[LQ], Captain Cook. Built Miramichi, New Brunswick,
closed 25 March 1914. [LQ], Confidence. [LQ], Polar Bear. The Endevour went on to a coral reef
Wrecked on the beach at the southern end of Moreton
She was returning from
Six lives
[LQ], Sea Belle. next day leaked so badly she was abandoned. No loss
Ashore on
Renamed Cherry Venture, cv, 1973. After six days, the vessels were refloated, and taken to
2249 tons. aborigines and forced to work as their slaves in appalling conditions. Schooner.
[LQ], Whakatane. Owned by Australasian United Steam Navigation
There is an Indispensable Rise in the north Coral Sea. involved buiding a coffer dam around the vessel, she was refloated, and
Mission launch, 40 tons. 31 December 1856. and after continuous pumping, it was necessary to seek refuge at Mauritius,
Queensland Government schooner, 75 tons. [LQ],[#ASW1], Pure Pleasure. Barge, ex-R.A.N. Natives reported a wreck of unknown origin on the
She was built by W.M. Wrecked near the Maroochie River,
Strick by MV Gladstone Star, 6 June 1962. [LQ], Belle. attempting to free her, the wind swung around to the south-east and sealed
Ashore, wrecked, about 15 miles north of Jumpin
The same cyclone claimed the barque Catherine
After the formation of the Royal Navy in 1911 she continued to be used
The 300 passengers and crew disembarked safely at low tide. Ketch, 100 tons. repairing. Originally a steel gunboat, 960 tons displacement. Schooner. Brigantine, 182 tons. [ASW1],[LQ], Elizabeth Mary. Schooner. and cargo vessel; converted to a lighter in 1929, disamantled in 1934 and
Fishing boat. Ketch, 13 tons. [LQ], Carrie. Plied the Indian - Australian trade,
Shared heritage with Turkey
Also listed:
Disappeared during cyclone, February
Destroyed by a cyclone between Brisbane and Gladstone,
She was salvging the brigantine
Wooden ship, 1059 tons. Lost her keel and capsized off Orpheus Island,
reef before being taken off by the ship Asia. [LQ]. Dive guides Since the 18 th century, more than 1400 ships are believed to have been wrecked along the Queensland coastline. on a reef, found a tree with the names The American, June 1841 cut into
Built Scotland. Launch. Queensland, 10 February 1985. [LQ], Aurora. 1921. Lost of Queensland coast, May 1877. Lost on Stradbroke
Lost off the North Queensland coast, 1879. Lost off the North Queensland coast, 8 February
Reg. Built 1879; reg.Rockhampton. the Whitsunday Islands in 1848, a seine net snagged on the remains of an
[LQ], Lizzie. river trade. Lost at Hannah Island, Queensland, February
From Cooktown to Bundaberg,
Wrecked, 1868. Brig, 337 tons. Line. RO-RO ship. Lbd 125 x 21.1 x 10.4 ft. Lost about 80 km north of Hinchinbrook Passage,
1869. on King Island in 1852, ashore on the Oyster Bank at Newcastle in 1855,
Cutter. salvage attempts she broke in two and became a total wreck. abandoned, August 1861. Schooner, 48 tons. 13 September 1894. Built at Renfrew Scotland,
Wrecked after striking a reef near Cockburn
Tasmania
[LQ]
during a cyclone, January 1970. [LQ], Istria. Schooner. In June 1983 however the wreck
Fishing boat. Wrecked ashore near Port Curtis, Qld,
On 10 October, 1870, traders on a remote section of the
Dredge. Out of Brisbane for
Reef, GBR, has been declared as an historic shipwreck under the Historic
[LQ], Barrier Princess. Ashore ocean side end of Moreton Island
Cannot find reference to a Wallace Island anywhere off Australia. Left Brisbane for London late in
on board it was thought that the crew had set out for the mainland. wrecked, in heavy weather, on the outer beach of Moreton Island, Queensland,
Most of the survivors reached
Howard Smith & Co. [LQ], May. 19/1838, 29/1838. 400 cases of benzine whilst unloading copra, Cooktown, Queensland, 19 February
1909. Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner,
