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31 July 1847 but not heard of again until her waterlogged hull was found Lost on a reef off Heron on a a coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef; refloated without damage. [LH] [LQ], Prospector. @ The wreck has collapsed and is heavily sanded. [LQ], Countess of Derby. [LQ], Patris. Owned by A.S.N. Point, Queensland. [LQ], Adventurer. [LQ], Hossack. [LQ], Peveril. Rammed and sunk by the dredge Sir Thomas Hiley at Auxiliary ketch, 178 tons. [LQ], Wisteria. until daylight, then set out in three boats for the mainland; all but a by the steamship Gothenberg when lost on a reef south of Townsville, Queensland, Lbd 132 x 25.5 x 10.7 ft. Dismantled in 1918, then dumped at the Chinese freighter, 35000 tonne. Built 1873. Foundered between Cape Capricorn Barrier Reef about 12 miles south-east of Fitzroy Island, 25 June. Unknown type. Fishing boat. Schooner, 69 tons. [LQ], Ellida. Ketch. Lifeboat Left Cairns on 12 June 1886 and was not seen again. x 30 x 12.5 ft. Armament five 6-inch guns and one 8-inch gun. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation Compnay. and five members of the crew took to the pinnace, while Captain Fraser, When launched, the unusual vessel was propelled by the rotary change, to Sidney, was put to service as a coal and wool lighter. aborigine albinos, nor whether they were from a shipwreck. Struck Indispensable Reef, 11 November 1874. - 28 bodies recovered, and 'at least another 28 or more never recovered'], Pegasus. Crew rescued by barque Waverly [LQ], Barbara. Shared heritage with Finland [LQ], Sonya. as the boat belonging to the Eliza. Captain Cripps. Built 1854. up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. 26 January 1894. crossing the Mooloolah River bar, Queensland, 1866. [LQ], Lizzie. Lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 3 August 1907. and scattered coral encrusted fittings. the bar at Southport, Queensland, 20 December 1898. Lbd 233 x 36.3 x 22.8 ft. From Barrow, England to Cooktown, Queensland towed to Cleveland bay by the SS Christina Gollan. [LQ] Queensland, August 1887. "$*$ $+(( $)%%1/%). name Mary Ann Broughton cut into it. hulk was visible for many years, lasting nearly a hundred years on the Sank off Bundaberg, Queensland, 26 May 1975. Eventually sank about a kilometre graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queensland. [LQ], [LI indiactes date of loss as 28 Februaary], Priscilla. [LQ],[LAH],[DG], Gneering. she broke in two shortly after two boats were launched. Mrs [LQ], Lismore. An aircraft, and enough surgical equipment to set up Captain Brampton. Sunk in the Brisbane River, Queensland, [LQ], Palmer. Dismasted east of Cape Moreton early Queensland, 10 February 1985. Built in 1852. steamship Yongala, lost of Cape Bowling Green in 1911, in 30 to 40 metres. Wrecked on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, 21 June [LQ], Briton's Queen. found near Cardwell late May 1878. Forced ashore in a gale at Flat Top Island, [LQ], Merchant. Sank off Bailey Point, Queensland, 8 May 1986. Barque, 321 tons. [ASW6],[LQ], Platypus. to, Year built range 29 April 1987. From Brisbane to Normanton, ashore, Built 1852. [LQ], Lombard. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and Destroyed by a cyclone between Brisbane and Gladstone, [LQ], Fedalma. [JH],[MGS - reports lost Great Barrier Reef], Wai Weer. [HH2],[HH1], Port Wallace. [LQ], Leisure Hour. 1845; and in th lascars from the Coringa Packet. On a voyage from Brisbane to Port Denison, was last cedar, she was found bottom up on the beach near the Tweed River, Queensland, Broke her back when stranded on Central Island in the Fitzroy She was not seen again Believed lost off Queensland coast, 1916. Built 1874. Schooner. Foundered off Woody Point, Queensland, 24 August Dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, In the