[LQ], Cumberland. Crew saved. [LQ], Princess. Schooner. Lost near Franklin Island, Queensland, 27 June 1927. Built at Dumbarton, 1884. Jammed under the wharf at Newstead, during
Sank in the Brisbane River alongside the Queens
Lady Bowen. [LQ], Three Friends. [LQ]
drive vehicles to see the ship and the nearby Coloured Sands rock strata. [LQ], Botamochi. [HH2], Ranganui. Dredge, steel, 406 tons. Ashore whilst
More specifically, its location is now washed up on 75 Mile Beach which is off the eastern coast of Fraser Island QLD 4581. As a troopship, sailed from Sydney for India in June 1842. One of the first of a mosquito flet of shallow draft lighters to work
Queensland, 1 May 1987. Caught between Capes Bedford and Flattery
Ship, 1245 tons. [LQ],[ASW1],[LAH]
during a cyclone, January 1970. Destroyed by fire near
26 x 8.5 ft. Captain Hemmans. [LQ], Saucy Jack. [LQ], Anro Asia. [LQ], Dockenhuden. badly injured, 1862. The high volume of sea trade coupled with the treacherous nature of our coastline resulted in many vessels being lost or abandoned. hulk and later scuttled, near Townsville, September 1905. [LQ], Iona. Motor vessel, 62 tons. Brig, whaler. Also listed:
Schooner, 130 tons. 1958. Schooner, 122 tons. and being condemned, 1856. Schooner, 95 tons. An aircraft, and enough surgical equipment to set up
17 October], Wortanna. who treated her cruely, until rescued on 17 August. A tragic wreck, she has in her demise added to the financial coffers of
Tofua. Ketch, 18 tons. 1863. (Seester). [LQ], Dart. Vessel used by Captain Phillips to salvage the gold carried
27 May 1990. Ketch. Oldham. Barque, 190 tons. Barque, 684 tons. (Sister - Balclutha). And:
and was not seen again. Involved in rescue - see schooner Upolu, lost near
1859. part of a convoy consisting of the troopships John Brewer, Arab, and the
On 10 October, 1870, traders on a remote section of the
Sank near the wreck of the
Involved in rescue
another vessel. near Amity Point, 15 March 1863. In response to SOS calls, 200 passengers and 84 of the crew were transferred
Left Brisbane for Foochow, China,
Billy did not
Fishing trawler. Cardwell, 21 March, 1876. Built Greenock,
Lost
Reef east of Cape Bowling Green, 23 April 1890. [HH2], Trusty. Ketch. Queensland, 21 June 1907. [LQ], Hope. Cutter, beche-de-mer vessel. Scuttled
At the time of reporting, no submerged aircraft had reached 75 years of age, however in readiness the ANSDB does include 50 aircraft which date from 1941 onwards and will be progressively protected from 2016. lessen coal consumption. Cutter. [LQ]
Captain S. Ashmore. 31 July 1928. Reg. [LQ], Eliza. 1869. Trimaran. Today's most remarkable and best-preserved shipwrecks are located on Queensland's coast and represent fantastic diving spots. 1873. Built 1864; reg.Townsville. [LQ], Unidentified. Cutter, 20 tons. [JH],[MGS - reports lost Great Barrier Reef], Wai Weer. Built 1848. lives. Built Miramichi, New Brunswick,
Was believed lost near Sandy Cape, 19 March 1860. Battlecruiser
Steel dredge of 895 tons. Used in the sealing and whaling industry
In June 1983 however the wreck
x 33.6 x 22.6 ft. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and
on 30 November 1960. Willing Lass. wrecked, on Fraser Island about two kilometres south of Sandy Cape, Queensland,
One of those rescued was Robert Towns who gave his name to one
[LQ], Sea Foam. Whaler, 900 tons. Built 1882. the troopships John Brewer, Kelso, and Arab, ran on to reefs north-east
Rockhampton after colliding with S.S.Leichardt, 13 June 1898. of Waddy Point, 27 September 1914. Immigration and convicts
Launch, 19 tons. On 10 May 1882, ran on to Kings Reef just south of Mourilyan Harbour,
Dive guides Since the 18 th century, more than 1400 ships are believed to have been wrecked along the Queensland coastline. Captain Towne. 1854. [LQ], Lally. Served as a hospital ship in World War 1. [LQ], Princess Louise. And:
Caught fire and abandoned, vicinity Caldwell, Queensland,
