Evidence-backed unusual places in Australia, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.
Fides
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
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksNative
Goalen Rocks, south of Ceduna, SA
Native was a ketch built in 1900 and lost on 04/09/1943. Wrecked on Goalen Rocks at about 10.30 pm and broke in two, with the after part sinking immediately. Fred Beckmann rowed the dinghy a
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMurrundi
Murray Bridge, downstream from the road bridge, opposite the wharf in the middle of the river. About 30 metres upstream of the William Davies
Murrundi was a built in 1875 and lost on 23/02/1950. Sank at permanent moorings. Vessel was eventually moved to deeper water.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMonada
River Murray, western bank at Morgan, between Punt Landing & Landseer Slipway
Monada was a built in 24/06/1870 and lost on 1944. Owner prohibited from working the vessel by The Commonwealth Navigation Branch in 1944. Broken up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSantiago
North Arm, Port River, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Santiago was a barque built in 03/05/1856 and lost on 19/04/1945. On 19 August 1945 Santiago was abandoned at the eastern extent of the North Arm, being the last and oldest vessel abandoned
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksThomas & Annie
Ships Graveyard, southern shore of Garden Island, North Arm, Port Adelaide. North west of the remains of the Grace Darling and Flinders.
Thomas & Annie was a ketch built in 14/07/1874 and lost on 12/1945. Sometime between 1941 and 1945 Thomas and Annie was floated inshore of the other derelict hulks at Garden Island. It was t
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFlorence Maud
Port Adelaide
Florence Maud was a ketch built in 1887 and lost on 1945. Dismantled
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksExcelsior
Mutton Cove, near Pelican Point, northern end of Lefevre Peninsula, Outer Harbour, Adelaide, South Australia
Excelsior was a built in 17/02/1897 and lost on 1945. Hulked 26/08/1931; scrapped 1945.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksKookaburra
Ravine Des Casoars, 8 km south of Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island
Kookaburra was a cutter built in 1962 and lost on 16/04/1963. Unknown: possibly parted from anchor in large swells; found smashed ashore on rocks.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksJuliet
Port Noarlunga Reef
Juliet was a built in and lost on 04/02/1964. Struck reef while netting salmon.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLeprena
Near Port Moorowie, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Leprena was a ketch built in 1912 and lost on 12/02/1964. On 12 February 1964 an electrical fault in the engine room caused a fire and explosion. The crew abandoned ship 3 miles off Port Moo
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMariner
Rapid Bay
Mariner was a built in and lost on 27/07/1964. Dragged anchors, washed ashore.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksThunderbird
1 mile off Cape Jaffa Lighthouse
Thunderbird was a built in and lost on 10/09/1964. Prop fouled by cray float, engine stalled and vessel drifted onto reef.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSt. Michele
North/South Neptune Island, 45 Miles South Of Port Lincoln.
St. Michele was a built in 1939 and lost on 30/03/1965. Struck reef.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPelamis
Fishery Bay, South Australia
Pelamis was a none built in 1944 and lost on 28/04/1965. Pelamis was shark fishing off Liguanea Island, 20 miles south-west of Port Lincoln, in the early morning of 28 April 1965 when it ran
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEleni K
NE of Goat Island, Murat Bay, Ceduna, South Australia
Eleni K was a none built in 1943 and lost on 29/09/1966. Eleni K arrived in Thevenard, South Australia, in mid-1966. Shipping authorities considered it unseaworthy and it was taken to Port A
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlancia
Between Port Macdonnell and Carpenters Rocks, south east coast of South Australia.
Alancia was a built in and lost on 04/11/1966. Swamped by king wave.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGlenmorry
3 cables NE of Cape Catastrophe, near Port Lincoln
Glenmorry was a built in 1967 and lost on 10/06/1967. Struck rocks in the dark.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksHeather Christine
Three miles off Southend, South East Coast of South Australia
Heather Christine was a built in and lost on 20/11/1967. Sank in heavy seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksResulka
Farm Beach, Coffin Bay, South Australia
Resulka was a cutter built in 1914 and lost on 07/03/1968. On Thursday 7 March 1968 Resulka’s owner, Vic Pascoe, and his deckhand Don Grotto of Port Lincoln, were cleaning the vessel’s engin
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSilver Gull
Murray Mouth
Silver Gull was a built in and lost on 11/1968. Sunk, getting through the Murray Mouth.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksNeptune
Near Cape Banks, South Australia
Neptune was a cutter built in 1947 and lost on 26/07/1969. Sunk in heavy seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnknown
Breakwater, Outer Harbor
Unknown was a built in and lost on 6/1970. Burnt to the waterline.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksKon Tiki
South End, Boston Island, Port Lincoln
Kon Tiki was a built in 1930 and lost on 29/08/1970. Broke moorings and went aground.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlena
Port Lincoln, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Alena was a cutter built in and lost on 21/09/1970. Sank at moorings and broke up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCroatia
Near Torrens Island Power Station, Port Adelaide, South Australia.
