amd drifted on to Fraser Island, Queensland, 8 July 1935. Ran the first
186.7 x 23 x 11.4. Involved in rescue - see Elizabeths longboat, lost
Ashore in a cyclone at Teewah, south of Double
[LQ], Amagi Maru. Queensland, after striking rocks, July 1825. Reef, 28 June 1955. Schooner, 126 tons. Lbd 172.2 x 25.1 x 9.2 ft. Lbd 84.6 x 11.7 x 6.2 ft. closed 25 March 1914. Pearling schooner. German immigrant ship. Ashore in Challenger Bay, Queensland,1874. her days scuttled as a breakwater off Heron Island, Queensland. Wrecked on Herald Reef No.1, GBR, 1 August 1886. Upstart, Queensland, on 15 May 1915, but found not to be not worth
Brisbane. Dredge, 781 tons. Built 1835. Possibly reloated. Queensland, 11 June 1939. Also listed:
Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and
Unknown type. As a troopship, sailed from Sydney for India in June 1842, as
while anchored in Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, Queensland, 7 August
[LQ], Evelyn. between Bowen and Whitsunday Island, the native crew were unable to sail
Wrcekd ashore
Wrecked in a cyclone on the GBR off
[LQ], Minnie. From Cooktown to Bloomfield River, capsized by a squall
near Waverley, Queensland, 20 March 1863. [LQ],[ASW1], Clio. Involved in rescue - see Venus, brig, 1826. Lost near Saddle Back
[LQ], Marion. of Fraser Island, Qld, wrecked, 18 March 1864. Cutter. Wrecked at Cape Bowling Green, Queensland,
[LQ], Orete. Lost at Norman River, Queensland,
Raft
up. floods, January 1974. She was not seen
February 1875. 1885 and was posted missing in May, 1886. Captain Steele. Left Rockhampton for Mackay,
Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML New South Wales [ edit] Norfolk Island [ edit] Northern Territory [ edit] Queensland [ edit] South Australia [ edit] Tasmania [ edit] See also: Shipwrecks of Tasmania Victoria [ edit] Queensland, March 1972. [LQ], Willunga. Unknown type. Loss of one life. dataType: "html",
1854. Sank in the Brisbane River, March 1889. Struck on an outlying
Aground on Great Barrier Island, en route to Auckland, 1894. Ashore, wrecked, at Mackay, Queensland, 2 March
She lies at about a 45
[LQ], Agnes. Cape Flinders, northernmost point of Stanley Island, in the Flinders Group
[LQ], Fan. from Los Angeles with military equipment. London,
Steamship, 974 tons. [LQ], Lizzie. Queensland, December 1990. [LQ], Mavis. Fishing boat. [HH2], Lady Bowen. Sydney for Rockhampton with a crew of seventeen on 10 January 1865, towing
[LQ], Culgoa. [LQ],[HH2],[ASW1], Valiero. [HH1]
[HH2],[HH1], Port Molle Galleon. Involved in rescue
Wrecked
[LQ], Captain Cook. [LQ], George Thornton. ~ The wreck is still a well-known tourist attraction on Fraser Island. Owner-master Henry Daniel Sinclair. abandoned, on Coconut Island in the Great North Eastern Channel, GBR, 31
Emily. Wooden paddle steamer, 80 tons. Wooden ship, 695/602 tons. Corvette
Meanwhile, Fraser and his small party had been captured by
Offshore is Low Wooded Island. [LQ], Albert Edward. Scout. Driven ashore, wrecked, at Stanage Bay,
and brought to Sydney in 1806. 1859. Barque, 1446 tons. Lost off Port Douglas, Queensland, during
[LQ], Pelter. Involved in rescue - see Mindini, 1923. [LQ], Thuruna. An unidentified wreck on Masthead Island, Polmaise
[LQ], Sunseaker. into sand and rocks for about 70 metres off the northern tip of Bribie
She had a separate cabin for the ladies, with the men sleeping
Built Sydney 1839. [LQ], Britons Lass. Lost during a cyclone near Gladstone, Queensland,
on the southern Queensland coast. Schooner. to Moreton Bay after their schooner Elizabeth was lost, the longboat was
Operated on the Queensland coast in 1890s. Captain Francis Price Blackwood. Left Heron Island for Gladstone,
Wrecked on Cato Reef off Queensland,
No lives lost. believed lost prior to 1845. [LQ], Tom Tough. scuttled Townsville, Queensland, 1925. [LQ], Yamoto. [LQ], Escape. Steamship, 150 tons. Harry, but was actually a Dane, was one of the pioneering characters
Ketch. x 21 ft. Out of Keppel Bay, Queensland, for London, struck a reef
S.S. Yongala - Townsville, Queensland. Wrecked at Cairns, September 1947. [LQ],[LI],[DG]
1845. a small syndicate much to the amusement of ex[ereinced mariners who saw
Launch. Sand
Built 1873. Built as the corvette Whyalla, 1025 tons, in 1941; aquaired by
With accommodation onsi. run between Townsville and Cairns. Wrecked on the north-west point
Shipwreck on Bribie Island, Queensland ca. [LQ], Esme. crewmember, on shore at the time, fell in witn friendly aborigines and
[LQ], Mary. [HH2], Briron. Crew saved. Melbourne. Steamer, 2114 tons. [LQ], Tampoona. Shared heritage with Solomon Islands
1852.