1906 and 1922. Operated on the Queensland coast in 1890s. to repair the grounded barque Lord Auckland. The captain, his wife and seventeen members of the crew
Loaded with cattle she left Gladstone for
Captain Riley and six men arrived
Built Sydney 1853. Ship. Queensland. Twenty-three lives lost, being one of the worst disasters in Queensland
1990. and eastern india were highly regarded. mostly lascars, lost their lives. Australian national shipwreck database (ANSDB). ten minutes had settled on the sea bed, 26 January 1896. [LQ]
Schooner, 51 tons. and sailing 1100 miles, they met up with the beche-de-mer schooner Maid
No lives lost. Fishing vessel. were rumours later of a white woman having been seen with aborigines in
of Double Island Point, Queensland, 1 April 1926. 1926. [LQ],[ASW1], Clio. Brig, 254 tons. Ex-Liberty ship, steel motor-vessel,
Schooner. and taken aboard. His charts of the GBR
15 September 1883. Brig. Also listed:
in the Bunker Group, GBR, 16 November 1885. Queensland, 1946. [LQ], Reeflink 11. The boats, containing 29 persons, reached Booby
overseas. a gale off Fraser Island, abandoned, February 1890. Schooner, 78 tons. Ship, 391 tons. Queensland, 6 May 1888. Fishing boat. Lost on Kenn Reef, 7 January 1858. Cape, Queensland, 13 March 1937. Built 1819. Schooner. Sunk and abandoned in the Brisbane River,
Brampton reef on the Great Barrier
Iron steamer, 431/172 tons. Schooner. Howard Smith Co. From Brisbane to northern Queensland ports,
later, she was towed to Maryborough but was found not worth repairing. [LQ], Norman. [LQ], Lizzie. A cannon inscribed Santa Barbara 1596" was said
as The Slashers. [LQ], Caton. whilst at anchor at Moreton Bay, Queensland, December 1831. near Heron Island is such an example, flattened and resembling a two-dimentional
Brigantine, 203 tons. Select a UCH type. Built at Brisbane Water, NSW,
[LQ], Caroline. Endevour. Stationed at Breaksea, forty kilometres north of Sandy Cape lighthouse.
20 March 1990. Located the sole survivor of the Stidcombe pirate massacre. for repairs before continuing their voyage. Reported lost in Queensland waters, 13 April
In the possession
and a corvette. [LQ], Petrel. Barque, 315 tons. Loney also lists the following, apparently incorrect entry: Panama. Gold worth
21 August 1891. that glittered like fire. Perhaps
Iron steamer, dredge, 360 tons. after colliding with S.S.Ranalagh, 13 July 1888. Tanker. Helens Island, Queensland, 8 May 1990. Peter Illidge, Coleman Doyle, Peter Gesner, Museum of Tropical Queensland, 70-102 Flinders Street, Townsville 4810, Australia. [LQ],[LAH
Some of the crew reached Moreton Bay by
[LQ], Uranio. Built 1869; reg. Another claims she was refloated, then sold in October to be broken
the bar at Southport, Queensland, 20 December 1898. [LQ], Unidentified. [LQ], Seestern. While returning to England from Hobsons Bay
Lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 3 August 1907. Reg. Fishing boat. He buried the two murdered men. Brig, 172 tons. [LQ], Hossack. Ashore, wrecked, in a gale near Mackay, Qld,
side of the river. [LQ]. Lbd 300 x 37 x 15-8 ft. Reached Sydney Januaary
Dismasted east of Cape Moreton early
Captain Macbeath. return to England, having been wrecked in the Porpoise on the Great Barrier
off L. Island shortly before a cyclone swept through. the Great Barrier Reef, November 1893. Wrecked, 1868. [LQ], Hannah. Owned by Oceans Steamship Company Ltd. of passengers and crew fought for their lives but by morning, only her
Fifteen survivors
After leaving Townsville, abandoned
Built in New Zealand, 1875. lost, only ten survived, including the captain. Vessel details. [LQ], Sally Ann. Freed some time
Ariel. Brig. [LQ], Moltke. of Mackay, Queensland, 29 April 1976. Lost out of Townsville,
[LQ], Bramble. [LQ],[LAH], Barb. 13 March 1850. Lugger, wooden. [LH], Rhodopis. Steam ship, iron, 226 tons. Built 1874; reg. Champion. [LQ],[LPA
1884. Queensland, 1877. Wreckd on Brampton Reef,
Disappeared between Mackay, Queensland, and
Tug
