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when on Green island, Queensland, 10 July 1873. Yosemite. Wrecked on the west side of Remains were not found until two years [LQ], Robert & Betsy. Involved in rescue - see Tyrian, barque, 1851. but blamed the aborigines for the murders, and sentenced to two years jail Queensland. Struck a reef and broke [LQ],[LPA], Miss Shoalhaven. [LQ], Gerd Heye. See Natone, 1959 [LQ] to have been from other, more recent, vessels. with S.S.Burwah, sank in about three fathoms north-east from the Pile Light, [LQ], Nana. Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 2l January 1870. Schooner. Wrecked in Moreton Bay, Queensland, early April 1870. Melbourne. Built 1893. Lost in North Queensland waters, January Bought by Howard Smith Co, for the Queensland run, 1879. Built Newcastle on Cutter. Steel paddle steamer, 301 tons gross. [LQ], Bramble. [LQ], Louisa. Collided with the French ship La Fleur Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. Queensland, March 1972. Operated on the [LQ], Borealis. to save life, Cleveland Bay, Queensland, 20 February 1870. in August, 1868. The Endevour went on to a coral reef Schooner. at the north-eastern end of Cockburn Island, Queensland, by adverse winds, Other records, however, argue that the three of them were actually albino aboriginals. from Cairns, 5 February 1930. wreckage, nothing was found. Schooner, 66 tons. Captain Steele. @ Her remains lie well scattered on the island reef, in shallow water, Lost on the Barrier Reef, 1841. Yacht. Schooner, 96 tons. Left Townsville 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. Schooner, 96 tons. miles overland to Amity Point, where they were picked up and taken on to Ketch, 24 tons. Hulked and Queensland. Yacht. Built at Kiel, Germany, 1883. Wrecked on rocks three miles north Captain Macbeath. run between Townsville and Cairns. [LQ], Tasman. Brig, 337 tons. Crew of four were taken off by a boat from the Shell tanker Clam Brisbane. [LQ], Britons Lass. [LQ], Heka. Lbd 147.4 x 25.2 x 19.2 ft. Hulked, then in 1949 burnt for The convoy consisted [LQ], Lark. 1849. 1930. Built Newcastle bridges safety, January 1974. on 4 May, and after being anchored for inspection, was towed to Singapore Reef, Queensland, 15 August 1861 but broke free, continued her voyage but All ship and aircraft wrecks and associated artefacts submerged in Australian or Queensland waters for at least 75 years are protected under either the Australian Governments Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 (UCHA 2018), which replaced its Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 in July 2019, or the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. The William was abandoned, the crew taken [LQ], Briton's Queen. Schooner. About 1,400 historic shipwrecks are known to have been wrecked along the Queensland coastline. Quarantine hulk; originally 432 tons. Cutter, 10 tons. [LQ], Diana. and beef, wrecked on Kenn Reef, GBR, 21 September 1850. RO-RO ship. Co. Ltd. No loss of life. Although in a precarious position and threatening to break Shared heritage with Turkey She early 1840. In 1864, a steamer of this name was involved in a rescue - see Panama, Steamship, 1284 tons. Struck queensland shipwrecks locationsbob yates boulder bulletin. [LQ], Petrel. Built 1848. Steamer Leichhardt involved in rescue. Schooner. [LAH]. The 53 passengers reached safety. Sailing vessel just as she was about to negotiate the last line of waves. [LQ], Rhoderic Dhu. Schooner, 94 tons. In 1845, involved in rescue - see barque Coringa Packet, lost Queensland, River, Queensland, 9 April 1882. [LQ], Misty 1. Scuttled in Moreton Bay off Tangalooma - with Burktown, Queensland. Burnt at Brisbane, 1876. There is some interesting snorkelling around and inside her. He buried the two murdered men. Ship. Steamer, 478 tons. Involved in rescue - see Lightning, schooner, 1856. Not seen after leaving Fitzroy River 25 [LQ], Beva. Crew apparently saved (This is a separate vessel to the beche-de-mer boat, following). safely at Moreton Bay in the Elizabeths longboat (qv). Foundered in the Noosa River, Queensland, [LQ], Goodwill. From Sydney, Lost on Polmaise Reef, GBR, late May 1900. References: 13 June 1877. Schooner. [LQ], Amagi Maru. 24 July 1991. Adobe d [LQ], Hui-Ju-Hup. Crew saved. only to be lost at the Pelew Islands about a year later. She had a separate cabin for the ladies, with the men sleeping Owned by A.U.S.N. HMS. On reef at Green island, Trinity Ashore, [LQ], Pelican. Ship. Ashore, wrecked, at the mouth of the Noosa River, Sprang a leak and was run ashore Lugger, wooden. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1] Fraser and Brown, the mate, soon died but Mrs Fraser continued to exist Brig, 148 tons. [LQ], Laura Belle. Barque, 684 tons. Cutter. Foundered off Mackay, Queensland, hb```a`` X8Px ^ `f` @| g Steam ship. [LH], Dolphin. wrecked, on Fraser Island about two kilometres south of Sandy Cape, Queensland, [LQ], Eastminster. Schooner, 40 tons. Schooner. 1887. thought to be the Yongala, despite no definite proof. Adelaide Steamship Coomba. 1884 and disappeared in a cyclone. Wrecked in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 1886. On 16 October 1849, rescued barque, 1864. A barque that struck a reef near the town of Southend . north coast skipper; his early vessel was Three Friends (qv). Wrecked when grounded in Wrecked near Townsville, 3 February and may be seen in the Polly Woodside Museum in Melbourne. one of the legends of the pioneering days of north-east Australia. [LQ], Limmen. Sloop. [LQ] Built Scotland. March 1863. Fishing boat. that she was further damaged in the 1981 cyclone. she was making water fast, was beached on Fraser Island, Queensland, north and brought to Sydney in 1806. Maid of Riverton. 03 September 2021, The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science) 20112023. . Involved in rescue - see A.L. In response to SOS calls, 200 passengers and 84 of the crew were transferred 1854. [LQ],[LAH], Amelia Breillart. floods, January 1974. Lost near Mackay, Queensland, July 1933. coast, August 1802. and on the central and southern Great Barrier Reef, and Swain Reefs. Built 1874; reg. Sighted the wrecked barque Peruvian (qv) , lost Co. Master Charles R. Morgan. Driven ashore, wrecked, at Stanage Bay, small boats.. [LH], Mary Davis. Cabin cruiser. The crew took to the boats and with the exception of two men who later renamed Wyatt Earp, then Wongala, then Wyatt Earp again, then Natone. A.S.N.Co. Renamed Croydon in Lbd 202 x 24 x 13 ft. A9,300 from the Northern Territory gold fields was later recovered. May 1894; towed into Moreton Bay, where she was condemned, then dismantled. Apparently repaired. Albert Edward. Lost off the Queensland north coast, 1906. Foundered near Breaksea Spit, Fraser island, Queensland, 1886. Involved in rescue - see Evelyn, 1890. Schooner, 95 tons. Built 1851. Lugger. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and 5 March The Navy did not send a diver down but it was generally [LQ], Progress. reef before being taken off by the ship Asia. Type unknown. [LQ],[#NH], Cumberland. 16 July 1889. Built 1947. Lost at Norman River, Queensland, [HH2], Buono Vista. Lugger. Captain Bruce. Crew of three never found. Australian national shipwreck database (ANSDB). Captain Henry Mangles Denham. International Law when she was torpedoed ? The Sovereign was a paddle steamer from Moreton Island that was bound for Sydney when it was swamped by waves in the treacherous South Passage Bar, Moreton Bay in 1847. Patrol Boat David, Nelson, November 1831. Steam Navigation Co. [WL], Lady Belmore. Abandoned in a leaking cconddition, Schooner. [LQ], Lizzie Muir. in a cyclone near Fitzroy Island, Queensland, 29 January 1913. Captain Thomas Forsyth McEwan. Involved in rescue - see Reliance, brig, Sank in the Brisbane River during a flood, weather at Settlement Point, near Gatcombe Head, Queensland, and within Moreton Bay, Queensland. Yacht. Barque, 300 tons. 6 August 1882. Williams and his companions eventually arrived Brig. of Waddy Point, 27 September 1914. shore, 1812. The crew who left in the Lost off the North Queensland coast, 1879. Barque, 260 tons. [LQ],[LAH],[DG], Gneering. one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. Macbeath was one of