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.
Kunara
10 nm west of Drummond Point, South Australia
Kunara was a cutter built in 1968 and lost on 02/09/1978. The crayboat Kunara, skippered by Vaun Guthrie, had been shark fishing in company with the fishing vessel Challenge, skippered by Gr
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnnamed
5 Kms West Outer Harbor
Unnamed was a built in and lost on 19/08/1978. Burnt To The Waterline And Then Sank
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksNola Too
Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island
Nola Too was a built in 1946 and lost on 23/08/1978. Broke moorings during a SE gale, washed ashore and broke up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCharles Francis
Off Sibsey Island, south of Port Lincoln, South Australia
Charles Francis was a sloop built in 1948 and lost on 09/09/1978. Ran aground due to navigational error.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBelgrade
Southend Jetty, east of Millicent
Belgrade was a built in and lost on 22/09/1978. Burnt at moorings.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRose May
Ringwood Reef off Rivoli Bay 8 km SW of Southend
Rose May was a built in 1958 and lost on 08/10/1978. Swamped in heavy seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSt. Nikolaos
Murat Bay, Ceduna
St. Nikolaos was a none built in 1963 and lost on 04/01/1979. Vessel caught fire in engine room, so it was towed to Horseshoe Sandbar, where it burnt to waterline and foundered. It was later
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksHazel II
Green Point
Hazel II was a built in and lost on 28/03/1979. Sunk at moorings
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLiteva
3.5 nm west of West Point, near Cape Catastrophe
Liteva was a built in 24/01/1966 and lost on 28/03/1979. On its way to help 'Westward' it caught fire. It burnt and was abandoned by the crew before it foundered.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSea Spray
Little Weir Cove, or off Cape Gantheaume, Kangaroo Island
Sea Spray was a cutter built in 1939 and lost on 30/03/1979. Swamped by heavy seas and broke up on rocks.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAdelaide Renown
Rocks near Admiralty Arch, Cape Du Couedic
Adelaide Renown was a ketch built in 1932 and lost on 26/04/1979. The vessel reportedly began taking on water one mile south of Cape Du Couedic on 26 April 1976. Sinking rapidly, the crew ab
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRanger
500 m off Dangerous Reef Lighthouse, 32 km SE of Port Lincoln
Ranger was a built in 1942 and lost on 14/11/1979. Wrecked on a reef in a storm and split in two.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLysander
Blackfellow Caves
Lysander was a none built in 1972 and lost on 02/12/1979. Broke moorings.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSherry Anne
Ardrossan, Gulf St. Vincent
Sherry Anne was a built in and lost on 10/12/1979. Swamped in heavy seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFarid Fares
130 nm south of Kangaroo Island
Farid Fares was a none built in 1950 and lost on 28/03/1980. While on route from northern Tasmania to the Persian Gulf, a fire broke out in the engine room of the vessel, burning so intensel
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksShirley
South End Shore, Rivoli Bay, South Australia
Shirley was a built in 1940 and lost on 11/09/1980. Sank at its moorings in a storm, and broke up on shore.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGawenga
2 km off Beachport
Gawenga was a built in and lost on 02/10/1980. Capsized in heavy seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksKaren Ann
32 miles off Robe, South Australia
Karen Ann was a built in 1927 and lost on 28/12/1980. Sprang planks in heavy seas and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAstra
1 km west of Egg Island, 40 km offshore from Ceduna
Astra was a cutter built in 1967 and lost on 12/01/1981. The Port Lincoln-based cray fishing vessel Astra was operating in the St Francis Isles, about 40 km offshore from Ceduna, when it str
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPenguin
Off Waldegrave Island, near Elliston, South Australia
Penguin was a none built in 1968 and lost on 13/08/1973. Fire in engine room, burnt to the waterline, foundered and sank at 4:30 pm after being towed 2 miles by the Cape Byron.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCape Jaffa
Unknown. South East Coast between Kingston and Port Adelaide.
Cape Jaffa was a cutter built in 1950 and lost on 12/09/1973. Lost in a storm.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLorraine
Off Point Whidbey, 7.5 nm NW of Greenly Island, west of Coffin Bay
Lorraine was a sloop built in 1961 and lost on 11/11/1973. Storm winds came from WSW. Vessel hit a large wave, started leaking water and foundered in rough seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRoslyn
Southend, South Australia
Roslyn was a cutter built in 1951 and lost on 06/12/1973. The vessel sank at its moorings in a storm
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksDegei
Snapper Rock, Cape Donington Reef, 7 miles east of Port Lincoln, South Australia
Degei was a unknown built in 1940 and lost on 24/01/1974. Struck rock at full speed.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksHelen
Point Whidbey, west of Coffin Bay, between the heads
Helen was a cutter built in 1950 and lost on 29/03/1974. On 29 March 1974, the crayfishing vessel Helen, with the owner Richard Stendt aboard, was about half a mile off a reef between the he
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEkalta
Windmill Bay, Kangaroo Island
Ekalta was a cutter built in 18/07/1955 and lost on 11/05/1974. Went aground.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksTelstar
Off Beachport
Telstar was a built in 1964 and lost on 01/11/1974. Foundered.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSigrid
Off Pelican Point, Outer Harbor
Sigrid was a built in and lost on 19/12/1974. Foundered in heavy seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSea Hawk
Approx. 10 miles NW of St Francis Island
Sea Hawk was a none built in 1967 and lost on 19/01/1975. Vessel caught fire in the engine room, and was abandoned soon after. The vessel was taken under tow, but capsized and sank the next
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCivic Star
6.6 miles off Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Civic Star was a unknown built in 1944 and lost on 12/03/1975. Burnt to waterline and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLady Anne
6 miles SE of Port Macdonnell, South Australia
Lady Anne was a built in 1948 and lost on 24/03/1975. Circumstances unknown.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksShowboat
Hindmarsh Island, southern shore
Showboat was a built in 1891 and lost on 1969. Initially abandoned 1962 at Moritz's slip at Goolwa then moved to Veenstra's slip in 1968 at Council demand. In 1969 the hull was removed from
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCorowa
300 m above Morgan Wharf near Bryants Creek, River Murray
Corowa was a built in 1868 and lost on 1945. Left derelict, abandoned and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksInvincible
Goolwa, near the Hindmarsh Ferry
Invincible was a built in 4/1889 and lost on 1962. Abandoned and sank
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAjax
Just above Lock 4, near Loxton, River Murray, South Australia.