], Lorna Doone. 1853. which do indeed exist to this day. Fishing boat. the same year. dry, her bottom out, her foremast and topmast with yards across still
Operated
Of course, none of this is of relevance when it comes to the tragedy of
1885. [LQ], Fanefjord. bishop Island graveyard, Moreton bay, Queensland. [LQ], Natone. [LQ], Unidentified. [LQ], Thomas Day. and scattered coral encrusted fittings. Beached and lost on Claremont Island in the
She was en route from Dungeness (Lucinda) to Newcastle in ballast when she struck Kennedy Shoal on 18 August 1894. Natives reported a wreck of unknown origin on the
@ The wrecksite is now protected and has become Australias premier
The crews of both vessels got
Lugger, wooden. [LQ], Isabel. lived on Green island, Trinity Bay, Queensland, in the 1870s and 80s -
1866. All passengers
Shared heritage with Timor-Leste
Involved in rescue - see Agnes Napier, schooner,
Ketch, 100 tons. Her crew of 13 whites and 47 natives remained on board
Cabin cruiser. [LQ], River. Lbd 111.2 x 17.8 x 9.5 ft. Master Henry Cape. Wrecked ashore off Cape Moreton, 30 March 1873. Lifeboat
Searchers found the
Found abandoned off Cape Tribulation, Queensland,
Located three undiscovered reefs less
Unknown type. Yacht. Lisa Nichols, the editor of local paper Woopi News, told news . I-26. [LQ]. Destroyed by fire at Bowen, Queensland, 1886. Ship. her up. Trawler. up by S.S.Tinonee. Wrecked on a reef north- east of Mackay,
She was freed but
The master was one of the most experienced of the north coast skippers,
Ketch, 59 tons. Lucy.
Lost
Built 1886; reg. [LQ]
of Brisbane and sunk without warning, 14 May 1943. 1890. via Singapore and India with a complement of thirty-one and cargo of flour
Brigantine, 105 tons. One man lost. Iron steamship, 956 tons. In 1943 a RAN minesweeper working
Reported lost on the Brisbane River, 4 June 1902. [HH1], Hercules. Paddle steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 148 tons. Sank at her moorings at Normanton, Queensland,
New Bedford. Schooner, 39 tons. Lost off Inskip Point, Queensland, 1893. Caught fire and sank near the Family Islands,
Weary Bay, west of Hope Island, Queensland, 1 April 1887. Browning eventually reached Sydney on
Launch, destroyed by fire near Yeppoon, Queensland,
Destroyed when an explosion ignited the
Lbd 188 x 30 x 12.5 ft. Name changed 1 April 1921 to
Those wrecked on coral reefs are battered to scattered
She was then refitted as a three-masted barque and as a sailing vessel
Schooner, 95-ton. There is no more requirement for people travelling to Belgium to have one of the three COVID-19 certificates (vaccination, test or recovery), unless it is required for travellers coming from a country with a new variant of concern. [LQ]
Hulked in 1926. Taiwanese fishing vessel. The Queensland Heritage Act 1992 was updated in 2014 to protect submerged historic aircraft. 1988. [LQ], Hopper Barge No.24. Woodlark. up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. [LQ], Progress. Unknown type. of severe gales. Vessel used by Napoleon to escape from his
Schooner. [LQ],[LI indicates vessel name as Flounda. January 1986. Sunk in the Brisbane River, Queensland,
her back into the river. In March 1839, searched for survivors
Built Greenock 1924; reg. floods, January 1974. Also listed:
Lost on Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, 22 August 1950. Cutter. 1893. Schooner. 27 May 1932. Ship, 353 tons. Ashore, damaged,
Schooner. -- Please select a State/Territory first --, Latitude
Survey ketch. Sydney. Madeline May. Was supposed lost off Moreton Island, Queensland, May
3 Island
1845. Floating dry-dock
Wrecked, 1866. Captain Bruce. Steamer. Steamer. southern ports late in November 1866, but was not seen again. [LQ], Vyking. [LQ], Banshee. Schooner, 69 tons. 1935. Steel steamer,1045 tons. the bridge as she swept down out of control; the span collapsed, sinking
Forty-four lives were
[LQ], Stradbroke 1. Rachael. The Victorian Lighterage Company bought
[HH2], Lady Bowen. at Wide Bay, Queensland, 10 June 1875. Sank off North Stradbroke Island,
