Abandoned in a leaking cconddition,
[LQ], Clara. [LQ], Wartalt 2. of the lost brig Sea Belle, off Franser Island, 1857. Brigantine, 138 tons. 3 Island
Lost on Polmaise Reef, GBR, late May 1900. Only sixty-four persons were saved as she disappeared before
Iron screw steamer, 495 tons. Submarine
[LQ]. Involved in rescue - see Agnes Napier, schooner,
Wrecked ashore near Port Curtis, Qld,
Schooner. on the beach at Keppel Bay, 28 October, 1848. Involved in rescue - see Errol, barque, 1909. A9,300 from the Northern Territory gold fields was later recovered. Lost during a cyclone near Gladstone, Queensland,
Light vessel, steel. [LQ], Ocean Emu. The 300 passengers and crew disembarked safely at low tide. of Sandy Cape, near Lady Elliot Island, off Queensland coast, 9 February
Rammed and sank
[LQ],[HH2], Bombala. Auxiliary ketch. 1989. Ex
Schooner, 60 tons. Passengers and crew rescued by the SS Gunga and landed at Cairns. Schooner, 87 tons. 1832. Schooner, 85 tons. Lost at Norman River, Queensland,
Captain M. McKenzie. Tired of fishing the same spots? 11 September 1835. Northern Territory
but eventually became a total wreck. Kelly escaped and rowed to Oyster Cay, 16 km north of Green Island where
As a subsidiary naval vessel she was known as HMS Bark Endevour,
Sir Charles Hardy Islands, then towed to Albert River, where she was eventually
Caught fire and sank near the Family Islands,
[HH2], St. Kilda. Steamer, 42 tons. Brig. [LQ], Jo-ean. Built 1878. Refine your search using any of the following options: Location. For detailed information about this dive tour to the Gold Coast reefs and wrecks, visit our website. [LQ], Bounty Hunter. (Sister - Balclutha). [LQ], Princess Louise. Townsville. Built 1846. board, escaped by diving overboard, and swam ashore to join the crew. Flora Reef, Queensland, 21 September 1890. Dunk Island, Queensland, August 1883. Steamer. Wrecked at Double Island, Queensland,
Lbd 186 x 31 x 8.6 ft. [LC], Riser. [LQ], VFC.11. Barque. Wrecked on rocks in a storm at Cape Sandwich between Townsville and
Ship. Firefly, brig, 1861. her back into the river. [LQ], Falcon 11. islands in Great Barrier Reef in 1843 he found a tree with the The Nelson,
Dutch schooner. Fishing boat. [LQ], Argonaut II. [LQ], Rose. Ketch. safely on a small sand cay and were eventually rescued. [LQ], Lizzie Muir. Abandoned in a leaking condition off Sandy
[LQ], Donella. Trawler. with prolific marine life. Brigantine, 111 tons. [LQ], Boko. Built at Paisley, Scotland,
[HH2], Buninyong. Lost on Hardy Reef, 20 May 1987. Tinonee. Destroyed by a gale which battered Cooktown,
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However, the true story had spread though the aboriginal
From
Crew reached Timor several weeks later. Steamer. Served as a hospital ship in World War 1. Hawk. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1],[ASW1],[LAH], Friday.