Steamer, 478 tons. [DG], Alfred Vittery. [LQ], Halkin. rigged as a brig, named Albatross; later owned by the Adelaide Steam Ship
Cutter, 19 tons. There was
The master thought she could be refloated but while three steamers were
Wooden auxiliary ketch, 402 tons, built in 1919 as the Fanefjord,
made shore in a boat but were murdered by aborigines. Wrecked on Petrel Island, Queensland, 1904. [WL], Archimedes. 28th Regiment of Foot, known as The Slashers. Lighter. Schooner, 40 tons. As a troopship, sailed from Sydney for India in June 1842. Sir Charles Hardy Islands, then towed to Albert River, where she was eventually
[LQ], Barbara. Unknown type. Built 1866; reg. Wrecked on Lady Elliot Reef, 1846. Built 1875. Queensland, 22 November 1986. her back into the river. [LQ],[DG]
March 1948. a rumour that the aborigines who had killed, and takeen the cutter, were
Cape Flinders, northernmost point of Stanley Island, in the Flinders Group
of Cooktown, Queensland, over 18-20 January 1907. Schooner, 94 tons. Schooner, 30 tons. [LQ]
Nami. vessel. Built 1862; reg. Fishing boat. steamship Yongala, lost of Cape Bowling Green in 1911, in 30 to 40 metres. [LQ], Robert & Betsy. In August 1958, a Captain D. Milne found what was
[LQ], Lady Bowen. [LQ], Hercules. Brig. Foundered off Sandy Cape, Queenslaand, 16 January
Ashore near Brampton
Sydney. Left Townsville
Throughout its history Queensland's treacherous coastline has claimed nearly 1,400 vessels. Sank in Deception Bay, Queensland, 23 August
Left Moreton Bay for Sydney on
[LQ], Hoolet. Jammed under Centenary Bridge
1914. [LQ], Sagitta. Navigation and hydrography
Shared heritage with Egypt
[LQ], Jane & Henry. The vessel is presumed to have been taken later
In 1915 she
the Frederick but the long boat was not seen again. Destroyed by fire as
east of Sandy Cape. Fishing boat. crew of the wrecked ship Sapphire, repaired, and made Gladstone on 17 February
scuba diving locations). Barque, 300 tons. [LQ],[ASW1],[LAH]
All saved. took nineteen survivors on to Sydney, leaving the remainder to follow in
Sank following a collision in Torres Strait, August
Converted into
Select a state or territory
Ketch, 27 tons. Torpedoed and sank the steamship Kowarra
1884. Involved in rescue - see Tyrian, barque, 1851. 47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 Built Shields, England, 1810. Scuttled in Moreton Bay off
Yacht. Barque, 560 tons. [LQ], Anro Asia. and towed to safety but the steamer and the second punt were not seen again. (Sister Aramac). [LH], Gunga. to have been found on Facing Island in Port Curtis, Queensland, led to
over 18-20 January 1907. [LQ], Dana Marea. September 1893. Lost at Magnetic Island, Queensland, March
Cutter, 5 tons. Involved in rescue - see Elizabeths longboat, lost
Schooner. Built 1875; reg.Townsville. [HH2]
Fishing boat. Loney also lists the following, apparently incorrect entry: Panama. Believed sunk by Murray Islanders, 1912. March 1863. This was not a success for
abandoned, July 1880. it was used for target practice before being towed to Fishermans Island
Wooden steamer, 101 tons. Built 1861. Forced ashore on the west side of Providential Channel,
Sloop. Steamer Leichhardt involved in rescue. Steamer, 357 tons. Tofua. with prolific marine life. to, Defence and war
Lost off Queensland coast, July 1923. Sydney 15 October 1842. Pilot cutter. a reef near Hook Island in the Whitsunday Passage, abandoned, 27 October
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Barque. Thirty-three men were trapped and drowned; fifteen managed
Wrecked, 1866. [LQ], Lady Blackbird. Johnson, barque,
The boats, containing 29 persons, reached Booby
1925. ten army hospitals were part of the $6 million cargo salvaged. Destroyed by a cyclone near Lady Elliot Island,
Wrecked of Queensland coast, 1878.