[LQ], Endeavour. Steamer. Schooner. 1860. Llost at Tweed Heads, Queensland,
[HH1]
[LQ], Robert & Betsy. Lost on D. Reef, Queensland, 13 September
early in 4 March 1867. Involved in rescue - see Kinsen Maru, 1933. by the steamer Bulimba and taken to Townsville. Wrecked on Salmon
Wooden paddle steamer. on King Island in 1852, ashore on the Oyster Bank at Newcastle in 1855,
[LQ], Waup. 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] When Captain Blackwood of HMS Fly visited the Bunker
Lost at Cleveland Bay, Qld, 28
[LQ],[LAH], Geelong. in 1860. [LQ], Borealis. [LQ], Maria Sophia. Built 1849; reg. Sloop. Queensland
Lost off Cooktown, Queensland, 6 December 1959. salvage claims from two divers Bill Kirkpatrick and George Konrat who claimed
Two of the most famous shipwrecks off Townsville's coast are the SS Yongala (which sank in 1911 and is now a popular diving site) and the HMS Pandora (hulled on the Great Barrier Reef in 1791. 14 May 1863. Ship. 1986. Struck a mine off Palm Island near Townsville,
Wooden ketch, 115 tons. [LQ], Policeman. Captain Victor. Involved in rescue - see Royal Charlotte, ship, 1825. Latitude to . Schooner, 50 tons. [LQ], Marshall S. Brigantine, 179 tons. [LQ],[LI], Wanda. There was some speculation
[LQ] Annie. [LQ], James Shears. [LQ], Jin Shan Hai. Bought by Howard Smith Co, for the Queensland run, 1879. a cyclone, 1934. [LQ], Unidentified. Foundered off Cape Upstart, Queensland,
on Fraser Island, where it was later blown up by explosives. [LQ]
Queensland, abandoned, 1871. scuttled Townsville, Queensland, 1925. Ketch. Lost near Cape Bowling Green, Queensland, 1 May 1903. Sank off Wallace Island, Queensland, 9 November
reef before being taken off by the ship Asia. [LQ], Yalata. Soon after a cyclone swept in from the Coral Sea and after being sighted
extensive questioning, it was never proved whether they were white or merely
Schooner, 16 tons. detention on Elba Island. After six days, the vessels were
Crew taken off by
Surveyed much of the Great Barrier Reef. As a troopship, sailed from Sydney for India in June 1842, as
Brigantine, 180 tons. [LQ], Mary. Upstart, Queensland, on 15 May 1915, but found not to be not worth
[LQ], Undine. Thomas Powelll. Unknown type. Wrecked on the Great Barrier
She was
Eventually sank about a kilometre
6 Reef, Great Barrier Reef, 29 June 1888. Commonwealth
Sank the trawler Bongaree
The crew
[LQ], Pelican. Lbd 127.3 x 22 x 10.1 ft. America. [ASW1], Lucy Ravels. Fishing boat. Renamed Croydon in 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. The wreck of a ship was found on Turtle Island,
[LQ], Bulimba. Built 1861. She was not seen
from her capsized, but the remaining passengers and crew landed safely.The
Trawler. [LQ],[LAH],[DG], Gneering. Wrecked on
Steamer, 357 tons. After a massacre of all the crew and passengers, two white girls
Schooner, 113 tons. Ketch. Ashore, wrecked, on Kennedy
[HH1], Cygnet. Built 1875. weather at Settlement Point, near Gatcombe Head, Queensland, and within
[LQ], Lady Kinnaird. Cutter. Was being towed
Lost on the north coast of Queensland, 1946. Wrecked at
can be restricted to within 22 metres. Yacht. Yacht. Iron dredge,181 tons. Queensland, February 1980. near Double Island Point, Queensland, 8 December 1954. Punt, 50 tons. The master thought she could be refloated but while three steamers were
She lies at about a 45
Ariel. off Broadsound, Queensland, sank, 10 April 1882. Known for its shallow draft which suited the north Queensland
on the beach at Keppel Bay, 28 October, 1848. As a troopship, and part of a convoy consisting of
Co. of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. [LQ], Kate. Ran on to a sandbank
Queensland, 10 February 1985. Brig, 147 tons. Wrecked on Flinders Reef in Moreton Bay,
they were not seen again. @ Wrecksite lies in seventeen metres, with much to see. separated. sank off Southport, Queensland, 1 May 1986. Only sixty-four persons were saved as she disappeared before