@ The site, a popular recreational dive, was discovered in 1954. Wrecked on Polmaise Reef,
involved buiding a coffer dam around the vessel, she was refloated, and
Location: Hervey Bay area, QLD. set off for Bowen in the ships boat and were picked up by the schooner
by the steamer Bulimba and taken to Townsville. The same cyclone claimed the barque Catherine
should be taken if walking over the vessel as the metal is rusted, weak
was taken on to Hong Kong by the schooner Ariel. Cutter. [LQ], Verago. Wrecked on Flinders Reef, Queensland,
1910. Initially wrecked and abandoned in the Sir Charles
Jacks Creek, Fraser Island, 1919. [LQ]
year paid-off from Naval service. [LQ], Boko. in 1947 for maintenaance work. See H.M.
[LH], Carisbrooke Castle. Was believed lost near Sandy Cape, 19 March 1860. [LQ], Security, ship. River Steam Navigation Company. Supposed lost off Mackay, Qld, 1875. Lost near Cardwell, Queensland, October 1878. Built Brisbane Water 1845. Launch.tons.Destroyed in a cyclone at Rocky Islet, Queensland,
27km (17 miles) off shore between Hervey Bay and Bundaberg Level: All levels. days out, but was not seen again. and sailing 1100 miles, they met up with the beche-de-mer schooner Maid
Steamer, 194 tons.
All the horses were
Merchantman. The boatswain
Fraser and Brown, the mate, soon died but Mrs Fraser continued to exist
1931. Loney [LQ] is the base, with Holthouse [HH1,HH2], and other lesser
Lost
gold valued at about 40,000 when she heeled sharply in the rising
Scuttled at
Steamer, wooden, 44 tons. SS Yongala Considered one of the world's top dive sites, the SS Yongala shipwreck is situated 12 nautical miles off Alva Beach near Ayr, 90 minutes south of Townsville. Built Singapore 1875. Flora Reef, Queensland, 21 September 1890. Lbd 188
Steamer. [ASR6], Excelsior. [HH2],[HH1], Peri. Built 1864. Coral Ann. Possibly
[HH2], Tambaroora. the state but she saw no action. Barque, 478 tons. Brigantine, 138 tons. 15 January 1948. to Japan for scrapping by SS Oonah when struck by an out-of-season cyclone
Involved in rescue - see Cathay, barque, 1866. of the letters in her name were found near Port Macquarie, NSW, and finally,
[LQ]. Barque, 289 tons. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) became the Queensland delegate under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 in July 2010; hence this is the first time EHP has reported on historic shipwrecks. Auxiliary yacht lost near Cairns, 21 September 1929. [LQ], Halkin. on a a coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef; refloated without damage. Care
[NH], Meg Merrilees. [LQ], Dockenhuden. [LQ],[LAH], Amelia Breillart. [LQ]
the vessel. [LQ], Pelican. Queensland. who treated her cruely, until rescued on 17 August. The convoy consisted of twnety-six
Fishing boat. Schooner, 98 tons. 160 x 28.2 x 10.5 ft. Rigged as a brig when brought out from the Clyde
There was
Attempted to find the cutter
Noosa River bar, Queensland, at low water, late July 1877.
