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  • Henry

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1841/04/ Protected Federal N N Success Bank N 252.00 UK Bucklers Hart 1826 London 29.30 7.30 1.80 Wrecked and sunk Fremantle London General http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/id-1459 NO Metro 1248 henry ...

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  • Hugh Norman

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1910/10/28 Protected Federal N N Opposite Green Island about 17 miles from Namban right between two small islands and the shore about 80 yards from the beach N 10.42 12.42 WA Fremantle 1910 Fremantle 125030 22/1910 11.50 3.80 1.50 1 2 By drunkenness and neglect of duty and navigation through ...

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  • Coolgardie

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    well deserved. A cyclone, described as one of the worst on this part of the coast in over 80 years, ...

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  • Warren

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    before Schank saw them on the shore some 80 to 100 m away. The captain then gathered food and clothing ...

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  • Windsor

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    some 15 miles to the west of the Houtman Abrolhos, but at 9.50 p.m. on 2 February 1908, with Walters on ...

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  • Lass of Geraldton

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    2013/0001/SG _MA-206/80 The 2-masted schooner Lass of Geraldton was built by William Garrard at Geraldton from ...

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  • Diver

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1890/03/13 Protected Federal N N Wedge Island N 25.00 1 2 Driven ashore Refloated Fremantle Shark Bay William Ashworth J. and W. Bateman 118/80 A753 Co-ordinates 1' off West Australian, 20 March 1890, p. 3b Inquirer, 2 April 1890, p. 9a West Australian, 20 March 1890, p. 3b and 12 May 1890, p.3d NO ...

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  • Hampton

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1877/05/12 Protected Federal N N Port Grey N 19.00 Unknown 4 Gale Refloated Fremantle Shark Bay Captain Outred 115/80 1056 Captain and crew left ship, because of damage to rudder. Vessel stranded undamaged SRO 36 ITEM 904/71-76 Inquiry into loss Geraldton 22/05/1877 Inquirer, 13 June and 23 May 1877 NO ...

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  • Leander

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    a reef about 10 miles offshore. This occurred at 10 p.m. on 13 November 1853. The reef struck was about ...

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  • Swan

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1869/10/30 Protected Federal N N Irwin River N 24.00 WA Fremantle 1865 Fremantle 36554 17.00 4.30 1.70 Struck reef, later completely broken up Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Irwin River General C. petersson William Dalgety Moore 115/80 A 752 Albany Shipping List, 3 December 1867, C.S.R. 606, fol. 92 ...

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