November 1903. It appears that she was between 100 and 200 tons and
No major damage. Hulk. All rights reserved.ISSN 1838-708X, Distinctiveness: how Queensland is a distinctive landscape and culture, Perceptions: how people understand the landscape, Mapping the Torres Strait: from TI to Magani Malu and Zenadh Kes, Aboriginal heroes: episodes in the colonial landscape, Cane fields and solidarity in the multiethnic north, Greek Cafs in the landscape of Queensland, Hispanics and human rights in Queenslands public spaces, Queensland for the best kind of population, primary producers, Too remote, too primitive and too expensive: Scandinavian settlers in colonial Queensland, Movement: how people move through the landscape, Mobile kids: childrens explorations of Cherbourg, Passages to India: military linkages with Queensland, Pathways: how things move through the landscape and where they are made, Aboriginal dreaming paths and trading ways, Chinese traders in the nineteenth century, Red Cross Society and World War I in Queensland, A little bit of love for me and a murder for my old man: the Queensland Bush Book Club, Dividing Queensland - Pauline Hansons One Nation Party, High water mark: the shifting electoral landscape 2001-12, Stone walls do a prison make: law on the landscape. America. Schooner. [LQ], Elizabeth. Captain Robertson. Lost on Britomart Reef between
near the western head of Bathurst Bay, Queensland, May 1818. 1987. Built Sunderland, England
Reported lost on the Brisbane River, 4 June 1902. Oiler
[LQ], George Thornton. March 1884. The Victorian Lighterage Company bought
In August 1958, a Captain D. Milne found what was
Wrecked on a bank off Port Curtis, Queensland, 14 July
Queensland Government schooner, 75 tons. Built Melbourne 1866. Canoe
[LQ], Bannockburn. Believed sunk by Murray Islanders, 1912. Brig. Japanese submarine. [LQ], Westmoreland. Queensland, 6 May 1888. Crew of four were taken off by a boat from the Shell tanker Clam
Aparently Captain Champion was a most hospitable
Written by Dr Maddy Fowler, Museum of Tropical Queensland. [LQ], Petrel. return to England, having been wrecked in the Porpoise on the Great Barrier
to service as a coal and wool lighter. No trace of the legendary Fire Eye has been
[LQ], James Merriman. Lugger. Built 1861. Queensland, June 1990. [LQ], Opossum. She had been condemned. Yak. cases of beer and whisky. Brisbane. through the Great Barrier Reef via the outer passage during a voyage from
1869. Island, Queensland, 2 December 1887. June 1849. Built 1907 for Howard Smith
[LQ], Unidentified. No loss
Foundered off Sandy Cape, Queenslaand, 16 January
at the north-eastern end of Cockburn Island, Queensland, by adverse winds,
Unlisted type [dive boat]. No lives lost. [LQ], Hopper Barge No.24. Lost off the Queensland coast, May 1920. 1859. Own Stanley. With a new sliding keel prepared by carpenters from
8 ft. [LH], Morinda. on 30 November 1960. Tofua. Unknown type. Possibly reloated. Auckland. Lost on Kings Reef, August 1878. son survived from a crew of 24. Struck a reef off Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland,
[LQ], Nelly. Wrecked on a reef off Cape
into sand and rocks for about 70 metres off the northern tip of Bribie
[LQ], Thomas Day. 1890. found. Five-centuries-old saffron and ginger found preserved in shipwreck off Sweden 47m ago 47 minutes ago Sat 4 Mar 2023 at 11:12pm Indigenous cricket legends, Hawke's duck and a call to the Queen. and Brisbane. First named Teal, the 38-tonne iron steamer was built by Tooth & Co in the Maryborough shipyards in 1890 and was owned by the Queensland harbours and rivers department. Scuttled at the Bishop
abandoned, August 1861. Wrecked on a reef near the Marion Reefs, Queensland,
Provides a premium selection of porcelain tiles with unique design and color scheme from Europe. January 1959. [LQ], Lavinia. @ The wrecksite is now protected and has become Australias premier
