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  • Rose

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1908/04/27 Protected Federal N N Ashburton N 14.17 12.17 WA Fremantle 1890 Fremantle 118545 84/1903 14.80 4.30 1.80 cyclone off Broome Unknown Alexander Birnie (first owner). Mark rubin (last owner) C. Walker 152/72 A 744 Report of Captain Biddles (transcript of telephone message), 2 March 1893; ...

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  • Willie

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1900/02/07 Protected Federal N N Cygnet Bay N 30.00 WA Fremantle 1879 Fremantle 75306 4/1879 15.50 5.80 2.10 18 Parted cable, driven ashore Wrecked and sunk A. di Antoine F.L. Parkes and T. Sorenson Mr James Storey 3/79, 119/80 AUS 733, 1206 3 masted pearling schooner Inquirer, 26 January 1887, p. 5d. ...

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  • Airlie

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1889/01/04 Protected State N N Ashburton River N 237.00 Scotland Dundee 1876 Fremantle 75189 35.00 7.20 3.80 Exposions by spontaneous combustion in the coal Burnt Maurau, Borneo Fremantle Coal Captain Knight J.M. Ferguson 208/80 A 744 West Australian, 6 February 1889, p. 3f Inquiry Evidence, 31 January ...

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  • Maria

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    Museum-No.80. North-West 1645 maria-1 ...

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  • Neptune

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1901/06/13 Protected Federal PA N wrecked 16 miles on SW coast from Geraldton N 22.00 WA Perth 1870 Fremantle 61096 4 of 1870 14.00 4.30 1.60 1 3 Foundered Abrolhos Geraldton Charles James (Farso) (C. Jones) F.C. Broadhurst & McNeill & Co 117/80, 56/72 333, 1056 Date lost: 13 June 1901 ...

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  • Herschel ex Edith Byrne

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    ship was sold to Robert Miles Sloman & Co. in March 1865 for £8 250, renamed Herschel and registered in Hamburg. It was used for during 1871-80 to carry immigrants to Queensland. On 1 June 1891 it ...

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  • Scotchman

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1919/06/09 Protected Federal N 80 miles W from Moora 3 Fortunado Aus 333, BA 1033 & DMH 329 The vessel was owned and skippered by Peter Fortunado. There were two crew: Giovanni Faneli and Giovanni De Palmo. The vessel was valued at £800 and was not insured. THE LOSS The Scotchman was lying at ...

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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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