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Barge No.10
River Murray
Barge No.10 was a built in and lost on 1945. Scuttled
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLurline
Sellicks Beach
Lurline was a ketch built in 27/11/1873 and lost on 16/03/1946. Battered by two gales in succession, lost steering and sails, and driven ashore.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksVenus
North Neptune Island
Venus was a cutter built in 1847 and lost on 14/06/1946. Hit hidden rock that carried away rudder - washed against cliffs
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnnamed
Langton Island, Spencer Gulf
Unnamed was a built in and lost on 01/07/1946. Vessel was wrecked in unknown circumstances. The two crew spent two days on on Langdon Island before being rescued and taken to Reevesby Isl
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBalala
North side of Franklin Islands, 28 miles south of Ceduna, West Coast of South Australia.
Balala was a cutter built in and lost on 27/07/1946. A storm drove the vessel onto rocks. When the vessel had failed to return to Ceduna by 30 July, the local Flying Doctor aircraft was di
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCecelia
5-10 m offshore, 200 m NNE of Port Le Hunte Jetty (Pt. Sinclair), Cactus Beach? 16 km from Penong
Cecelia was a ketch built in 1873 and lost on 04/10/1946. Grounded during storm and wrecked.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMinx
Outer Harbor, Port Adelaide
Minx was a built in and lost on 27/04/1947. Collision with a steamer at Port Adelaide
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBroughton
Flint Rock, Port Macdonnell, South East Coast of South Australia. 4 miles from Port Macdonnell between the town and Eight Mile Creek.
Broughton was a ketch built in 1873 and lost on 14/07/1947. Dragged anchor on Flint Rock.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRomona
Nora Creina Bay
Romona was a cutter built in and lost on 17/11/1947. Sank while being towed from Beachport to Robe by the fishing cutter Henry Moss.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksTar Baby
Farm Beach, near Coffin Bay, South Australia
Tar Baby was a cutter built in 1884 and lost on 28/02/1948. During a northwest gale on 28 February 1948, the fishing cutter Tar Baby broke from its mooring at Farm Beach and was thrown ashor
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAdonis
Outer Harbor, between Royal Adelaide Yacht Squadron and Port River
Adonis was a ketch built in 1864 and lost on 18/02/1953. On 18 February 1953 the ketch Adonis broke its moorings during a storm and capsized off Outer Harbor as it approached the Port River.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEbar (Ebor)
Robe, South Australia
Ebar (Ebor) was a cutter built in and lost on 29/05/1948. The vessel broke its moorings during a storm and went ashore.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksJennifer
In front of Robe Hotel, Robe
Jennifer was a cutter built in 1931 and lost on 29/05/1948. Vessel broke its moorings during a severe gale and went aground with two other vessels: La Paloma and Ebor.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLa Paloma
Robe, South Australia
La Paloma was a cutter built in 1946 and lost on 29/05/1948. Vessel broke its moorings during a gale of 80 knot winds.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEnterprise
Ceduna Jetty, West Coast of South Australia
Enterprise was a cutter built in 1918 and lost on 31/10/1948. Enterprise dragged its anchor during a rough gale on Sunday 31 October 1948 and crashed into the Ceduna jetty. The vessel then s
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMermaid
Spilsby Island, South Australia
Mermaid was a cutter built in and lost on 1950. Wrecked
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRenmark
Goolwa Wharf
Renmark was a built in 1912 and lost on 02/02/1951. Partially burnt by fire and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCorio
Admella Rock, 2.5 miles from Cape Bank, South East Coast of South Australia.