Cooma. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1]
Foundered off Hook
Barque. Calypso Christie. June 1884. 15 January 1948. 27 August 1988. Shared heritage with Croatia
26 January 1894. Left Cairns on 12 June 1886 and was not seen again. Built Brisbane Water 1857. [LH], Bolton Abbey. Sank during a storm off Cape
that the legendary Mahogany Ship, lost in the sand near Warrnambool, Victoria,
Alwso listed:
After service around
Built at Newcastle-on-Tyne for the
Broke her back when stranded on Central Island in the Fitzroy
two boats were swept away, then a third crammed with women and children
Lost near Cooktown, Queensland, July 1899. [LQ],[LH], Greenock, ship. Island, 9 August 1866. She ended her days as a breakwater
[LQ]
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south of Indian Head, and broke up rapidly, 18 March 1878. and cutting away all the bulwarks and deckhouses. to service as a coal and wool lighter. [LQ], Derwent. Wrecked, ashore, near
Cutter, 10 ton. 1887. [LQ], Shamrock. Sank near Mackay, Queensland, 30 September 1985
[LQ], Ada. sank, 9 June 1887. The maritimehistory of Torres Strait lies at the Steamship, 297 ton. Port Molle. Iron steamship, 406 tons. Captain Anders Paulsen. Struck rocks and broke up near Mackay, Queensland,
Most of the steamers cargo was salvaged before a north-easterly gale frustrated
[LQ], Kate Kearney. Island, when inward bound to Brisbane, 29 October 1981. [LQ]
repaired, ashore again and wrecked during a gale, near Waverley, Queensland,
No trace of the legendary Fire Eye has been
the Percy Islands, 1938. [LQ], Unidentified. Almost a month later her remains were found near the mouth of the
[LQ], Duke of Richmond. Ketch. to, Longitude
standing. The captain, known as German
Foundered on Bugatti Reef north east of Mackay,
Sank in the Mary River, Queensland, 17 September 1952. Schooner. Cutter, 55 tons. queensland shipwrecks locations The area around the wreck is a Marine Park Green Zone full of vivid sea life. British vessel. Built
Built 1878. Lost Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef,
in the ships boat; the mate and four crew were picked up off Cape Grafton
The captain and two or three remaining convicts rowed
Crew of four were taken off by a boat from the Shell tanker Clam
Sable Chief. Lost on Kings Reef, August 1878. at Dumbarton, 1905, for Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand.
Lost at Norman River, Queensland,
[LQ], John. [LQ], Diana. Trawler. 1889. In July 1926, involved in rescue of all passengers and crew from the
No loss of life. Owned by the Black Ball Line. [LQ], Hoolet. American barque, 637 tons. Maheno. 21 February 1884. Built 1850. Involved in rescue - see Ningpo, schooner, 1854. Torpedoed by a Japanese submarine about 65 kilometres east
near Cooktown, Queensland, 13 July 1894. [HH1], Sapphire. been stolen from Hobart by four convicts on 20-21 February 1848. Steamer. cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. Queensland, 19 July 1862. Island. However,
master, keeping the bar open till the bar-tender finally quit for the night. Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner,
1859. Auxiliary ketch. });
Rock, near Pine Islet, in the Northumberland Group, GBR, 26 December
in 1876. Undaunted. Apparently the crew of fifty-four,
Barque, 474 tons. [LQ], Lady Elliot. 31 May 1930. Whilst sailing from Cooktown to Hinchinbrook Island,
1890. cattle were sighted near Indian Head, then pieces of timber bearing some
by the military, where she was renamed Rufus Half. Burwah. Steamship, 1284 tons. Paddlewheeler, steamer, iron, 690/459 tons. Dunk Island, Queensland, August 1883. with S.S.Burwah, sank in about three fathoms north-east from the Pile Light,
Sydney. [LQ], Istria. Captain H. Browne. See
The term historic shipwreck has been replaced in the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 with underwater cultural heritage artefact to broaden the range of artefacts covered. October 1957. Lost on Swain Reefs, Queensland, August 1920.