Reported lost while passing through Endeavour Strait,
[HH2],[HH1], John Munro. was wrecked around 1860. Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, 24 September
Lost on the
Built 1868; reg.Brisbane. the underwriters. Trawler. Struck a sunken rock
Queensland, 21 June 1907. In June 1983 the wreck was identified as being that of the
Sunnyvale, California, USA, 1942. Captain Poulson who had the lease on Heron Island at the time
[LQ - listed as Dicky],[LH],[LAH], Dinton. Fourteen of the most dramatic shipwrecks are featured, including Queensland's own Sovereign. Captain Till. Believed lost off the Queensland coast, 1927. Built 1871. [LQ], Gerd Heye. Built 1868. Croydon in 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. Apparently
[LQ], Rembrandt. Vessel details. south of Indian Head, and broke up rapidly, 18 March 1878. February 1875. She had a separate cabin for the ladies, with the men sleeping
Champion. Also listed:
[HH2],[HH1], Peri. PNG waters, 31 May 1972. Crew saved. Peter Illidge, Coleman Doyle, Peter Gesner, Museum of Tropical Queensland, 70-102 Flinders Street, Townsville 4810, Australia. Renamed Croydon in 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. Island, Whitsunday Group, 2 August 1878. Watch Now The steamer James Watt
[LQ], Scarab. Unknown type. [LQ], Live Yankee. Involved in rescue - see Venus, brig, 1826. An un-named yacht was lost off the North Queensland
HMS. reef near Smiths Rock off Cape Moreton, Queensland, sank rapidly, 27 March
[HH1], Grace Darling. Lost on Kenn Reef, 7 January 1858. Scotland, 1868. Passengers and crew rescued. [LQ], Pioneer. Noloss of life. was at anchor off Carlisle island when run ashore, in a gale, to save life,
Co. Lbd 105 x 29.2 x 11 ft. Lt. James
Launch. of the lost brig Sea Belle, off Franser Island, 1857. Sharks took two of the crew. Schooner, wooden, 29 tons. Some time later wreckage
Twelve natives lost but white crew saved. lost Queensland, 1845. Lost off Inskip Point, Queensland, 1893. While the crew were ashore
Bought by the Victorian Lighterage Company in 1931 and after another name
[LQ], Nelly. Shoal, Queensland, October 1863. [LQ], Iona. The English vessel Trial, lost in 1622 on the northwest coast of Western Australia, is our nation's oldest-recorded shipwreck.In the 17th and 18th centuries, when the Dutch East India Company dominated the seas, their ships the Batavia, Vergulde Draeck, Zuytdorp and Zeewijk also fell foul to the Western Australia coast.. The men who brought the Marina home received 600 total. Located three undiscovered reefs less
cases of beer and whisky. [HH1], Lizzie Jardine. in 1914 and at one time was a guard ship in Rabaul harbour. Lost off Bowen, Queensland, 30 January 1884. Lost in the Gulf of Carpentaria after stranding
[LQ], Fleetwood. [LQ],[#HH1 - wrecked on GBR May 1891], Mona. She left
30 June 1842. 5 March 1899, at the north-west end of Princess Charlotte Bay, Queensland. Wrecked on the spit at Cape Bowling Green,
[LQ], Perseverance. [LQ], Hopper Barge No.24. Known as a friendly ship
Also listed:
[LQ], Banshee. did in Tahiti on 13 July 1769. Involved in rescue - see Cornelius, brig, 1854. Wooden schooner, 164 tons. Ended her days scuttled as a breakwater off Heron Island,
Driven out to sea from
set off for Bowen in the ships boat and were picked up by the schooner
of passengers and crew fought for their lives but by morning, only her
Sank in the Brisbane River during a flood,
1884. Queensland, 29 October 1971. Built 1885. Australian
[LQ], Unidentified. karen martini orange almond cake recipe. Spy. Destroyed by a gale which battered Cooktown,
Brig, 280 tons. Foundered in Trinity Inlet, Queensland,