Corio was a built in 25/03/1919 and lost on 26/02/1951. During a voyage from Rapid Bay to Port Kembla with a cargo of limestone, the freighter Corio ran aground on a rock close to Admella's
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMay
Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
May was a cutter built in and lost on 10/03/1951. At 8:30pm May ran onto rocks under the Cape Willoughby lighthouse. The vessel was badly holed and was beached.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUndaunted
Green Point, 10 miles from Port Macdonnell
Undaunted was a built in 06/03/1908 and lost on 30/03/1951. Dragged moorings, wrecked on reef.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksJohn Robb
Off Wonga Shoal Light Beacon (Grg) St. Vincents Gulf (P)
John Robb was a ketch built in 1879 and lost on 24/04/1954. Collision with the 134-ton tug Falcon. The tug was towing a barge filled with 700 tons of rock from Klein's Point to Birkenhead (P
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksTally
Near the Town Jetty, Port Lincoln
Tally was a built in and lost on 29/06/1954. Fuel fumes exploded. Burnt to the waterline and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMyee
Port Pirie, South Australia
Myee was a built in and lost on 7/1954. Abandoned on the bank and scrapped.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSaurian
NW of Port Noarlunga Jetty, Gulf Of St. Vincent. 5 kms west of Port Stanvac Oil Refinery
Saurian was a built in 12/02/1881 and lost on 24/11/1954. Scrapped and scuttled.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSlow Coach
Near VOC Jetty, Birkenhead
Slow Coach was a built in and lost on 29/03/1956. Burnt
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAjax
Blanche Port, Streaky Bay. Gone ashore behind David Hylands & Sons fish processing factory
Ajax was a cutter built in 1930 and lost on 11/06/1956. The vessel parted from its moorings on the east side of the Streaky Bay jetty in Blanche Port during a gale, and drove ashore behind D
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlba
Remains reported in North Arm, Port Adelaide. Possibly Jervois Basin Ships Graveyard (Log Pool).
Alba was a built in 04/06/1867 and lost on 11/1956. Eventually sold for scrap and broken up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMars
Weir Cove, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Mars was a cutter built in 1891 and lost on 20/07/1957. On 16 July 1957 the Mars, skippered by Jerry Jelinek and with two crew, sailed from Port Adelaide to Kangaroo Island on a shark-fishin
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWindward
100 feet off No. 3 Beacon, Port Pirie
Windward was a cutter built in and lost on 07/02/1958. Burnt and sank
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMerle
Murray Bridge, opposite wharf, about 70 m directly out from where Pleasure Boat sits, about 120 m upstream from Murrundi and about 70 m south of Unknown shipwreck (barge)
Merle was a built in 1904 and lost on 01/03/1958. Burnt and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMagic
Cape Cassini, 20 miles from the beach
Magic was a cutter built in 1874 and lost on 03/04/1958. Vessel ran aground when the helm was unattended while fixing the engine.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCarleen
2 miles off Orwell Rocks, Port Macdonnell, South Australia
Carleen was a built in 1930 and lost on 15/04/1958. Overturned in heavy seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBarge No.7
Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf
Barge No.7 was a built in 1877 and lost on 04/11/1958. Broken up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksYandra
South Neptune Island
Yandra was a none built in 1928 and lost on 24/01/1959. Yandra ran aground during dense fog on the northern island in the South Neptune Island group at the mouth of Spencer Gulf at about 10
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlert
Ethelton 'Log Pool', near Railway Bridge, Old Port Reach, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Alert was a ketch built in 06/05/1873 and lost on 10/02/1960. The vessel lay derelict near the Jervois Bridge. On 10 February 1960, Alert was moved to the logpool at Ethelton, beached and ev
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWangaree
Eagle's Nest, between Hall Bay & Sheringa
Wangaree was a cutter built in 1933 and lost on 29/06/1959. Crew were picking up cray pots at Halls Bay, when the propeller was fouled by cray line, stalling the engine. The vessel drifted t
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksVenus
Venus was a built in 1879 and lost on 8/1959. Scrapped
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnknown
Fowlers Bay, 200 m out from goods shed
Unknown was a cutter built in and lost on 21/04/1960. A letter from the Harbourmaster at Fowlers Bay to the Harbourmaster at Port Adelaide, dated 21 April 1960, stated that a cutter founde
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMarco Polo
Unknown: somewhere off Robe, South Australia
Marco Polo was a sloop built in 1940 and lost on 05/11/1960. Vessel left Robe on Friday 4 November 1960 and disappeared. Vessel was possibly run down by a steamer.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLincoln Star
Near Rocky Island, 60 nm W of Cape Catastrophe
Lincoln Star was a built in 1/1961 and lost on 27/02/1961. Lincoln Star was heading out to open sea west of Cape Catastrophe on Saturday morning 25 February 1961, however it reported by rad
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMarleesh
Robe, South Australia