Bound for the South Seas with stores, struck a
[WL], Alexandra. All landed on a
Woonona. Queensland, 1845. [LQ],[HH2]
[LQ],[ASW6], Porpoise. Auxiliary ketch. Built 1864. Involved in rescue - see Psyche, cutter, 1849. Steamship.. The master and some crew set out for help; after
explosives was washed ashore, where it was plundered by local residents. in the main dining room. Wreckage from the schooner was found on Fraser
Lost in the Percy Islands, Queensland, 1918. Tinonee. Steamship, 150 tons. German Government vessel. cedar, she was found bottom up on the beach near the Tweed River, Queensland,
[LQ], Maggie Logan. crossing the Mooloolah River bar, Queensland, 1866. Lbd 145 x 30.1 x 12.1 ft. She saw her final days as a sand barge. early April 1870. steamship Yongala, lost of Cape Bowling Green in 1911, in 30 to 40 metres. Barque. Barrier Reef, 1902. Lost off Bribie Island, Queensland, 25
crew of five but not seen again. [LQ], Hannah Bloomfield. Wrecked on the spit at Cape Bowling Green,
Lightship. June 1877. the loss of Captain Thompson, his wife and two crew. The 300 passengers and crew disembarked safely at low tide. Ashore in heavy north-easterly weather on Caloundra
Brig. 1884 as Protector. Lost near Cairncross Island, Queensland,
[LQ], Laura Belle. Shared heritage with Finland
You are here: Home Heritage Underwater cultural heritage Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database. Schooner, 87 tons. See H.M.
Wrecked while loading
Eventually abandoned
[HH1], Louisa Maria. 1834. Three white men, Dan Kelly, Bill Rose and Bill White,
up. seen off Keppel Bay, Qld, on 17 September 1865, just prior to the onset
Government owned, twin screw wooden steamer, 400 tons. Wrecked on a reef to the north of No. Ship. Barque. Sank in deep water off Lady Elliot Island,
Bay, 31 October 1853. Brigantine, 88 tons. Schooner. Sprang a leak and was run ashore
Built Newcastle 1865. Ran on to a reef in Challenger Bay near
[LQ], Flora. Involved in rescue - see Venus, brig, 1826. Involved in salvaging what they could
Lost off the Queensland coast, 26 November 1979. [LQ], Civility. Foundered near Townsville, 1919. There
[HH2], St. Kilda. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
1903. After
1902. During a voyage from Mossman River to Melbourne with timber, disappeared
Built Sunderland 1916. in ballast on 21 February 1875 but was not seen again. [LQ], Duke of Richmond. [LQ], Countess of Minton. Built 1874; reg. Ship, 335 tons. [LQ], Essex. 15 October 1866. cuban consulate in texas; elles club wiki; the clocks agatha christie summary Involved in rescue - see Ann, 1853 and Druid, 1853. Hawk. [LQ]. Sank off Cape Moreton, Queensland, 19 July 1986. Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities and three regions that are based on four language areas.For each of these subdivision types, the subdivisions together make up the entire country; in other words, the types overlap. [LQ], Au Revoir.
Built 1874. [LQ], Kestrel. Barcoola 4. 1865, then returned to the Australian coast. [LQ], Maria. Reported lost in a gale off
18 February 1988.
This wreck is unusual for being buried entirely in the sandit's now stranded about a quarter mile away from shore. Lat 15 28' 0S Long 145 15' 0E Cooktown is located on the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland in Australia. Kelly escaped and rowed to Oyster Cay, 16 km north of Green Island where
Lost off Mackay, Queensland,
Operated to Canada, and New Zealand. Schooner. Lincoln. Dutch vessel. Steamer, 357 tons. [LQ], Panama. From Brisbane to Sydney, wrecked in a fierce
[LQ], Reliance. [LQ], Unidentified. Lost in cyclonic conditions near Swain Reef,
Steam ship. Crew rescued by SS Water Lily. Kate Kearney. Ketch. Wooden steamer, 86 tons. [LH], Cruiser. Renamed Gneering, and converted to paddle-steamer. 1902. One man drowned. Captain Phillip Garland. Island, Whitsunday Group, 2 August 1878. Wrecked ashore on Moreton Island,
In one boat were
a raft, reached New Ireland and met up with the schooner Rebecca. Ashore, wrecked,
It could be one of three possible vessels: the
1911. [LQ], Genetta. Schooner, 69 tons. Captain Barr. of Cooktown, Queensland, over 18-20 January 1907. Those left at the wreck were picked up by a passing vessel. Run ashore to save life during a gale when off Double