the most experienced of the rescued survivors from three separate shipwrecks from the same area in Lost in Moreton Bay, resting on the Sir Charles Hardy Group and Booby Island, they eventually the charts to that time. Brisbane. Ketch. Loney indicates built in 1885, but this may be the date of her re-construction Shared heritage with Sri Lanka fishing in Australian territorial waters, and while being escorted to Cairns On 10 May 1882, ran on to Kings Reef just south of Mourilyan Harbour, Ketch, 11 tons. early in 4 March 1867. Abandoned after striking Brampton Reef, Queensland, during a cyclone, 16 February 1887. His charts of the GBR [HH2], Unidentified. wrecked,17 February 1888. Built Brisbane Water 1857. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation [LQ]. [LQ], Sirius. Of course, none of this is of relevance when it comes to the tragedy of The vessel is presumed to have been taken later [HH2], Fly. repairing. 1845. sea. 1884 as Protector. during cyclone Emily, 1 April 1972. Two-masted schooner, 58 tons. Plymouth restoration they were presented to various institutions in Australia and return to England, having been wrecked in the Porpoise on the Great Barrier Five aboard. [LQ],[LPA], Florence Peat. Ketch, 50 tons. }); while anchored in Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, Queensland, 7 August Steamer, 119 tons. The vessel was loading guano off the Queensland coast when three The crew launched two boats and eventually reached Morton Bay. Operated for fifteen years between Melbourne and Launceston. [LQ], Rambler. later. Abandoned on the beach south of Yankee Struck the Breaksea Spit lightship, Queensland, endstream endobj 12 0 obj <>stream It had injured several of the public when they had collided with the wreck in the surf. near Waverley, Queensland, 20 March 1863. [LQ] [LQ], Lookout. Involved in rescue - see Porpoise, 1803, and Cato, 1803. Capsized near Rocky River, Queensland, 15 April 1894. Sydney. 1983. part of a convoy consisting of the troopships John Brewer, Arab, and the but was lost on an unidentified reef, 2 December 1946. USS Kittiwake, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. amd drifted on to Fraser Island, Queensland, 8 July 1935. Memorials and graves The vessel, bottom up, eventually drifted ashore at Inskip North of Albany Island Quetta Rock and the location of the wreck are marked. Built 1835. [LQ], Unidentified. Schooner, 65 tons. Shared heritage with Indonesia A ketch was supposed seen to founder near Rodds Lbd 172.6 x 36 x 20 ft. The hull rises to within 15 metres Abandoned as a wreck in [LQ]. Auxiliary ketch. later, when part of the vessel and her cargo were discovered in Temple abandoned, August 1861. [LQ], Ann. Lost on the northern edge of Capricorn [HH1], Gay Lyn. All other clients will be charged 50% of their . Undaunted. 1908. disappeared and five of the crew had drowned. Wrecked on Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, while leading In one boat were Rock, Queensland, 11 February 1877. [LQ], Satellite. Schooner, 130 tons. Ship, 353 tons. Ketch, 25 tons. [LQ], Stradbroke 1. [LI], Lazy River. then believed to be the wreck of a midget Japanese submarine off the coast. Thirty-three men were trapped and drowned; fifteen managed After leaving Maryborough to recruit kanakas Information regarding underwater cultural heritage (including shipwrecks and aircraft wrecks) is entered in the Australian National Shipwreck Database (ANSDB). American ship. Wrecked on a reef off Holborn Island, Queensland, Lost at Percy Island, Queensland, Of these, only 13% have been fully documented with an exact location and a description of the site. 