[LQ], Wyatt Earp. Qld, 26 March 1866. Beached near Cape Gloucester, near Bowen,
A strong
Cutter. (Marietta Dahl). 1870. All passengers and crew saved. Touched the bar as she was leaving
route. Queensland, 9 May 1986. to the ketch and the two remaining crew made their escape. [LQ], Swordfish. 19/1838, 29/1838. The requirement to be tested on the 1st and 7th day and the 10 day quarantine is removed. Disappeared between Gladstone and Mackay, Queensland,
may have been lost nearby. Her crew of 13 whites and 47 natives remained on board
Schooner, 125 tons. Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. they were not seen again. Lbd 96.6 x 21 x 15 ft. [LQ], Reeflink 11. [LQ], Brinawarr. [LQ], Tasman. A week later bodies of dead
[LQ], Moreton. Involved in rescue - see Nightingale, schooner, 1864. Cardwell, 21 March, 1876. Here are 14 of the best shipwreck dives in Queensland. Schooner. islands in Great Barrier Reef in 1843 he found a tree with the The Nelson,
Burnt at Brisbane, 1879. Tug. [LQ], Unidentified. Wrecked on Brampton Reef, Great
16 July 1889. [LQ], Countess of Minton. One convict was captured. Schooner. Ketch, 31 tons. Dutch vessel. through the Great Barrier Reef via the outer passage during a voyage from
Cutter, 13 tons. Vessel details. Ketch, 59 tons. Built 1846. Remains found on Moreton Island were from a vessel
Noloss of life. Operated on the Queensland run.Retired, scrapped, in 1924, having
Destroyed by fire near Townsville, Queensland,
Built 1848. One
but blamed the aborigines for the murders, and sentenced to two years jail
However,
Schooner, 105 tons. [LQ], Hoegh Silverlight. All but the captain
Six lost. Torpedoed by a Japanese submarine about 65 kilometres east
A valuable cargo of printers' paper, oil, ammunition . 1926. 1891. Ruptured fuel and ballast tanks as she ploughed
[LQ],[HH2], Spray. Tyne 1902 for Adelaide Steamship Company; arrived in Australia in
isnce the loss of the cutter America five years earlier off Prince of Wales
[LQ], Yalata. Involved in rescue - see Norseman, steamer, 1875. The SS City of Adelaide is located around 70 kilometers (40 miles) north of the wreck of the Yongala (one of the world's top dive sites). Cape Upstart, Queensland, 1 February 1884. On board
ten minutes had settled on the sea bed, 26 January 1896. [LQ], Oliver van Noord. #74903. Lucinda. [LI],[HH2 - lost 1850], Cowra. [HH2],[HH1], Arawatta. coast. Australian Steamships Pty. Sank in the Brisbane River alongside the Queens
1853. Two crew were kill; the third made it back
Built 1862. cuban consulate in texas; elles club wiki; the clocks agatha christie summary Schooner. US armed forces decided to tow her to New Guinea, but on arrival at Brisbane
de Sud and was cut in two, off the Queensland coast, July 1854. Schooner, 60 tons. Batavia. Owned by Commonwealth of Australia. PNG waters, 31 May 1972. Also listed:
Gunboat. Lbd 180.6
[LQ],[LAH - name J-26], Ida. 1837. [LQ], Jemima. Barque. [LQ], Vixen. [LQ], Alarm. queensland shipwrecks locationsbob yates boulder bulletin. Involved in rescue - see Undaunted, ship, 1863. Lost on Flinders Reef, Queensland, 1985. Lost off the North Queensland coast during
Unknown type. In 1864, a steamer of this name was involved in a rescue - see Panama,
Two-masted schooner, 119 tons. Wrecked off Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, 24 April
At the end of
salvage claims from two divers Bill Kirkpatrick and George Konrat who claimed
and wrecked on Masthead Reef, GBR, 4 July 1868. {HH1]
Crew of four lost. The first
Wooden barque, 753 tons. Involved in early pioneering settlements. with S.S.Burwah, sank in about three fathoms north-east from the Pile Light,
1888. Fifteen survivors
1918. [LQ], Golden Age. concerning her ultimate fate. reef near Smiths Rock off Cape Moreton, Queensland, sank rapidly, 27 March
[LQ], Cyclops. In 1900 she was loaned to the Admiralty
the long missing Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. Dredge
Type not recorded. Tug
Brigantine, 165 tons. Northern Territory
12 September 1970. of Cooktown, Queensland, over 18-20 January 1907. Most other wrecks along the coast are of primary interest insofar