Marleesh was a cutter built in 1947 and lost on 15/05/1961. The vessel was moored in front of the Robe slipway, but broke its moorings and washed ashore on the beach in front of the Robe Hot
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFlorence
Drummond Point, south end of Hall Bay, north of Coffin Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Florence was a cutter built in and lost on 16/07/1961. The shark fishing vessel Florence left Morgan’s Landing inside Point Sir Isaac, Coffin Bay, on the evening of Saturday 15 July 1961 h
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBarge No.5
Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf
Barge No.5 was a built in 17/02/1900 and lost on 02/05/1962. Broken up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPlank Point
Beached opposite Baltic Wharf, River Bank, Port Pirie
Plank Point was a ketch built in 1915 and lost on 1962. Abandoned and broken up. Covered with silt dredged from the harbour during an era of port development and harbour deepening.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSmada
The Cabbage Patch, 40 miles SW of Port Lincoln
Smada was a none built in 1958 and lost on 07/02/1963. Smada had been tuna fishing at The Cabbage Patch, about 40 miles southwest of Port Lincoln, when it reported by radio to Port Lincoln a
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksDorothy H. Sterling
North Arm, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Dorothy H. Sterling was a schooner built in 1920 and lost on 06/06/1932. In an effort to recoup mounting harbour dues, the Harbors Board decided to auction the schooner, but there was no bid
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlexandra
Canal Basin, Port Adelaide
Alexandra was a built in 1882 and lost on 3/1932. Scuttled
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnnamed
Between Port Lincoln And Grantham Island
Unnamed was a built in and lost on 24/03/1932. Foundered In Heavy Sea
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSpitfire
Glenelg Jetty
Spitfire was a built in and lost on 26/03/1932. Wrecked against Glenelg Jetty in a storm.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksVivid
Unknown
Vivid was a ketch built in 1876 and lost on 09/04/1932. Storm
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUndaunted
300 m upstream of the Berri Pumping Station close to river bank
Undaunted was a ketch built in 1875 and lost on 1932. Broken up
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlbemarle
Millewa Creek entrance.
Albemarle was a built in 1884 and lost on 1932. Sunk at moorings and abandoned upstream from Lock 5. Possibly wrecked at Renmark? Abandoned 54 miles upstream from Lock 5 in 1931.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLottie
One and a half miles south of Outer Harbor
Lottie was a ketch built in 1880 and lost on 1932. Vessel driven ashore south of Outer Harbor. Reportedly broken up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMinnie Sims
Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Minnie Sims was a cutter built in 1899 and lost on 26/08/1933. Vessel had been cruising along the south coast fishing for crayfish and on the evening of 25 August 1933, it anchored about 70
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFides
Jervois Basin, Port River, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Fides was a schooner built in 1918 and lost on 18/01/1934. Seized for non-payment of harbour dues and eventually broken up for timber and remains abandoned.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMilang
Renmark, approx. 100 m upstream, high in willows (1944 SA Govt Survey)
Milang was a built in 1878 and lost on 1934. Broken Up/ Abandoned
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPam
10 - 11 miles SW of Cape Hart, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Pam was a none built in 1864 and lost on 20/03/1934. In 1934 the hulk was given to the Australian Navy to be used by HMAS Canberra and HMAS Australia as a target for gunnery practice. It was
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGarthneill
Garden Island Ships Graveyard, North Arm, Port Adelaide, South Australia.
Garthneill was a barque built in 28/05/1895 and lost on 29/11/1935. Vessel was partially broken up, then abandoned at the North Arm.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPercy
Snowden Beach, Port River
Percy was a ketch built in 05/10/1876 and lost on 24/03/1936. Beached and broken up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksKingfisher
Daly Head Reef, Spencer Gulf, 10 miles from Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Kingfisher was a cutter built in and lost on 26/10/1936. Kingfisher anchored just outside Daly Head Reef on Sunday 25 October 1936. At about 6.45 am the following morning the vessel, along
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEndeavour
Endeavour was a built in and lost on 12/02/1937. Foundered
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSylvia
Port Lincoln, Boston Bay, 1 mile offshore
Sylvia was a cutter built in and lost on 29/08/1937. Collision with Iron Monarch, sank in 90 ft of water.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLady Flinders
Front Beach, east side of Flinders Island
Lady Flinders was a ketch built in 1937 and lost on 25/09/1937. During a storm on 25 September 1937, Lady Flinders broke away from its moorings at the ‘Front Beach’ on the east side of Flind
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlbatross
Wedge Island, north-west end/side. South-east of Port Lincoln, Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Close inshore and directly off the shed on the island.