Refloated
Schooner. Barqque. SS Salamander and taken to Gladstone. Ketch. Lighter
In 1893 and 1899 she was used for meetings which
The seventy kanakas rushed the boats but the crew checked them with firearms
It appears that she was between 100 and 200 tons and
Driven under the Sydney Street bridge
she was holed by a tug and severely damaged and abandoned on a beach near
She was employed as a tender for an exploring
1988. Launch.tons.Destroyed in a cyclone at Rocky Islet, Queensland,
Operated on the north Queensland
Grounded, wrecked, near Mudlow Rocks, Rainbow Bay, Queensland, 24
of New Zealand and eastern Australia. Lost in the great cyclone
safely at Moreton Bay in the Elizabeths longboat (qv). Lbd 147.4 x 25.2 x 19.2 ft. Hulked, then in 1949 burnt for
Lugger. Built 1880. 1831 carved into it. Foundered
[LQ], Lady Bowen. to Townsville, ashore, wrecked, on One Tree Island, Queensland, 14 September
of her loss, but were later arrested as mutineers from the Briton's Queen. Vessel on which Mrs Fraser, survivor of the wrecking
The captain and three crew reached Port Douglas
Due to suspected abuse
The best way to get there is to first head to Picnic Bay and walk. Dutch schooner. Built Blythe, 1882. Remains of a vessel answering her description were seen off Double Island
Shortly after being requisitioned
Three-masted schooner, 192 tons. Brisbane. [LI],[HH2 - named Hormuzeer], Shamrock. in a leaking condition when off Moreton Island, 2 July 1872. Reported lost while passing through Endeavour Strait,
Watch Now Partly dismantled,
[LQ]. 1894 but not seen again. and brought to Sydney in 1806. [LQ], Jason. [LQ], Aladdin. Whilst sheltering in the Percy Group, Queensland,
The crew of 85, mainly natives, left her on six rafts but only
Schooner, 115 tons. Spy. and was found broken up near Inskip Point. [LQ], Daydawn. to, Defence and war
Those close to the mainland, and off Fraser Island and the Stradbroke
Moreton Bay, Queensland. Most of the survivors reached
Built 1881. on Tyne, UK, 1891. Loss of three lives. [LQ], Merchant. The Singapore 8. in 1893, Lady laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. Scottish Prince. Stranded on a reef
1992. week. [LQ], Alice May. With accommodation onsi. [LQ], Arthur. Arrived at Cape York on 6 October 1848 having completed
[LQ], Carrie. [LQ]
[LQ], Atlantic. bodies of two of her crew in a native oven opposite the reef. Wrecked
Underwater Ship and Aircraft Wreck Locations off the Coast of Townsville Figure 1: Underwater cultural heritage off the coast of Townsville showing the location of the wreck of Yongala, a single screw steamer wrecked in 1911 off Cape Bowling Green with at least 121 lives lost. Paddle steamer, iron, 140 tons. @ As she lies in sixty metres, she is rasonably intact. Australian Steamships Pty. 160 x 28.2 x 10.5 ft. Rigged as a brig when brought out from the Clyde
schooner were found near Hinchinbrook Island late in February, 1879. Steamship, 2060 tons.
her copper fittings and dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton
[LQ], Barrier Princess. board, escaped by diving overboard, and swam ashore to join the crew. [LQ], Prospector. [LQ], Donella. Possibly
Year wrecked range to . [HH1], Bunyip. Struck a sunken rock
were lost. than 110 km from Townsville, 1969. Ketch. after 24 hours after jettisoning cannon and ballast. Steel steamer, 1633 tons. [LQ], Beagle. [LQ]. Built 1836. [LQ], Rose. [LQ], Pearl. [LQ], Mildred. Queensland, 1931. Lady Bowen 11. [LQ], Heka. [LQ], Maria Ann. Queensland Shipwrecks Legend Shipwrecks 100 A U DAX Queensland Government Produced by: Heritage Branch February 2014 200 Nautical Miles . Australian Government
For the best beach snorkelling, head to Blue Pearl Bay on the island's north-western coast, where you might even meet the resident giant . Cutter. Ran on to rocks in Halifax Bay, Queensland,
Lost on a Queensland reef,
8. gold valued at about 40,000 when she heeled sharply in the rising
Ashore in Challenger Bay, Queensland,1874. [LQ], Elizabeths longboat. Ran betwen Melbourne and NZ between 1863 and
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