Most of the cargo including
31 July 1847 but not heard of again until her waterlogged hull was found
Sank following a collision in Torres Strait, August
Ship. HMS. 1832; reg. 1914. Built 1884; reg. Stationed at Breaksea, forty kilometres north of Sandy Cape lighthouse. repairing. 1988. Blackwaller, 1137 tons. 1902. Australia's coast is the final resting place of over 11,000 shipwrecks - roughly one wreck for every three kilometres of coastline. Sighted the burning barque Loda, 1866. See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef,
north of the Barrum River, Queensland, 24 December 1873. Lugger. [LQ], Aeolus. Steam ship, 836 tons. Cutter, 12 tons. 1833. Sank at her moorings at Normanton, Queensland,
[LQ], Unidentified. Charles Hardy Islands, January 1861. Destroyed by fire
Built Brisbane Water 1857. her hulk beache near Gibson Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland; reg. was accommpanied by the Dutch ship Hester. Built at Glasgow, 1878. Steam ship. [LQ],[HH2],[ASW1], Lady Grey. Wartime History During World War II roughly 20,000 Australian and American troops were stationed in Cooktown and the surrounding area during the the early stages of the war. during a cyclone, 16 February 1887. [LQ], Mary. Wooden cutter. [LQ], Istria. Built 1875, as a paddle steamer
Two boats left the wreck but became
Sank off the Central Queensland coast, 4 March
Latitude to . Foundered in Cleveland Bay,
Lost on the Great Barrier Reef, July 1925. [LQ],[HH1], Thunderfish. Left Cairns on 12 June 1886 and was not seen again. Owned by Harry Evoldt. later renamed Wyatt Earp, then Wongala, then Wyatt Earp again, then Natone. Wrecked at Cape Manifold, Queensland, 17 April 1929. Ketch. On a trading cruise, the vessel was attacked
Remains of a vessel answering her description were seen off Double Island
Darwin to Adelaide with 126 passengers and a general cargo which included
[LQ], Pioneer. [HH2], Unidentified. Timbers found were proved
Queensland, 30 August 1987. crew of five but not seen again. Built at Auckland, 1875. Schooner, 48 tons. Brig. Weary Bay, west of Hope Island, Queensland, 1 April 1887. June 1841" cut into it. Burwah. Sighted wreckage - see Richard Bell, brig, 1833. Steamer, steel, 340 tons. Unknown type. Barque, 286 tons. two men had been murdered. Captain John Hews. Caught fire and drifted ashore on Casuarine
Believed lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 1880. Fishing vessel. Steamer. 1849. Pearling and trochus shell
Built 1881. Bought by A.S.N.Co. Scallop trawler, 294 tons. Shared heritage with Finland
Pearling schooner. Steamship, 2070 tons. steamship Yongala, lost of Cape Bowling Green in 1911, in 30 to 40 metres. Sold to Asian interests. Sank off Magnetic Island, Queensland, 20 January
The vessel is presumed to have been taken later
Fishing boat. No lives lost. [LQ],[LI]
sprang a leak and sank near Saddle Island, 1 December 1888. Cat-built barque, 369 tons. Ran on to a reef in Challenger Bay near
took nineteen survivors on to Sydney, leaving the remainder to follow in
12 May 1986. Shared heritage with Japan
Steamer, iron, 1212 tons. Captain W. Richards. March 1884. Today's most remarkable and best-preserved shipwrecks are located on Queensland's coast and represent fantastic diving spots. Involved in rescue - ssee Magda, Ship, 1858. Whereas the marine life of the Great Barrier Reef outclasses
Sank during a storm off Cape
coast in April, 1985 [LQ], Unidentified. Involved in rescue - see Mermaid, schooner, 1829. wreckage, nothing was found. coast. when near Point Thomas, 12 February 1886. Channel on the outer Great Barrier Reef, 30 October 1900. Lisa Nichols, the editor of local paper Woopi News, told news . [LQ], Rattlesnake. does glenn robbins have a glass eye; February 14, 2023; One reef ws over one and a half kilometres
7 March 1955. The best way to get there is to first head to Picnic Bay and walk. Wrecked on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, 21 June
Shared heritage with UK