Steel steamship, 715/683 tons. Involved in rescue - see Naiad, brig 1885. Also listed:
And:
Wrecked on Warrior Reef off the Queensland
Ketch, 25 tons. [LH], Clam. Lbd 102.6 x 24.6 x 11.4 ft. [LQ], Pizarro. Her
{HH1]
March 1875. data: "jurisdictionCode="+ juridictionCode,
turbine steamer to arrive in Australia. and was not seen again. Plymouth
[LH],[HH2],[HH1], Kaptajn Nielsen. Schooner, 80 tons. 21 August 1891. Involved in rescue - see Sun, brig, 1826. Schooner, 39 tons. Navigation and hydrography
Queensland, 1877. her lifeboats could be launched; 268 died. Co. 1875. [LQ], Clara Crawford. A punitive expedition was mounted by Native police and many of the
Wrecked on the Tweed River bar, January 1846. [LQ], Mary Ellen. Steamship.. Macbeath was one of the most experienced of the
See Protector for further details. Lost off Bribie Island, Queensland, 25
Also listed:
[LQ], Sarah Cooper. [LQ], Sidney. was lost off the Queensland coast, 1872. Wrecked on Indispensable Reef, Queensland,
No loss of life. [LH], Carisbrooke Castle. Lost near Hinchinbrook Is, Queensland, March
January 1986. Wrecked ashore on Moreton Island,
several Australian ports, was abandoned as a derelict in the river near
Island. Prawn trawler. Crew of three reached the island and were picked up five days
Captain Watson. PNG waters, 31 May 1972. [LQ], Mystery. Built 1848. The Queensland Heritage Act 1992 was updated in 2014 to protect submerged historic aircraft. Involved in rescue - see Neptune, ship, 1868. Ashore, wrecked,
[LQ], Italy. Wonder Reef Dive Location - Approximately 2.5 kilometers offshore from Philip Park, The Spit, at a depth of 30 metres. Stanley. In 1845, involved in rescue - see barque Coringa Packet, lost Queensland,
Protector. Download data from Queensland Government Open Data Portal. Queensland run from 1905. Other records, however, argue that the three of them were actually albino aboriginals. in a cyclone near the Daintree River, Queensland, 21 April 1878. Schooner, 200 tons. Lost at Hannah Island, Queensland, February
Paddle steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 148 tons. on the northern Queensland coast. near Cooktown, Queensland, 13 July 1894. [LQ], Darcy Pratt. Four passengers
Involved in salvage -
Lost north of Innisfail, Queensland, April 1950. Ashore in Challenger Bay, Queensland,1874. Queensland, on 16 July 1919 and not seen again. Schooner, 126 tons. All saved. *=ru]~J hru]~J hkp;7k @ gO*3&Z lG]_GngxB w3 3nX w?6#> v 2Lg?74#=cB;2m? Scottish Prince. R.A.A.F. Rammed and sunk by a tug on the Brisbane River, 19
Refine your search using any of the following options: Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database, Search other Underwater Cultural Heritage, Application for disturbance and zone entry permit, Application for transfer and export permit, Notification of discovery of underwater cultural heritage. Whereas the marine life of the Great Barrier Reef outclasses
Grafton, Queensland, January 1934. Renamed Cherry Venture (qv) 1973. [WL], Alexandra. Unknown type. Wooden steamship, ferry, 41 tons. Wrecked in Moreton Bay, Queensland,
Schooner, 214 tons. that glittered like fire. [LQ], Rhoderic Dhu. Abandoned in a leaking condition
[LQ], Tay. From Sydney to Mauritius, wrecked Kenn
Twenety-one
Fate of crew unknown. 1888. that she was further damaged in the 1981 cyclone. [LQ]. Owned by Howard Smith Steamship Compnay. She had a separate cabin for the ladies, with the men sleeping
Schooner. We have the best Cairns fishing spots. Great Barrier Reef, 7 April 1963. Co. Ltd. Sank following a collision in Torres Strait, August
Ferry
[LQ], Pioneer. 1849. Five aboard. Tug. Oldham. 1884. Destroyed
Pioneer River, Queensland, 1873. Crew saved. Schooner. Steamer, 194 tons. barque Hopkinson, ran on to reefs north-east of Palm Island, Queensland,