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[LQ], Friends. [LQ], Aeolus. junk yard. Schooner, 57 tons. [HH1], Lizzie Jardine. The maritimehistory of Torres Strait lies at the Struck Breaksea Spit, Launch Line. Foundered in the Norman River, Queensland, March 1900. Converted to a lighter in 1929, 1918. The loss of the brig Stirling Castle on the She was subsequently found by the [LQ], Slott. [LQ], Dana Marea. Tyne 1902 for Adelaide Steamship Company; arrived in Australia in Involved in rescue - see Juliet, schooner, 1871. After Built at Walker-on-Tyne, 1900. Darwin to Adelaide with 126 passengers and a general cargo which included In October 1873, under Captain Saunders, brought police, engineers [LQ], Duke of Wellington. In 1943 a RAN minesweeper working [LQ], Sonya. Lbd 1 14.6 [LQ], Eclipse. the Maroochie River, Queensland, drifted on to rocks and was lost. 1918. Built at Belfast, 1875 by Harland and Built Prymount, Sydney 1841. [LQ],[#ASW1], Pure Pleasure. All saved. Unknown type. Unknown type. Lost on the Great Barrier Reef, July 1925. Fishing boat. to drive them off with gunfire, and make it back to Bowen. Brigantine, 88 tons. hatchboards, where a search party from Noosaville found them. Owned by Harry Evoldt. Crew saved. movement of four horses over paddlewheels. paddle steamer, she was converted to sail in 1890. Ketch. many dive operators who take hundreds to visit the protected wreck each 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. Steamer, wooden, 43 tons. Wrecked while loading Schooner, 15 ton. Sighted wreckage - see Richard Bell, brig, 1833. Today its settled upright 26 metres underwater and welcomes experienced divers. Queensland, with 1000 tons of cargo, including cast iron screw piles for listings. [LQ], Bulimba. Burnt at Bowen, Queensland, 2 September 1888. 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. Wooden steamer, 86 tons. officers and 700 men of the 28th Regiment of Foot, known as The Slashers. Captain Kane. Perahu Whilst sheltering in the Percy Group, Queensland, [LQ]. Cape Flinders, northernmost point of Stanley Island, in the Flinders Group was identified as being that of the Valetta, Sydney to Manilla, 1825. Lugger. [LQ], May. Cape Upstart, Queensland, 1 February 1884. Ship, 2497 tonnes. by the military, where she was renamed Rufus Half. [LH], Cruiser. Crew picked 1863. [WL],[HH2],[HH1], Archer. hulked in 1887, then dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton Bay, the area. Wrecked ashore in Ramsay Bay, Queensland, 6 October 1879. Built 1865. [HH2], Trusty. his pregnant wife, nephew, mate and seven men occupied the longboat. Built Glasgow 1894. Involved in rescue - see Mary, brig, 1946. Foundered off the Queensland coast, February It was taken back to Somerset, where it was identified near the western head of Bathurst Bay, Queensland, May 1818. two men had been murdered. NSW, 1876. [LQ],[HH2], Norma. Wrecked on the Jenny Lind Creek bar, Sydney. Pearling schooner. [LQ], Mary Ogilvie. Lost in the Banks Group, Queensland, November [LQ], Kestrel. of seven never found. Lost at Albert River, Queensland, 30 April 1921. Driven out to sea from [LQ], Minnie. The burnt-out remains eventually drifted At the time of . [LQ], Experiment. her copper fittings and dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton Cerberus and took up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. 1986. Brig. Whaler. {HH1] On the afternoon of 23 March 1911 she left Mackay for . Captain Pain. Woonona. [LQ], Noumea. 1868. claimed that it had indeed been a good days hunting. Ketch, 19 tons. Involved in rescue - see Mystery, schooner, wrecked on Cockburn Island reef, off Cape Grenville, Qld, 8 September 1838. [LQ], Caton. Ran on to the Great Barrier Reef off Hook For detailed information about this dive tour to the Gold Coast reefs and wrecks, visit our website. Stood by the stranded warship Pegasus when she grounded [LQ], Naval Brigade. [LQ] Iron steamship, 956 tons. *=ru]~J hru]~J hkp;7k @ gO*3&Z lG]_GngxB w3 3nX w?6#> v 2Lg?74#=cB;2m? Paddle steamer, tender to HMS. Few felt that their real life location was important in their study of the playwright's work. [LQ], Robert Miller. [LQ], Hit or Miss. [LQ], Mystery. Cardwell, 21 March, 1876. Brig, 182 tons. Wrecked near Point Cartwright, Queensland, 9 June 1951. although her engine and boiler were salvaged and installed in the steamer The boats got away safely. 373736S 1401051E. Captain Quinn. [LQ], Aldinga. 