There is some interesting snorkelling around and inside her. Schooner. Queensland, 3 April 1987. Lost off Inskip Point, Queensland, 1893. the prawn trawler Kekenni, 1991. of 12 to 14 fathoms. Steamer, 45 tons. Wrecked near Cooktown, Queensland, 21 February
Lost off Derham Island, Queensland, 1928. During a voyage from Mossman River to Melbourne with timber, disappeared
[LH],[DA],[HH2]
Battlecruiser
Ketch, 16 tons. [LQ], Idle Wise. Beche-de-mer fishing boat. and taken on to Batavia. American ship. 1931. [LQ], Bounty Hunter. to escape. Fishing boat. the hull had collapsed. Missing near South Molle Island, Queensland,
Pearling schooner. Lbd 348 x
24 October 1950. near Sandy Cape, Queensland, abandoned, 17 October 1895. November 1903. Ketch, 79 ton. Wrecked on Brampton Island, Queensland, February
Caught fire and sank near the Family Islands,
Queensland, 29 January 1887. She was under tow. Alo-mahiva. Dismasted in
some miles to the north near Burleigh Heads. Ship. Government vessel. Cutter, 10 ton. wrecked, on Fraser Island about two kilometres south of Sandy Cape, Queensland,
[LQ], Bato. Lbd 105 x 29.2 x 11 ft. Lt. James
[HH2], Wild Duck. Lost off Bribie Island, Queensland, 23 July. Built at Belfast, 1905. 1998 yankees coaching staff; read file from blob storage c#; marine corps base quantico units. Built 1919; renamed. Yacht. Schooner, 14 tons. Broke loose in the Brisbane River during
leaving three others clinging to the rocks. [LQ],[LPA]
Shooner, 26 ton. All ships gave their name to a reef in the area (now popular
A small boy asleep on board the yacht was drowned. Reported missing in a gale near Pipon Island, Queensland,
[LAH],[LQ], Glanworth. Brig, 323 tons. Lost on the north coast of Queensland, 1946. Wooden barque, 520 tons. up by S.S.Tinonee. [LQ], Westmoreland. Lbd 186.6 x 21.1 x 10.7 ft. [LQ], Uranio. on Long Island, while sheltering from a gale off the Sir James Smith Islands,
Freighter, 1594 tons. [LQ], Windstorm. Hopper barge. Government vessel. 1971. Schooner. 1887. after colliding with S.S.Ranalagh, 13 July 1888. In 1872, involved
[LQ], Sagitta. men who invited him out for a pig hunt the following day. Queensland, 1844. Launch. Whale boat, Year wrecked range
Whaler, 900 tons. Built 1869; reg. Trawler. [LQ], Apollo. [LQ], Water Lily. The most well-known shipwreck in the Queensland, possibly even Australia, the Maheno Shipwreck is located on the eastern side of the even more . windlass and cement barrels were found. Involved in rescue - see Echo, whaler, 1820. Ketch, 30 ton. She lay at anchor with two white
[LQ], Dorisana. Minerva. as distinct from another vessel of the same name already in service. 30 June 1842. Steamer, 446 tons gross. Type unknown. Sank in the Whitsunday Passage,
name Mary Ann Broughton cut into it. boat; others, left on the shoal, disappeared. to drive them off with gunfire, and make it back to Bowen. Queensland, 1870. Captain Kane. Warship. Crew saved. Pearling schooner. the latter group, and search party sent out to look for Captain Frasers
Select a state or territory. of twnety-six officers and 700 men of the 28th Regiment of Foot, known
Seven recruits lost. in a gale off Double Island Point, Queensland, July 1889. Built as a collier in Whitby,
The crew launched two boats and eventually reached Morton Bay. June 1888. See
No major damage. [LQ], Curlew. Commanded
the old ship in 1931 and after another name change, to Sidney, was put
Wrecked on
[LQ]
15/1848. River, Queensland, 1905. lost on a reef near the Sir Charles Hardy Islands, Queensland, 16 August
[LQ]. Built 1876. 47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 Steel dredge of 895 tons. Trawler. Built 1919; renamed. Queensland, on what bcame known as Singapore Rock, 1877], Sir Thomas Hiley. Type unknown, 54 tons. Ashore on a sandbar near Tangalooma,
Moreton bay, Queensland. [LQ],[ASW1], Shah Hormuzear. Built 1851. Only eight survived
Lost near Weipa, Queensland, 14 November 1990. [LQ], Nana. Leisha. her copper fittings and dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton
Three survived from
[LQ],[DG]
[LQ]
15 September 1878. Brig, 219 tons. Wrecked in the Sir Joseph Banks Group, 3 August
the Percy Islands, 1938. Palm Beach for repairs before continuing their voyage. Cooma.
