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Argo
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
salvage to W.A. Chamberlain Wrecked also in 1872, but was refloated. Inquirer, 28 August 1889, p. 3b ...
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Speculator
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1876/05/12 Protected Federal N N Between Legendre and Gidley Islands, Dampier Archipelago N 2.00 2 4 Capsized Foundered Shell 4/79 327 Henry McCaffray, evidence given to Frederick Pearse, Justice of the Peace, 17 May 1876, C.S.R. 844, fol. 101 Inquirer, 1 ...
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Lillian
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1908/04/26 Protected Federal N N Broome area N 3/79 1207, 1048 UEC Journal 4/1971 West Australian 1908/04/29, p. 7f-g West Australian 1908/04/30, p. 5e-f Northern Times, May 2, 1908, page 2 Northern Times, May 9, 1908, page 2: account of search party onbo ...
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Square and Compass
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1872/03/20 Protected Federal N N Butchers Inlet N Unknown During cyclone Washed inland and irreparably damaged Butchers Inlet Butchers Inlet Shell James Herbert 4/79 327 Another disastrous cyclone struck at Roebourne on 20 March 1872, blowing down all the ...
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St. Lawrence
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
Harbour in September 1898, and remains of a burnt out wooden wreck that may have been the St Lawrence were ...
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Jessie Lee
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1970/02/03 Protected Federal N N Near Garden Island N Sank F. Miragliotta NO Metro 509 jessie-lee ...
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Emily
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1920 Protected Federal N N N 12.25 14.78 WA Fremantle 1903 Fremantle 117802 11.00 3.50 0.90 Lost at sea Wrecked and sunk W.L.P. Hawkes W.A. Chamberlain HMC 127/3 McKenna Collection 682, WA Maritime Museum NO Unknown 510 emily-1 ...
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Stag
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1855/05/24 Protected Federal N N Success Bank N 545.00 UK Sunderland 4.80 29 Refloated Deptford Fremantle Passengers Captain H. Clarke Convict transport NO Metro 511 stag ...
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Brothers
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1867/03/08 Protected Federal N N N 16.00 WA Vasse River 1854 Fremantle 40481 11.60 3.90 1.70 5 4 Never seen again after leaving for Roebourne Unknown Bunbury Roebourne General J. Williard William Spencer 3/79 1207 Inquirer 19 January 1872. Register of Bri ...
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Star
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1876 Protected Federal N N Shark Bay to Geraldton N 5.00 WA 24.10 5.30 2.30 4 3 Went missing Unknown Shark Bay Geraldton Shell Charles Brennan The Star with Charles Brennan in command supposedly left Shark Bay on 5 April 1876 for Geraldton, and disappear ...
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