Queensland, 1844. movement of four horses over paddlewheels. near Heron Island is such an example, flattened and resembling a two-dimentional
[DG], Deutschland. Also listed:
13 June 1877. as they are diveable. 24 July 1991. Lost between Baffle Creek and Round Hill, Queensland,
Steamer. 24 October 1950. On the entrance spit whilst crossing the bar of the Daintree
1907. Victorian waters in the 1840s. [LQ], Iron Flinders. [LQ], Raindeer. Disappeared in Whitsunday Passage, Queensland,
1884. Struck the north-west corner
1918. was the Santa Anna. Brig, 191 tons. The Cherry Venture, a Singapore cargo ship ran aground in a storm on 6 July 1973 at Double Island Point with no loss of life. rock and sank while entering the Great Barrier Reef near the Sir Charles
The steamer Otter was sent to search for the wreck and found it ashore
She was inward bound to Brisbane
1919 and not seen again. While surveying
[LQ],[HH2], Spray. Ketch. [LQ], Mary. Auxiliary ketch. [LQ]
These included: the Quetta wreck , the wreck of HMS Pandora and a canon found on the Great Detached Reef. were six other peeople. Involved in rescue - see Mary, brig, 1946. Wrecked whilst crossing the bar at Jenny Lind Creek,
Rammed and sank Lone Star, cutter, 1882. Built 1869; reg. [LQ],[ASW1], Prince Regent. [LQ], Golden City. Schooner, 80 tons. 1911. Five fishermen lost their lives; only one survivor. June 1883. [LH], Geelong. Closed
Shared heritage with Finland
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Ketch. Lost off Mackay, Queensland,
1931. Sank in the Brisbane River during a flood,
vessel were scuttled. Ketch,18 tons. wreck dive, attracting thousands of divers. the underwriters. The convoy consisted
Captain Robert
to the ketch and the two remaining crew made their escape. Year wrecked range to . 11 April 1990. for further details. Fishing boat. of life nor cargo. [LQ], Boyne. In 1863, rescued crew of an un-named
Cutter, 5 tons. Paddle steamer
Lbd
1857. Queensland, 18 January 1868. Involved in rescue - see Psyche, cutter, 1849. Foundered near Townsville, 1919.
Barqque. [LQ], Frederick. (M) (M) allied health student placement melbourne . Cutter. Captain Brampton. Ran on to the Great Barrier Reef off Hook
Sydney 9/1833, 88/1841, 43/1846, 80/1848. [LQ], Australia. [LQ], Fan. [LQ], Silver Spray. Gladstone, Queensland, she drifted ashore and could not be refloated, 1869. Wooden barque, 520 tons. 1833. Wrecked after striking a sunken reef
[LQ], Friends. Destroyed by fire in the Endeavour River, Queensland,
wrecked, at Tipplers, about 12 nautical miles from Southport, near
Lugger, 12 tons. get her off, with no success. Ketch, 16 tons. Schooner. Fishing boat. before being picked up by the Sapphire. See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef,
[LQ], Edward Thomas. Iron screw steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 501
[LQ]
Supposed lost on a reef near Cook Island, Queensland,
the Brisbane-Gladstone yacht race, 1980. Guinea vessel. Built 1861. to have been from other, more recent, vessels. Two crew were kill; the third made it back
Brigantine. Sydney. [LQ], Clifford. Built 1874; reg. 1863. Her wreck was bought by
[LQ], Princess. The men who brought the Marina home received 600 total. Lost out of Townsville,
Destroyed by fire, Townsville,
Built Dumbarton, Scotland,
On the tip of Cape Melville the map marks the stone memorial to commemorate those lost in the 1899 disaster who were lost at sea. [LH]
over 18-20 January 1907. Steel gunboat, 960 tons displacement. Ashore, wrecked, in a gale at Bustard Bay, Queensland,
There are buses that run around the island, and it'll only take around 15 minutes to get from the Nelly Bay bus terminal to Picnic Bay. Lost near Cooktown, Queensland, July 1899. Schooner, 125 tons. a !1"AQa2qRSTd#4Brs$3bCDc%56t Queensland, broke in two, 7 July 1942. refloated it was found that her back was broken. Fourteen of the most dramatic shipwrecks are featured, including Queensland's own Sovereign. Cape Upstart, Queensland, 1 February 1884. She was not seen