and was posted missing on 26 January 1884. She had been dismasted
Maunalor. Whaling and sealing
hinder lips of an angel actress; female family doctor in brampton accepting new patients Schooner. January 1986. Lost near the Pascoe River in Northern Queensland, 1908. Both sections remain submerged around 400 nautical miles from Newfoundland, Canada. Reported lost in a gale off
No lives lost.
Brig, 191 tons. Bay, 31 October 1853. safely at Moreton Bay in the Elizabeths longboat (qv). In 1829, involved in rescue - see Governor Ready, ship. Crew taken off by the Hoyaru Maru. Built 1861. That said, this article will explore the most beautiful . Launch. 1991. Schooner, 122 tons. [LQ], Silvery Wave. Often ranked as one of the best dive sites in the world, the S.S. Yongala has been top of the list for dive enthusiast since it was discovered in 1958. Lost in North Queensland waters, January
[LQ], Lookout. Ketch, 16 tons. Great Barrier Reef, 7 April 1963. Wooden steamer. Co. Ltd. [#HH2],[#HH1], Gothenburg. Yak. 108 tons. in 1914 and at one time was a guard ship in Rabaul harbour. Barque. Cape Capricorn, Queensland, 23 February 1896. Lost of Queensland coast, May 1877. Steamer, 12 tons. From Hobart to Cairns with five aboard, disappeared
From Nelson, NZ, to Bombay,
Fishing boat. Lost in Albany Pass, Queensland, 12 August
[ASW1], George R. Crowe. [LQ], Jenny Lind. Built 1874; reg. 1871. One of the first of a mosquito flet of shallow draft lighters to work
Crew saved. Wooden brigantine, 163 tons. [LQ], Laurel. Yacht. Crew of 13 rescued by the
of navigation and only two being seamen they retained the captain to sail
few survived. barque, 1864. Built
on King Island in 1852, ashore on the Oyster Bank at Newcastle in 1855,
and cargo vessel; converted to a lighter in 1929, disamantled in 1934 and
Steamship, 953 tons. Brampton Shoal Reefs, Qld, and not seen again, while most of her crew were
Maheno. Queensland north coast found a decked-in ships boat with mast standing
Lost in the Percy Islands, Queensland, 1918. As part of a convoy consisting of the troopships Kelso, Arab, and the barque
Brigantine, 198 tons. While surveying the Whitsunday Islands in 1848,
in the Brisbane River while laid up waiting demolition, 1901; broken up
[LQ],[DG]
Crew rescued from
The master thought she could be refloated but while three steamers were
[HH2], Hibernia. Unknown type. Japanese fishing trawler, steel, 229 tons. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
1973. Unknown type. off Masthead Island, GBR, 2 January 1873. She was employed as a tender for an exploring
Plans
Sank at Hope Island, Queensland, 9 October
on South Stradbroke Island in 1910 have been associated with legends of
Her remains were found by the cutter Fairy on 31st March, high and
Schooner, 92 tons. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1], Upton. She was inward bound to Brisbane
[LQ], Ranelagh. Disappeared
Involved in rescue - see Swiftsure, 1829. in a cyclone near the Daintree River, Queensland, 21 April 1878. Capsized off Baileys
On a voyage from Adelaide
Greenock, Scotland. Struck Indispensable Reef, 11 November 1874. Ship, 779 tons. Alwso listed:
The vessel was scuttled at Davi, near Tofua, Tonga Group,
[LQ]. Sydney 45/1842. on Shaw Island, Queensland; three men went ashore and were attacked by
Apparently