Croatia was a built in and lost on 7/1971. The vessel burned at its moorings.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSt. Kevin
7 miles west of Point Sinclair, south of Penong
St. Kevin was a built in 1968 and lost on 30/09/1971. In September 1971 St Kevin, skippered by Robert J. Lakey of Portland, and with one deckhand, was on a voyage from Esperance to Streaky
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksHirondelle
Reef Head, west of Coffin Bay
Hirondelle was a sloop built in 1937 and lost on 06/11/1971. The crayboat Hirondelle left the shelter of Boardinghouse Bay, between Point Whidbey and Reef Point, west of Coffin Bay, to head
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBintang Terang
1 mile NW of Point Weyland, near Venus Bay
Bintang Terang was a cutter built in 1951 and lost on 07/07/1973. Went ashore onto rocks after master fell asleep at the wheel.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksYasmin
2 miles NW of St Francis Island, South Australia
Yasmin was a none built in 1968 and lost on 24/03/1975. The cray boat Yasmin was under tow from Fowlers Bay to Elliston on 24 March 1975. The vessels were off West Island when the tow line p
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMaris Stella
The Granites, north of Point Westall, South Australia
Maris Stella was a cutter built in 1931 and lost on 24/04/1975. On 24 April 1975, the lobster fishing vessel Maris Stella was heading from Point Westall to Granite Point on autopilot, while
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSaori
South side of Wedge Island, South Australia
Saori was a ketch built in 1963 and lost on 01/06/1975. Wrecked on rocks.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksJadran
Corny Point, Spencer Gulf, South Australia
Jadran was a built in 1964 and lost on 10/06/1975. Fire in the engine room, burnt and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRoma Star
6 miles SE of Wedge Island, 96 km SE of Port Lincoln
Roma Star was a built in 1973 and lost on 05/08/1975. Fire broke out in the engine room about 9pm. The vessel exploded and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPacific Gull
Three miles SE of Franklin Island, south of Ceduna
Pacific Gull was a none built in 1968 and lost on 06/08/1975. Fire broke out in the engine room at 1:30pm. The vessel burnt and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMoorara
100 m SE of old jetty, east side of Wardang Island, Yokre Peninsula
Moorara was a schooner built in 1909 and lost on 12/08/1975. On 25 August 1975 while at anchor off Wardang Island the vessel sank during a ‘blow’.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksStorm Eagle
2.5 miles east, Snug Cove at Water Gully, Kangaroo Island
Storm Eagle was a built in 23/06/1951 and lost on 21/11/1975. Ran aground and holed on some rocks.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMako
Off Franklin Harbour (Cowell)
Mako was a unknown built in and lost on 09/12/1975. Burnt, then foundered
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnnamed
1.25 Miles West Of Drummond Point
Unnamed was a none built in and lost on 26/01/1976. Capsized By Wave, Wrecked
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksTaroona
Off Cape Jaffa
Taroona was a built in and lost on 24/02/1976. Burnt, and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCorona-Astron
2 km from Cape St. Albans, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Corona-Astron was a sloop built in 1928 and lost on 03/03/1976. Swamped by freak waves.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFlinders Star
Approximately 18 miles SE of Flinders Island, West Coast of South Australia
Flinders Star was a none built in 03/01/1970 and lost on 05/03/1976. Caught fire and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAquarius
7 km from Cowell, Spencer Gulf
Aquarius was a none built in 1971 and lost on 28/10/1976. Caught fire, burnt and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLyndy Lou
Searcy Bay, north of Cape Radstock. Yannabie, 45 km south of Streaky Bay
Lyndy Lou was a none built in and lost on 02/11/1976. The vessel was fishing in rough seas when the engines failed. It was swept onto rocks and broke up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFlorence
200 m off Sheringa Beach, 45 km SE of Elliston, West Coast of South Australia
Florence was a cutter built in 1940 and lost on 03/11/1976. In rough seas it was disabled from water crashing over it. It hit a reef, and broke up in heavy seas at the base of high cliffs in
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksM8T
Spencer Gulf, 6 Kms From Cowell, Eyre Peninsula
M8T was a unknown built in and lost on 15/11/1976. Hit Whale/Shark, Sank
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksExplorer
Off Cape Jaffa
Explorer was a built in 1973 and lost on 01/02/1977. Hit By Freak Wave
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGloridia V
North Neptune Island, Spencer Gulf, South Australia
Gloridia V was a unknown built in 1940 and lost on 03/09/1977. Struck by a large breaker and pushed onto rocks.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksZadar
Approximately 12 miles SW of Williams Island, South Australia
Zadar was a none built in 1967 and lost on 27/04/1977. Zadar left Port Lincoln on the evening of 26 April 1977, with Tony Mislov as master and four crew, and was heading for the tuna fishing
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSunbeam
Avoid Bay, near Coffin Bay, South Australia
Sunbeam was a cutter built in 1901 and lost on 20/05/1977. On 18 May 1977 the lobster fishing vessel Sunbeam was anchored in Avoid Bay, west of the Coffin Bay township, while the owner Colin
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMercury Star
Three miles NW of Kiana
Mercury Star was a cutter built in 1947 and lost on 04/06/1977. The shark fishing vessel Mercury Star was heading to Cap Island on Friday evening 3 June 1977 and was about 15 miles northwest
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksVioletta
Near Winceby Island, Spencer Gulf, South Australia
Violetta was a built in 1958 and lost on 22/09/1977. Vessel caught fire in the engine room, and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksKatey
4.5 nm NW of Lacy Island, 50 km south of Ceduna, South Australia
Katey was a built in 1960 and lost on 25/09/1977. Katey was trawling for prawns on the morning of 25 September 1977, about 4.5 nautical miles northwest of Lacy Island, when it began to fill
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksScamp
Beachport
Scamp was a built in and lost on 25/03/1978. Sank At Moorings Towed To Beach
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLismore Star
Shag Rock, off King George's Beach, Kangaroo Island
Lismore Star was a cutter built in 1945 and lost on 30/04/1978. Struck a rock and sank.
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