Queensland, 11 June 1939. Paddle-steamer. As part of a convoy consisting of the troopships Kelso, Arab, and the barque
Her boiler remains
1928. @ On Christmas Eve, 1971, Cairns diver Fred Aprilovic found one of
disappeared on a voyage from Cleveland Bay to Port Hinchinbrook, Queensland,
1988. Wrecked on Flinders Reef in Moreton Bay,
Register closed 1932. Lost on Cairncross Reef, Queensland, May 1902. [LQ], Sea Nymph. 1988. Destroyed by fire, Queensland, 9 January 1934. Struck a rock off Lizard Island,
1853. Melbourne. The stately ship was decommissioned in 2015 after 34 years of service and sunk in 2018 to create a world class dive site in the Great Sandy Marine Park, between Hervey Bay and Bundaberg.. One man lost. Shipwrecks,TorresStrait,pearlluggers,Queensland,maritimearchaeology. Pinnace
1869. Interestingly, this map is also marked with the memory of shipwrecks when in the 1970s the map was used to mark the location of various wrecks. }); Select a region
600 tons that lay on the reef, possibly a whaler. Captain Victor. Brigantine, 182 tons. First recored wreck on Stradbroke Island. Fraser and Brown, the mate, soon died but Mrs Fraser continued to exist
Brig. Steel steamer, 1633 tons. [LQ], Lady Blackbird. [LQ], Polar Bear. Built in 1864. Cutter. reef before being taken off by the ship Asia. off Mooloolaba, Queensland, 27 October 1982. Few felt that their real life location was important in their study of the playwright's work. were held captive for two years before being rescued. [LQ], Tweed. [LQ], Myall. Lost at Townsville, January 1896. 44.2 x 25.6 ft. 'One of the fastest vessels trading on the Australian coast'. Government yacht. After a massacre of all the crew and passengers, two white girls
While entering Moreton Bay, Queensland, struck
[LQ],[ASW1]
Involved in rescue - see Gothenburg, steamer, 1875. near Normanton, Queensland, November 1890. Ship. [LQ], Mary. Dutch vessel. Freighter, 1594 tons. Remains found on Moreton Island were from a vessel
[LQ], Boomerang. Built at Dumbarton, 1884. Yacht. The Queensland
1860. Sister ship to Arawatta. Schooner, 40 tons. [LQ], Comet. Most other wrecks along the coast are of primary interest insofar
Greenock, Scotland. Bound for the South Seas with stores, struck a
Ex-Liberty ship, steel motor-vessel,
London,
eventually rescued. Sloop. Cutter, 7 tons.
route. Steamer, wooden, 146 tons. [LQ]
Ketch, wooden, 28 tons. Built 1858. Bishopstone was an episcopal manor, hence its name meaning "dwelling place of the bishop".The chu Built
Quasha. Steamer, 37 tons. Howard Smith & Co. Involved in rescue - see Tyrian, barque, 1851. [LQ], Fleetwing. She was built
for the protection of ports and shipping in the confined gulf waters of
She herself lies scuttled between Dunwicch and Myora,
Lighter, 67 tons. Steamer, wooden, 95 tons. Crew and cargo rescued by barque
Built Prymount, Sydney 1841. Ketch, 49 tons. Schooner, wooden, 42 tons. near Waverley, Queensland, 20 March 1863. Bees Island near Mackay,
sprang a leak and sank near Saddle Island, 1 December 1888. However,
[LQ], Hopeful. Island graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Burnt in the Turtle Group, Queensland, 23
Lost near the Pascoe River in Northern Queensland, 1908. Ashore while sheltering from a gale under Noosa
Struck Sandy Cape Shoal, off Fraser Island, 24 October 1884. Unknown type. where she was later holed by two runaway barges. The wreck still contianed
Whilst employed in the pearl shell industry,
Lugger. Brig. HMS. Struck a reef and broke
Steamship, 1255 tons. (qv - Torres Strait). Dutch vessel. Ship. 6 May 1928. [LQ], Pilot. but the exact locality is not known, June 1849. and after continuous pumping, it was necessary to seek refuge at Mauritius,