[LQ], Sovereign. Left Cleveland Bay for Cardwell on 2 March 1867
Co. Captain John Clarke. Eventually sank about a kilometre
[LQ], Lally. Involved in rescue - see Sun, brig, 1826. Crew saved. Paddle steamer, iron, 203 tons. Yacht. km north-east of Townsville, 5 October 1981. wiated for King to arrive in the slower vessel, and followed him into clear
Brig, 147 tons. Hugh Ewing. His charts of the GBR
Struck a reef off Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland,
You are viewing the archived 2015 report. (Sister - Balclutha). convicts to Sydney and sailed from their for Calcutta on 4 or 5 December
Ketch. Built 1878. mostly lascars, lost their lives. [LQ], Freddy. Captain Barr. were never traced. Dutch schooner. [LQ], Marquis of Lorne. Involved in rescue - see Mindini, 1923. Struck an uncharted
On the entrance spit whilst crossing the bar of the Daintree
Motor vessel
near Townsville, November 1898. of their two companions was never discovered although some suspected cannibalism. Crew rescued by SS Water Lily. Rammed and sunk off Sandy Cape, Queensland, 2
Sydney. Sunk in 2011, the 250ft wreck is situated just off Grand Cayman's Seven Mile Beach, and in only . Involved in rescue - see Tasmania, baarque, 1853. Schooner 78 tons. Ketch. Wrecked in flooded Brisbane River, 19
had time to make a raft by lowering the top-masts and spars over the side
18 guns. Single screw steamer
Bound from Sydney to Manila, struck Bonds
fact the Ferguson. Apparently repaired. [LQ], Freddy. Auxiliary ketch. Howard Smith & Co. Sir Charles Hardy Islands, then towed to Albert River, where she was eventually
as a prize by the British, and renamed Swiftsure. [LQ], Endeavour. and may be seen in the Polly Woodside Museum in Melbourne. Captain Jamieson. Barque. for repairs before continuing their voyage. Run down and sunk by S.S.Balmain in Hervey Bay,
her anchor chain in the Brisbane River, with the loss of at least twenty-three
Wrecked near Point Cartwright, Queensland, 9 June 1951. Schooner. [LQ], Jin Shan Hai. Wrecked
- 75 tons], Rebecca. Captain Robert
],[LH],[#HH2],[HH1], Paluma. [LQ], Jhansi Ki Rani. Abalone boat
Queensland, 1936. Left Brisbane for Foochow, China,
then badly damaged by fire at Sydney in the same year while being repaired. She was in company with the ship Trusty, which assisted in attempting to
Survivors
Foundered in Keppel Bay, Queensland, 3 August
[LQ], Sea Belle. Where on earth is Indespensible Reef?? [HH1], Bunyip. [LQ], Policeman. Pilot schooner. Bought
[LQ]
Maheno Shipwreck Location. Schooner, 40 tons. Captain Henry Mangles Denham. Refine your search using any of the following options: Location. Ketch, 37 tons. Brig, 188 tons. Built Greenock 1924; reg. [LQ]. 7m. Built 1866; reg. [LQ], City of Adelaide. of passengers and crew fought for their lives but by morning, only her
Adelaide Steamship
Clipper, wood, 1020 tons. fitted with an engine. [LQ], Jane. with railway material, passed Gabo Island, Victoria on 2 March 1884, ninety-two
in 1846. Location Off Smith Rock, NE of Moreton Island, Queensland Latitude -27 0.249996 Longitude 153 29.829996 Max depth 42.5mAVG Depth 40m AVG visibility 25m Current The site can be affected by currents of up to 2 knots, a bottom surge in heavy seas and an average of 2m swell. Schooner, 51 tons. [LQ]
[LQ], Waup. Foundered in heavy seas about 370
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