lower part of the map, near the dial showing the magnetic north, it states, unexamined but considered dangerous navigation. lost in Moreton Bay, February 1846. Lugger, 12 tons. [LQ], Maria Sophia. Owned by S.S. Yongala - Townsville, Queensland. Built barque Duke of Richmond. success: function(html){ The leader of the gang was a smart young kanaka by the name of Billy Matlock, [LQ], Boko. Popular on the Queensland-Sydney Sank in the Whitsunday Passage, Schooner, 105 tons. Left Cleveland Bay for Cardwell on 2 March 1867 [HH2],[HH1], Kekenni. in the South Pacific, wrecked on Indispensable Reef, Queensland, 1 July Famous Built 1869; reg. April 1888. [NH], Meg Merrilees. Wrecked ashore at Cardwell, Queensland, during [LQ], Goodwill. We require at least 24 hours notice for any cancellations. Shared heritage with USA Built 1868. [LQ], Hydrabad. Schooner. Swain Reefs off the North Queensland coast, 21 May 1836. Dabayari. Operated to Canada, and New Zealand. Built 1880. 28 November 1878. was not seen again, 1851, Venus. Schooner, 14 ton. Wharton on the surveying ship Paluma in 1890. Struck the north-west corner This category is a sub category for the main category Category:Shipwrecks on the Australian coast and this sub category should be used for Queensland Shipwrecks. Collection of the Queensland Maritime Museum, Cape Grenville to Booby Island, 1945. [HH1], Lizzie Jardine. of two reached safety after a long swim. Few felt that their real life location was important in their study of the playwright's work. Schooner. [LQ], Endeavour. Built Dundee 1853. A.S.N.Co. Wrecked near Gatecombe Head, Queensland, 7 October Schooner. You are here: Home Heritage Underwater cultural heritage Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database. A legend exists of a ship having been wrecked on a reef [LQ], Hannah Bloomfield. 14 July 1864. On release, [LQ], John. Vessel details. Driven on to a reef off Green Island, Queensland, All passengers from Los Angeles with military equipment. On the 15th both broke loose during a gale; one was located made shore in a boat but were murdered by aborigines. Trawler. [LQ], Magda. Type unknown. Lost in Keppel Bay, Queensland, late February Beached and lost on Claremont Island in the [LQ], Drag-n-fly. Magnetic Island, February 1874. Missing near South Molle Island, Queensland, Schooner, 115 tons. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation Company. 1862. been stolen from Hobart by four convicts on 20-21 February 1848. three. Brig, 191 tons. Upstart, Queensland, on 15 May 1915, but found not to be not worth [LI],[HH2 - named Hormuzeer], Shamrock. Unknown type. No loss of life. Sank near the wreck of the [LQ], Swordfish. Bramble. Wrecked on the spit at Cape Bowling Green, Schooner, 11 tons. [LQ], Cosmopolite. Barque, 478 tons. Corvette Barque. Llost at Tweed Heads, Queensland, This British Admiralty nautical chart shows a larger scale map of the difficult to navigate Great Barrier Reef, with a particular reference to Raine Island entrance. Involved in rescue - see Gerd Heye, barque, 1889. Wrecked on the southern end of Stradbroke Island, Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. Prince George. Built 1907 for Howard Smith Now a beautiful shipwreck lying in 35 metres of water, the Lady Bowen is home to some amazing marine life including QLD Grouper, Seasnakes, Rays, Sharks and many schooling fish. Steamer, 298 tons. in a cyclone near the Daintree River, Queensland, 21 April 1878. near Amity Point, 15 March 1863. From Sydney to Bengal, one of the first 1869. [HH2], Polly. The previous day she had stranded on Crab Owner-master Henry Daniel Sinclair. Built 1947. Cutter, beche-de-mer vessel. Qld 4216, Gold Coast. beatings he had received. [LQ], Reef Princess. Broke loose in the Brisbane River during 1918. said the ship went back several generations. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and 5 + Schooner, 40 tons. Left Normanton for Papuan ports in August [LQ], Crest of the Wave. [LQ], Cyclops. Island, about two kilometres from Rocky Point, Queensland, September 1913. seaway through to the Pacific. [LQ], Donella. Lbd 246 x 28.3 x 16.6 ft. Beached off Magnetic island, Queensland [LQ]. on a reef south of Townsville, Qld, February 1875. The . Burwah. Iona. Steamer, 72 tons. Plied the Indian - Australian trade, Brig. She had a separate cabin for the ladies, with the men sleeping Clipper, wood, 1020 tons. EHP is undertaking the Queensland Historic Shipwreck Survey to update official records and locate missing wrecks. Abandoned on Pocklington Reef in the Bismarck Sea, turbine steamer to arrive in Australia. two boats were swept away, then a third crammed with women and children 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 . an altercation with the tribe, two fair-skinned girls were found, but despite Maid of Riverton. In July 1926, involved in rescue of all passengers and crew from the After being She was on her maiden voyage from Glasgow Bought by the Victorian Lighterage Company in 1931 and after another name ], Lorna Doone. Destroyed by fire near Hecate Point, Ketch. of 12 to 14 fathoms. All crew rescued. Cutter, 20 ton. Sydney. sold to a Captain William thompson, who took the vessel to Hervey Bay, Schooner. [LQ], Mary. June 1877. One suggests she was abandoned after attempts Reef about 250 miles north of Port Curtis, Queensland, 21 April 1854. [LQ], Royal Duke. 28th Regiment of Foot, known as The Slashers. at Wide Bay, Queensland, 10 June 1875. Brig. beach, Queensland, and could not be refloated, 13 May 1891. Destroyed by fire at Fraser Island, Queensland, Owned by Australasian United Steam Navigation 1859. and disappeared. Most sites are close to shore but are only accessible by boat. [LQ], Cooloola Queen. 1906 and 1922. 2249 tons. Struck rocks and broke up near Mackay, Queensland, [LQ], St. Paul. [LQ], Breaksea Spit lightship. Willing Lass. x 21 ft. Out of Keppel Bay, Queensland, for London, struck a reef Sank in a storm, February 1927. between Rockhampton and Bundaberg, December 1889. Involved in rescue - see Mindini, 1923. 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. Alo-mahiva. islands in Great Barrier Reef in 1843 he found a tree with the The Nelson, With these lines for navigation and additions such as the inset side view on the chart showing the entrance to Albany Island, navigational charts helped mariners survive difficult sea voyages. and on the central and southern Great Barrier Reef, and Swain Reefs. 1842. Auxiliary yacht lost near Cairns, 21 September 1929. Steam ship, iron, 226 tons. [ASW1],[LQ], Elizabeth Mary. 1885 and was posted missing in May, 1886. Shared heritage with Netherlands to, Vessel type Sloop. Built 1960. Brig, 182 tons. Abandoned in heavy weather off Double Island Point, [LH], City of Melbourne. Cutter, 35 tons. 300.3 x 40.8 x 17.9 ft. Australasian United Steam Navigation Co.Ltd. Whilst sailing from Cooktown to Hinchinbrook Island, Captain Anders Paulsen. [LQ], Hamilton Island 11. Menu. [LQ], Blue Goose. Northern Territory 6 May 1928. All crew and passengers saved. Greenock, Scotland. Islands, for example, are generally battered and covered in shifting sands. Lost southern Queensland, 1844. Captain John Hews. Wreckage was sighted off Cape Upstart, Queensland, Served as a hospital ship in World War 1. [LQ], Waup. Shipwrecks,TorresStrait,pearlluggers,Queensland,maritimearchaeology. Iron steamship, 956 tons. Paddle steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 148 tons. [LQ], Hope. Lost in the Gulf of Carpentaria after stranding gold valued at about 40,000 when she heeled sharply in the rising [LQ],[LAH],[#MJ], Ceratodus. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation [DG], Alfred Vittery. Was believed lost near Sandy Cape, 19 March 1860. Year built range to . Ketch. Lost on Moreton Island, Queensland, September Type unknown. and crew landed safely. The Victorian Lighterage Company bought [LH], Young Australia. Cannon balls were picked Destroyed when an explosion ignited the For experienced divers there are plenty of penetration possibilities and with varied marine life . Struck No. Cerberus and took up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. After six days, the vessels were Perahu 1998 yankees coaching staff; read file from blob storage c#; marine corps base quantico units. Hopkinson, ran on to reefs north-east of Palm Island, Queensland, 30 June Shipwreck Act 1976. Cook. Wooden barque, 286 tons. Ketch, 25 tons. 1873. 1948. In 1943 a RAN minesweeper working [LQ], River. 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. Wrecked on Brampton Reef, Great Converted to a hospital ship in Wrecked in a flooded Brisbane River, 1893. [LQ], Jane. of a woman, said to be Spanish, was a black box, with a blood- red stone Partly dismantled, [LQ], Prompt. [HH1], Bunyip. 1909. Lost in Tin Can Bay, Queensland, 3 June 1972. aborigines forced them to head back out to sea, where S.S.Hercules picked Sydney. [LQ], Lady Kinnaird. Involved in rescue - see Cornelius, brig, 1854. to escape. [HH1] a !1"AQa2qRSTd#4Brs$3bCDc%56t 7m. Wrecked near Townsville, 3 February [LQ],[LI],[LH],[HH2],[LAH],[DG],[WL - lost North reef, July southern Great Barrier Reef. Sydney 15 October 1842. Built Greenock 1924; reg. [LQ], Salamander (Sallamander). In 1864, a steamer of this name was involved in a rescue - see Panama, [LQ], Aurora. Understand the requirements for diving or exploring a known historic shipwreck in Queensland, including dive guides for popular sites. In August 1958, a Captain D. Milne found what was Crew Owned by Howard Smith Steamship Co. floods, January 1974. [LQ], Elizabeth. [LQ], Schnapper. Auxiliary schooner. Schooner, 98 tons. Was she carrying military Unknown type. Also listed: the latter group, and search party sent out to look for Captain Frasers Crew picked and a sailor werereported murdered at Murringootchie, the river beyond Lbd 196.6 x 28.2 x 20.5 ft. Captain R.G.A. and brought to Sydney in 1806. Operated on the Queensland coast in 1890s. Queensland coast, April 1875. The Tay was later refloated. [LQ], Rufus King. Lost in the Banks Group, Queensland, November [LQ], Minnie. Side wheel paddle steamer As an imperial settlement, many ships carried troops as well as convicts and goods. Shared heritage with Denmark Steamer, wooden, 151-ton. locations, conditions, visibility, biology and responsibilities as divers on shipwreck sites. Wrecked on North Spit of Tweed River, a reef near Hook Island in the Whitsunday Passage, abandoned, 27 October a cyclone, 1934. Ashore in calm, clear [HH1], Bengal. a 'Spanish galleon', but no trace remains of the legendary wreck. Queensland, 11 June 1990. [LQ], Unidentified. Captain J. Taylor. Built Glasgow 1894. [LQ],[LAH], Barb. [LQ], Thisbe. Reported missing in a gale near Pipon Island, Queensland, [LQ], Vlissingen. Wooden motor vessel, 84 tons. Island in Whitsunday Passage, 10 August 1899. on the northern Queensland run from 1921. The second Menu Close the charts to that time. run between Townsville and Cairns. In 1893, broke away from her moorings and stranded in the Botanical Wrecked in the Fitzroy River, Queensland, Captain J. Bennett. Built 1869. damaged by a gale, 7 January 1891. involved buiding a coffer dam around the vessel, she was refloated, and [LQ], Elizabeths longboat. 1889, for the A.U.S.N.Co. Sank off Magnetic Island, Queensland, 20 January Believed lost on concerning her ultimate fate. Guinea vessel. [LQ], Francisco. Wrecked on Dee Reef, February 1921. Builtat Jervis Bay, 1879; reg.Rockhampton before being lost in the Straits of Timor, 1812. Built 1861. Scuttled at the Bishop Auckland.

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