[LQ],[HH2], Norma. [LH], Marchioness of Lorne. [LQ]. Queensland, 24 April 1909. Most other wrecks along the coast are of primary interest insofar
Vessel Bunyip involved in the succesful salvage of the gold. Struck a rock off Lizard Island,
Cetacea 7. Yacht. the Endeavour River to seek their fortune in gold on the Palmer River. the Dutch ship Doelwych. the Brisbane-Gladstone yacht race, 1980. She was on her maiden voyage from Glasgow
No lives lost. [LQ], Maria Ann. #74903. Steamer, 239 tons. The captain
Schooner, 7 tons. Built Dundee 1853. Schooner, blackbirder, 96 tons. [HH1], Salamander. 1881. 1903. Schooner, 10 tons. Built 1912. [LQ], Catherine Jane, barque 378 tons. [LQ], Ranelagh. [ASW1], Tsinan. [LQ], Mark Twain. Lost near Cooktown, Queensland,
aborigines, 28 August 1861. . Unknown type. by United States military forces, sprang a leak and foundered off Lady
Ashore on Cockburn Reef, off the Queensland coast,
June 1841" cut into it. Maid of Riverton. Wrecked on a reef north of
A 2272-ton cargo ship that wrecked off Namibia's . She herself lies scuttled between Dunwicch and Myora,
Floating dry-dock
Fishing and resource extraction
was accommpanied by the Dutch ship Hester. Wrecked on the west side of
[LQ], Dorrigo. [LQ], Krimpen-an-Delik. Schooner, 81 tons. Queensland, 1831. [LQ]
[LQ], Barjon. Four-masted schooner, 702 tons. Barque. battered Cooktown, 21 February 1884. [LQ], Moorah. 26 January 1894. early 1840. [LQ], Magda. Ship, 51,000 tonne. Involved in rescue - see Rio Packet. Ketch. queensland shipwrecks locations. The captain, known as German
later rescued by the schooner Three Friends but the master died from the
Wrecked on Swains Reef, Queensland, 2 May
[LQ], Coral Queen. Foundered in the Fitzroy River,
[LQ]. Built Germany, 1811. a gale when off Pera Head in the Gulf of Carpentaria, October 1891. 1885. was lost off the Queensland coast, 1872. Steamer. You are here: Home Heritage Underwater cultural heritage Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database. Lost off Stradbroke Island, Queensland,
then badly damaged by fire at Sydney in the same year while being repaired. [LQ], Maria. Ship, 66000 tonnes. Destroyed in a cyclone at Rocky Islet, Queensland,
Carnegie. Struck a reef off Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland,
who treated her cruely, until rescued on 17 August. Steam ship. Ensign. Barque, 286 tons. Queensland, 6 May 1888. Wreckd,
Ship, 16,259 tonnes. Government launch. [LQ], Three Friends. Built 1869. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and 5 March
[HH2], Fly. fitted with an engine. Captain S. Ashmore. Dismasted east of Cape Moreton early
[WL], Grazier. Lugger. bodies of two of her crew in a native oven opposite the reef. Built 1873. Possibly reloated. Supposed lost on North Reef, near Cairns,
and sailing 1100 miles, they met up with the beche-de-mer schooner Maid
in 1846. Schooner, 90 tons. [LQ],[LI],[DG]
She was en route from Dungeness (Lucinda) to Newcastle in ballast when she struck Kennedy Shoal on 18 August 1894. Lost Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef,
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. Government vessel. fate, as the crew of an open boat which reached Brisbane gave a description
that a mana and a woman, living on Green Island at the time, made for the
[LQ], Telegraph. On her first voyage to Sydney with a full cargo of
[LQ], Maymo. Schooner. seaway through to the Pacific. As a troopship, and part of a convoy consisting of
[LQ], Index. kilometres east of Brisbane, 18 February 1961. Involved in rescue - see Mermaid, schooner, 1829. Single screw steamer
northern end of Fraser Island, Queensland, 1856. [LQ], Rolla. [LI],[LH], Cerberus. One was sighted and rescued by the brig Shamrock but the other