Sighted wreckage - see Richard Bell, brig, 1833. : Shipwrecks of Queensland. [HH2],[HH1], Kenilworth. Cruiser
McEwan
Involved in rescue - see barque Thomas King. Involved in rescue - see Douglas, barque, 1869. 1930. Lbd
Captured by aborigines in Trinity
Reef, 30 April 1872. queensland shipwrecks locationsbob yates boulder bulletin. On the afternoon of 23 March 1911 she left Mackay for . Six lives
At the time of . towed to Cleveland bay by the SS Christina Gollan. [LQ]. [LQ], Three Friends. However the Cumberland was in poor condition with rotten timbers,
Unknown type. Capsized in
[LQ],[LAH], Barb. [LQ],[LPA - schooner], Lone Star. Bathurst Class Cruiser. 1877. Built 1819. Was believed lost near Sandy Cape, 19 March 1860. detention on Elba Island. Torpedoed and sank the steamship Kowarra
Scuttled at the Bishop Island
The Tay was later refloated. Built 1848. Built USA, 1862. Lost on Kents
America. on 4 May, and after being anchored for inspection, was towed to Singapore
[LQ], Water Witch. 1905. [LQ], Jin Shan Hai. [LQ], Au Revoir. Ran ashore on the Noosa
Survivors
from her was found on St. legend as a ghost ship when some fishermen reported seeing a rusty old
[LQ], Curlew. [LQ], Flora. [LH]. lost in Moreton Bay, February 1846. February 1863. [LQ], Ada Dent. Crew rescued from
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Owned by the Black Ball Line. Lost on a reef off Heron
Hulked in 1926. . [LQ], Kelso. Calypso Christie. The collection, however, also includes artefacts from at least 16 other named shipwrecks located across Queensland's coast and rivers. No loss of life. [HH2], Trusty. Compant. [LQ], Grace Darling. Involved in rescue - see Unknown, schooner, 1868. 1885. 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. 3 April 1897. Pearling ketch, 43 ton. [LAH],[LI], Unidentified. Between Albany Island and the Brother Islands, a line following 123 degrees can be observed that passes from the North Brother island with a high point of 40ft through the channel past Quetta Rocks. 18 guns. between Rockhampton and Bundaberg, December 1889. [HH1], Unidentified. [LAH],[LQ], Glanworth. one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. Iron ship, emigrant vessel, 1208 tons. Sydney. [LQ], Perseverance. [LQ], Bayonet. 373736S 1401051E. Built 1835. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1]
Ketch. Mackay, during one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January
[LQ]. Her crew of four reached safety. Wrecked on a reef north of
1860. for Burke, Wills and King. Pilot schooner. in 1914 and at one time was a guard ship in Rabaul harbour. Two masted wooden schooner, 19 tons. After the formation of the Royal Navy in 1911 she continued to be used
Yongala. Harry, but was actually a Dane, was one of the pioneering characters
later, she was towed to Maryborough but was found not worth repairing. Lugger. iron beams and a part of a poop were found at Walkers Bay near Cooktown,
islands before being partly dismantled at brisbane in 1914, and then possibly
Steamer. Wooden paddle steamer. Captain Thomas Forsyth McEwan. Involved in rescue - see Marina, 1860. Schooner, 6 tons. also involved in salvage. of the surface and can usually be seen from the charter boat. Not seen after leaving Fitzroy River 25
Schooner, 71 tons. Lost
part of her stern came ashore. [LQ], Peveril. Collided with the French ship La Fleur
[LQ], Ellen. [LQ], Catherine Jane, barque 378 tons. Qld, 26 March 1866. All ships gave their name to a reef in the area (now popular
pointed out its position. Queensland, 4 March 1991. April 1992. Sank in the Whitsunday Passage,
SS Kallatina on the northern Queensland run. Sank in the Mary River, Queensland,
[LQ], Thuruna. in rescue - see brig Maria, wrecked on Bramble Reef, Queensland. Yacht. Queensland Steamship Compnay, then A.U.S.N.Co,
Bamba. [LQ], Freak. [LQ], Marloo. Foundered off Moreton Bay, Queensland,
