

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1933/02/04 Protected Federal N N 3 miles S Cape Leveque, Nannagine Creek (Gnamagun ?) N Wrecked and sunk C.H. Goodwin 7/78 1207 SRO CONS 1066 ITEM 1916/081 Wrecks off WA Coast Harbour and Lights Dept Broome 22/3/1933 NO North-West 817 minnie ...

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  • Governor

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1955/10/07 Protected Federal N Rottnest Graveyard, 11 miles south west of Rottnest N 486.00 Netherlands 1898 Towed by tug Yuna and sunk by Meteor jets of the RAAF's 75 Squadron visiting WA from Williamstown NSW Scuttled WA Goverment 445/71 For use in construction of Fremantle Inner Harbour NO Metro 909 ...

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  • Tropic Queen

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1975/04/09 Protected Federal N -20.4333333333 115.5008333333 RAN Hydrographic Department 678.00 1949 17 Sank 175 nautical miles north of the Montebello Islands Wrecked above water previously Chica, Song Be, Louis Frederic RAN Hydrographic Department database NO Unknown 1083 tropic-queen ...

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  • Unidentified Port Hedland

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1873/03 Protected Federal N 7 miles offshore WNW from NW entrance to Port Hedland. NE from Sandy Is 10/3/1873 wreckage sighted by C. Hanson mate on Black Hawk. Water casks found at E entrance to Port Hedland. More wreckage found on Sandy is. SRO ACC129 File 19/368 Police Dept. Roebourne 17/4/19873 ...

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  • Thistle

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1911/06/19 Protected Federal N Useless Inlet 2 3 Boat struck a division post between Blocks 4 & 5, ¼ mile from shore. Two crew clung to mast one swam ashore. Survivor walked along beach to Willimia Point from there to Block 10. Wreck was moved to shallow water, not clear if refloated. SRO 430 ...

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  • James Vinicombe

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1875/08/ Protected Federal N N Rottnest Island N 638.00 UK Sunderland 1859 Not WA Not WA William Adamson, of Sunderland 445/71 PWD 54153 The lifebuoy and green-painted water cask drifted in from thousands of miles out to sea probably. The ship herself did not wreck. H. O’Grady to G. Forsyth, 3 August ...

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  • Lady Ann

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1982/09/18 Protected Federal N N 24 miles north of NW Cape -21.4 114.2 N 1160.00 Collided with drill ship Regional Endeavor Foundered 440/71 328 Check Lats and Longs. Oil rig tender Lloyd's Casualty List 20/9/82 INQUIRY..http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24898/mair1_001.pdf NO North-West 1433 lady-ann ...

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  • Linda (Linder?)

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1960 Protected Federal N N 7 miles south of Guilderton N 33.50 Mysteriously wrecked inside a reef H & L report on enquiry SRO CONS 6654 ITEM 1955/729 Wrecks off WA Coast Harbour and Lights Department Geraldton 10/11/60 WI Journal 8 January, 1978 NO Metro 1488 linda-linder ...

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  • Gauga

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1967/11/29 Protected Federal N N Cervantes 9.70 1 2 Swamped by wave Dambitis Off Cervantes 29/11/1967. Fremantle to Cervantes, entering around Cervantes 2 miles E heading for anchorage through S Passage capsized by wave SRO 1910 Item 1967/3050 Police Dept. Mid-West 1581 gauga ...

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  • Flying Foam

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1872/03/10 Protected Federal N N Abrolhos Area N 33.32 WA Fremantle 1861 Fremantle 36544 3/1861 18.30 4.80 2.10 All Cyclone Wrecked and sunk Champion Bay Fremantle John Bateman of Fremantle William Jackson of Fremantle Flying Foam was a two-masted schooner with one deck and square stern built at South ...

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