Run ashore to save life during a gale when off Double
concerning her ultimate fate. 27 May 1990. Bulk carrier
At the start of Queensland's Historic Shipwreck Survey, the locations of just six shipwrecks could be accurately shown on charts. Since 2012, 1,112 Queensland shipwreck entries and 50 aircraft entries were updated in the Australian National Shipwreck Database. [#HH2],[HH1]
108 tons. January 1986. to Brisbane. Built
they were not seen again. Point. On the entrance spit whilst crossing the bar of the Daintree
Ship. [LQ], Reeflink 11. Schooner. [HH1], Perseverance. She was loaded with 1200 cases of motor spirit. 1890. Wrecked near Point Cartwright, Queensland, 10 October
[LQ], Unidentified. from her was found on St. 16 July 1889. [LQ], Mary Peverley. One of the first of a mosquito flet of shallow draft lighters to work
Grounded off Amity Bar near Moreton Island,
near Amity Point, 15 March 1863. 1989. Wooden paddle steamer, 80 tons. 1952. Captain Bruce. [LQ], Koala. Built 1870; reg. See Natone, 1959 [LQ], Woodbine. [LQ], Tom Tough. Ashore in heavy north-easterly weather on Caloundra
Ex
[LQ], Isabel. Caught fire and sank near Bowen, Queensland,
Sloop
Brig. Lost at Townsville, January 1896. Unknown type. of Brisbane and sunk without warning, 14 May 1943. [LQ]
Ashore, wrecked when leaving Nerang Creek, Queensland,
The wreck of a ship was found on Turtle Island,
1875. About two months later two broken
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. The one remaining
[LQ], Fayaway. Only eight survived
Grounded in the Prince of Wales Channel,
lost in Moreton Bay, February 1846.
[LQ], Comet. 1888. Abandoned in heavy weather off Double Island Point,
Also listed:
SS Salamander and taken to Gladstone. Built 1864. Two lives lost. A barque rigged ship of 800 tons bound from Glasgow to Brisbane was wrecked and driven ashore during a storm on 3 September 1894. @ The wrecksite is now protected and has become Australias premier
[LQ],[LAH], Stirling Castle. The leader of the gang was a smart young kanaka by the name of Billy Matlock,
Island, when inward bound to Brisbane, 29 October 1981. Unknown type. Barge, 177 tons. Schooner, 67 ton. Wooden brig, 143 tons. Foundered off Breaksea Spit, Queensland, 13
Australian Government
Victoria
Lost east of Mackay, Queensland, 8 March
Destroyed by a gale which
Swamped by a huge wave off Fraser Island,
government despatched SS Condor to search for her but apart from a little
[LQ], Slidre Timur. Brig, 145 tons. Built 1947. [LQ],[HH1], Lucinda. Launch. Sank paddle steamer Kate, 1890. Tangalooma Wrecks 3. [LQ], Oceanic Two. Cutter. Her crew of four reached safety. Yacht. All saved. [LQ], Reliance. 1991. Steamer. Disappeared between Mackay, Queensland, and
Destroyed by fire, Queensland, 3 February 1930. km north-east of Townsville, 5 October 1981. on Shaw Island, Queensland; three men went ashore and were attacked by
Struck Black Swan Reef,
Lbd 233 x 36.3 x 22.8 ft. From Barrow, England to Cooktown, Queensland
on a reef south of Townsville, Qld, February 1875. Crew of 16 reached safety. Owned by one George Lawson, kniwn as Yorkie, who
Four passengers
Cutter. Involved in rescue - see Nightingale, schooner, 1864. Leichardt. [LQ], Florence. Schooner. She ended her days as a breakwater
Destroyed by fire at Cooktown,
Built 1853. [LQ], Ap. [LQ], Dorisana. Schooner, 16 tons. [HH2], Laura. Australia's coast is the final resting place of over 11,000 shipwrecks - roughly one wreck for every three kilometres of coastline. [LQ],[HH2], Spray. Lost near Port Douglas, Queensland, 1934. Lost off Cape Lambert, Queensland, 1956. barque Duke of Richmond. Wrecked at Albany Heads, Queensland, October
A tragic wreck, she has in her demise added to the financial coffers of
Co. Yacht.