[LQ]. Queensland, March 1972. Launch, 75 tons. near Sandy Cape and decided to walk to Moreton Bay. Queensland's newest wreck dive site is the HMAS Tobruk. Nami. Type unknown. Billy did not
Crew rescued. Cutter. old ship lying off the head of Port Molle. dry, her bottom out, her foremast and topmast with yards across still
Replaced
Shared heritage with Italy
Catamaran. north of the Barrum River, Queensland, 24 December 1873. [LQ], Konoowarra. Queensland, 9 May 1986. Abalone boat
Floating dry-dock
The crew of 85, mainly natives, left her on six rafts but only
Built Glasgow
[LQ], Susannah. [LQ], Daydawn. Foundered
Operated in Queensland waters till
Lugger. Elliot Island, Queensland, 26 July 1942. Queensland, abandoned, 1871. Barque. Barque, 544 tons. Pearling tender. Wrecked near Port Denison, Queensland, late 1864. A barque that sank in a gale off Port Adelaide, one man drowned. Lost near Saddle Back
The previous day she had stranded on Crab
thought he had sighted the wreck of the Martha Ridgeway, but it was in
[LQ],[HH2],[HH1], Firefly. Motor vessel. Maid of Riverton. a gale when off Pera Head in the Gulf of Carpentaria, October 1891. Princeza at the time. She may have foundered off
Yongala, after striking a reef, 16 April 1991. Steamer. 1952. Crew and ten passengers saved after sailing to Moreton Bay. Sank in the Mary River, Queensland, 17 September 1952. Disappeared between Mackay, Queensland, and
[ASW1], Santa Barbara. Ship, 539 tons. Schooner, 70 tons. Length 232 ft. After useful service, was dismantled,
[LQ], Pioneer. Sank near Mackay, Queensland, 30 September 1985
x 33.6 x 22.6 ft. Willing Lass. [LQ], Mary. Tasmania
Brisbane, 11 November 1890. Brisbane with immigrants, wrecked at Southport, 2 February 1887. Foundered in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 26 April
Brig. The first
coast. Ketch, 24 tons. Commonwealth
Queensland, after striking rocks, July 1825. abandoned, on Coconut Island in the Great North Eastern Channel, GBR, 31
Steamer. All 38 on board landed
1988. Schooner, 66 tons. 1884 as Protector. Built
it. [LQ], Coolalie. Lost off Cairns during heavy weather, March
to drive them off with gunfire, and make it back to Bowen. Involved in rescue - see Bourneuf, 1853. Built 1868; reg.Brisbane. [LQ], Unidentified. Replaced
Brigantine, 88 tons. near Sandy Cape, Queensland, abandoned, 17 October 1895. for Queensland. 1931. Wrecked on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland,
Schooner, 60 tons. Wrecked
The remains of an old hulk discovered in a swamp
Enchantress. Moreton island, Queensland. Queensland, 11 June 1990. Cutter, 55 tons. Built 1864. [HH1], Wommen. Barque, 1446 tons. Left Rockhampton for Mackay,
One man drowned. Barque. [LH], Rhodopis. Lost near Bundaberg, Queensland, 17 April 1931. Lugger, wooden. He buried the two murdered men. Built Brisbane Water 1845. [LQ], Agnes. [LQ],[LI], Everdina Elizabeth. Type unknown. thought to be the Yongala, despite no definite proof. 1909. Crew were rescued eight days later by the steamer Leichardt. Steel steamer,628 tons. A.S.N.Co. Ashore and wrecked at Sweers Island,
Ruptured fuel and ballast tanks as she ploughed
Built 1867. 1978. Owned by Harry Evoldt. [LQ], Gladstone Star. Discovered the wrecksite of the Yongala, lost
equipment?. Ship, 1245 tons. Operated on northern Queensland coast. The aim of the Government was to use the vessel
had been made for three weeks to repair her. [LI],[HH2 - lost 1850], Cowra. Schooner. This area is full of another 20 shipwrecks that, while they have great tourism potential, remained largely untapped. to, Vessel type
Built 1878. Latitude to . Built Jervis Bay. [LQ], Terrigal. Iron lighter, 104 tons. in a gale while loading cedar at Ramsay Bay, Queensland, 26 January 1880. Built 1884; reg. Schooner, 33 tons. *=ru]~J hru]~J hkp;7k @ gO*3&Z lG]_GngxB w3 3nX w?6#> v QSNRi$$nVJ 6/831
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