Albatross was a cutter built in 1929 and lost on 20/10/1937. The cutter drifted onto the reef and broke up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksStormy Petrel
Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island
Stormy Petrel was a yawl built in 1907 and lost on 21/12/1937. Poor visibility and a misunderstood command led to the vessel running aground.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksTrafalgar
Port River, near the Railway Bridge, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Trafalgar was a built in 10/04/1877 and lost on 7/1954. In 1947, Trafalgar was purchased by Reginald Milford Crouch for conversion to a ketch. The barge was towed to Port Adelaide, but weak
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksStella
Cape De Couedic, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Stella was a cutter built in 1883 and lost on 08/05/1938. Crayfishing, pooped, engine swamped, beached Cape De Couedic.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGlenelg
Rapid Bay
Glenelg was a built in and lost on 06/06/1938. Swamped at moorings by king wave in Rapid Bay.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksKelvin
Murray River, left bank, about 28 kms above Renmark. Remains visible 1944 (SA Govt Survey)
Kelvin was a built in 1912 and lost on 04/11/1938. Broken up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksElizabeth Anne
Near Hart Street, Semaphore South, South Australia
Elizabeth Anne was a cutter built in and lost on 24/04/1939. Crew were fishing on 23 April 1939 when a squall struck and the main sail blew out. The vessel continued towards Glenelg under
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRobbie Burns
Corny Point, Spencer Gulf
Robbie Burns was a built in 1904 and lost on 17/08/1939. The barge had been used in the construction of Baltic Wharf at Port Pirie during the late 1930s. During a voyage under tow by the pi
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksElsie
Normanville Jetty, half mile on Adelaide side
Elsie was a cutter built in and lost on 06/10/1939. Vessel went ashore during a storm, at about 8.30 pm, on a narrow strip of sand about 1/2 mile north of the Normanville jetty. The cutter
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWilliam R. Randell
1 Km Below Lock 2 Travelling Down Stream, River Murray.
William R. Randell was a built in 18/11/1870 and lost on 7/1939. Sank In The 1939 Flood
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksJupiter
Mutton Cove, Le Fevre Peninsula, South Australia.
Jupiter was a built in 1866 and lost on 1940. The vessel was broken up in 1940, before being abandoned at Mutton Cove circa 1945.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLancashire Lass
Bryants Creek, near Morgan
Lancashire Lass was a built in 6/1878 and lost on 1926. Broken up 1920. Purchased in 1926 by C.H.F. (Hermann) Fettke of Box Gum Station, Morgan, for 10 pounds to use the planks as building
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWinnie
West Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Winnie was a cutter built in 1900 and lost on 07/01/1942. Winnie was sheltering from a strong north wind with sand and dust obscuring the land. Winnie was in poor condition and with a heavy
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFree Selector
Port Adelaide, Outer Harbor
Free Selector was a ketch built in 1875 and lost on 05/09/1942. Wrecked on the Breakwater at Outer Harbour. Vessel was patched and towed but it was decided that it was beyond repair, so the
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksKapara
Byrant's Bay, Flinders Island, South Australia
Kapara was a schooner built in 24/01/1914 and lost on 13/11/1942. The S.S. Kapara left Port Adelaide on 11 November 1942, under the command of Captain C.H. Eickhoff, heading to Fowlers Bay a
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksVentura II
Berri, 2 km downstream on right bank
Ventura II was a built in 1906 and lost on 1944. Abandoned
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksStormbird
Cape Forbin, Kangaroo Beach, 1 mile west of Snug Cove, Kangaroo Island
Stormbird was a cutter built in 1924 and lost on 05/03/1943. Hit rocks while crayfishing
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