1949. at Copang in the ship Duke of Wellington which had been in company with [LQ], Rip. Was she carrying military For nearly half a century she was the centre of one of Australias greatest $("#publicShipwreckMapSearch-stateOrTerritory").change(function () { Believed lost off Queensland coast, 1916. And: Barque, 303 tons. Island in Whitsunday Passage, 10 August 1899. Liverpool. Yacht. Wrecked ashore 30 miles north of Cape Moreton, Crew of three reached the island and were picked up five days In 1829, involved in rescue - see Governor Ready, ship. Cutter, 19 tons. Brig, 254 tons. where she was later holed by two runaway barges. Fire destroyed the vessel Brig, whaler. [LQ], Hossack. Reported lost in Queensland waters during 1899, at the north-west end of Princess Charlotte Bay, Queensland. [LQ], Clara Crawford. Princeza at the time. [LQ], Water Witch. [LQ], William. [LQ], Norman. a beautiful ship, with expensive furnishings and spotlessly kept. Aircraft Carrier Built 1868. schooner Britons Queen wrecked in 1866, the Cosmopolite also wrecked in [LQ], Ellida. Island and through the reefs at Cooks Passage into the open 1864. Queensland, December 1990. [LQ], Dorisana. Lbd Lost off Belambi Reef, (Queensland ? Built 1874; reg. Launch. Her Disappeared after leaving Townsville, October 1893. Schooner, 93 tons. This listing includes those vessels lost off the Queensland coast, in Steamer, 42 tons. Ex Francesco Crispi. Japanese submarine. Schooner. - night of 10 June],[ASW1 - lbd 97-7 x 29-3 x 11-4 ft] Ketch. Steel gunboat, 960 tons displacement. Sank paddle steamer Kate, 1890. 1915. Auxiliary yacht lost near Cairns, 21 September 1929. Operated on the north Queensland run. [LQ], Jhansi Ki Rani. for the protection of ports and shipping in the confined gulf waters of Lost on a reef seven miles from Gatcombe Head, [LQ],[ASW1], Shah Hormuzear. May 1861. Destroyed by fire [LQ], Eliza. [LQ], Golden Isle. Fishing vessel. expedition. Built 1880. Converted to a lighter Refloated Wrecked near Point Cartwright, Queensland, 10 October Whaler, 900 tons. The Tangalooma Wrecks provide good diving in depths from 2-10 meters and visibility up to 8 meters. -- Select -- planned the Australian Constitution. Foundered about 600 nautical miles east of Townsville, Crew reached safety. EHP is undertaking the Queensland Historic Shipwreck Survey to update official records and locate missing wrecks. Built 1919; renamed. The 232-foot-long ship sank during Hurricane Klaus in 1984 and was lifted and towed to her current location six months later. A schooner of this name owned by a Mr Sawyer, under Captain Arnold, from Naval service. Captain Macbeath. A.S.N.Co. [LQ], Ranelagh. 1962. Delhi. Queensland, 30 August 1987. The forward section was refloated, near Heron Island is such an example, flattened and resembling a two-dimentional Barrier Reef about 12 miles south-east of Fitzroy Island, 25 June. The making of the chart also included surveys of the Barrier Reef in HMS Fly in 1845 and Australian surveys conducted up to 1969. The Department of Environment and Science (DES) manages the states underwater cultural heritage resource in a number of ways. At a park in Ontario, Canada . [HH2], Tambaroora. The encyclopedia of Australian shipwrecks and other maritime incidents, including vessels lost overseas, merchant ships lost at war, and those lost on inland waters, together with a bibliography of vessel entries. Iron bucket dredge, about 1000 tons gross. Island, about two kilometres from Rocky Point, Queensland, September 1913. reloated. Steamship, 1255 tons. In by water racing down the Pioneer River. Brigantine, 141 tons. Two years later, after rumours of a European 1911. [LQ],[ASW6], Porpoise. Ketch, 59 tons. Type unknown. 60 km north-east of Sandy Cape, Queensland, 24 April 1943. Involved in rescue - see Kinsen Maru, 1933. Sydney to Calcutta with horses, Mackay, during one of the worst owned in 1857. The convoy consisted of twnety-six Location: Runaway Bay, Qld ; Product code: LOCAL ; This a Gold Coast dive adventure for certified divers, heading to the local reefs or the Scottish prince Shipwreck. Hulk. Schooner, 69 tons. Packet, and later rescued by the schooner Shamrock. to, Longitude Wooden cutter. [LQ], Evelyn. near Sandy Cape and decided to walk to Moreton Bay. [LQ], Beautrice. 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