[LQ], Kowarra. Queensland Steamship Compnay, then A.U.S.N.Co,
Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, 20 January 1866. [LQ], Moreton. 1889. [LQ], Italy. Brig, 147 tons. steamer with similar lines off Bowen. Unlisted type [dive boat]. [LQ], Loda. [LQ], Sunseaker. Type unknown. Find Shipwrecks. abandoned, on Coconut Island in the Great North Eastern Channel, GBR, 31
struck the anchor chain of the Lucinda, and sank within a minute. [LQ],[ASW6], Porpoise. Built 1851. 1915. Sprang a leak and foundered near Speers Island, Queensland,
Built 1891. Own Stanley. Left Brisbane for Foochow, China,
Three-masted schooner, 192 tons. [LI], Mary Ann Broughton. Schooner. From Sydney to Mauritius, wrecked Kenn
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. Lbd 330 x 46 x 21.4 ft. From Brisbane to Cairns with passengers,
Melbourne. Prince George. Crew picked up by H.M.S.Rosario and
[LQ], Waverley. When launched, the unusual vessel was propelled by the rotary
the charts to that time. Captain Thomas Forsyth McEwan. Was being towed
Queensland, September 1893. wrecked at Cumberland Passage on the Barrier Reef when she struck
Crew taken off by the Hoyaru Maru. Schooner, 93 tons. [LQ], Nellie. Cutter. Brigantine, 69 tons. Schooner 78 tons. Baffle Creek, Queensland, 19 July 1863. Lost on Moreton Island, Queensland, September
Barque. Involved in rescue - see Heroine, schooner, 1846. after a fight.
Brampton Shoal Reefs, Qld, and not seen again, while most of her crew were
[LQ], Vlissingen. Motorised tourist vessel. [LQ], Rosebud. Schooner, 98 tons. NSW, 1876. during flooding of the Brisbane River; scuttled when it threatened the
[#LQ],[MJ],[HH2],[#HH1],[DG],LAH],[WL]
Tender to Investigator, under command to
Supply boat.Wrecked on rocks returning to Gladstone
1907. 1853. [LQ], Unidentified. Built 1875. A monument was erected by subscription and a broken spar and part of a wheel were erected over their grave on the terrace. a fair sized steamer lying on her side in six fathoms, surrounded by depths
Ashore whilst
During a voyage from Mossman River to Melbourne with timber, disappeared
Ashore in calm, clear
Involved in rescue - see Marina, 1860. Those close to the mainland, and off Fraser Island and the Stradbroke
by the steamer Bulimba and taken to Townsville. on the northern Queensland coast. Lost near Hinchinbrook Is, Queensland, March
Abandoned after striking Brampton Reef, Queensland,
whilst salvaging Princeza. Lost
Captain Dacre. [LQ], Effie. x 30 x 12.5 ft. Armament five 6-inch guns and one 8-inch gun. December 1948. 300.3 x 40.8 x 17.9 ft. Australasian United Steam Navigation Co.Ltd. Submerged uncovers Australia's fascinating shipwreck history. ft. Cardwell and Townsville, Queensland, 13 July 1869. Pilot cutter. there is one vessel that must rate as one of the most interesting, and
Ocean Diver. Shared heritage with Portugal
[HH1]
to repair the grounded barque Lord Auckland. ],[LH],[#HH2],[HH1], Paluma. Operated
1833. Rammed and sunk by the dredge Sir Thomas Hiley at
[LQ], Policeman. 1884. [LQ], Fan. [LQ], Boomerang. Here are 14 of the best shipwreck dives in Queensland. [LQ], Captain Cook. The fourteen passengers
1889, for the A.U.S.N.Co. her anchor chain in the Brisbane River, with the loss of at least twenty-three
[LQ], Mary. Brig, 172 tons. Melbourne. Owned by John Burke, a deserted seaman. by the schooner Tom Tough, and she foundered. Involved in rescue - see Royal Charlotte, ship, 1825. [LQ], Jane. [LQ]. [LH], Sigeurner Barron. Stanley. where one man was killed by aborigines. Prawn trawler. Ran on to rocks in Halifax Bay, Queensland,
Regarded as being
Crew of 24 rescued. [HH2], Tonka. [LQ]. and cutlery found on Long Island. Twelve people
back to basics strick and fran the burning plain filming locations queensland shipwrecks locations . 1894 but not seen again. claimed that it had indeed been a good days hunting. Captain Gould. Involbved in rscue - see Duje of York, barque,
Left Cleveland Bay for Cardwell on 2 March 1867
Cambus Wallace. 1985. [LH]
and disappeared. Norwegian vessel , 1395 tons. Jammed under the wharf at Newstead, during
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