Ajax was a built in and lost on . Towed just above Lock 4 and abandoned.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAnnie
Just down stream from Bryants Creek, Morgan, Murray River, South Australia.
Annie was a built in 16/06/1884 and lost on 1939. Reported to have been abandoned.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAchilles
In a lagoon just above Lock 4, Loxton, Murray River, South Australia.
Achilles was a built in and lost on . Towed to a lagoon just above Lock 4 and abandoned.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCobar
About 1 km downstream from Lock 2 lying next to the P.S. "William R. Randell". Rivery Murray, South Australia.
Cobar was a built in 1882 and lost on 1961. Sank and abandoned.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksColumbia
Just up stream from the road bridge at Murray Bridge??? River Murray, South Australia.
Columbia was a built in 1901 and lost on 1962. Sank while carting sand.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksJessie
Sank above Woolenook Bend, South Australia
Jessie was a built in 8/1877 and lost on 1935. Snagged under tow and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLoxton
Bryant'S Creek, River Murray, on river bank
Loxton was a built in 04/03/1912 and lost on 1961. Abandoned
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksOrmond
Ormond was a built in 1898 and lost on 1926. Abandoned
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUranus
Goolwa
Uranus was a built in 1886 and lost on 1961. Sunk to form break water in front of P.S. Captain Sturt.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMary Ann
Just down from Old Ferry Crossing at Mannum
Mary Ann was a built in 1852 and lost on 1863. Hull used to build twin hull PS Gemini which was abandoned in 1863.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMosquito
Lake Alexandrina, north shore
Mosquito was a built in 1857 and lost on 11/07/1871. Wrecked in a gale, being driven aground on the north shore of the Lake.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSaddler
Mannum, alongside Old Milk Factory Wharf, on opposite side of river to town
Saddler was a built in 4/1877 and lost on 1961. Broken Up(?), Abandoned(?)
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWardell
Millewa Creek, River Murray, South Australia
Wardell was a built in 1864 and lost on 1959. Abandoned
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCity of Oxford
At Oxfords Landing, River Murray, South Australia
City of Oxford was a built in 4/1890 and lost on 1961. Burnt and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBullfrog
Wellington, River Murray, about 400 yards from the Wellington Ferry and 60 yeards from the east bank
Bullfrog was a cutter built in and lost on 23/09/1879. Byron and Bradey set off in the cutter in mild winds and got about 400 yards when a squall struck and capsized the vessel. Both men w
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCrowie
Morgan, River Murray, South Australia
Crowie was a built in 09/11/1911 and lost on 1950. Wrecked. Unknown circumstances.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWilcannia
Mundoo Island
Wilcannia was a built in 1875 and lost on . Broken up to form a cattle yard.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlbert
Mundoo Island, mouth of the Murray River (Hindmarsh Island area), South Australia.
Albert was a built in 1882 and lost on . Broken up to form cattle yards.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnidentified Punt 3
Abandoned On River Bank Near Loxton
Unidentified Punt 3 was a built in and lost on . Abandoned
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksChowilla Punt 1
Chowilla Station Outstation, Murray River, South Australia.
Chowilla Punt 1 was a built in and lost on . Abandoned.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksChowilla Punt 2
Chowilla Station Outstation, River Murray, South Australia.
Chowilla Punt 2 was a built in and lost on . Abandoned.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnidentified Punt 2
Just Below Hogwash Bend At The 216.5 Mile Mark
Unidentified Punt 2 was a built in and lost on . Sank
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCity of Adelaide
Porter Bay, Port Lincoln
City of Adelaide was a cutter built in 1894 and lost on 1952. After 1920 the City of Adelaide spent some years as a fishing boat based at Port Adelaide, and then in the late 1930s the vessel
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnnamed Lighter
Normanville
Unnamed Lighter was a cutter built in and lost on 06/07/1892. Chain parted, sprang a leak, driven ashore in a storm and wrecked.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksElizabeth
Port Canal sank at wharf.
Elizabeth was a barque built in and lost on 24/08/1922. Sank
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksClara
Morgan, River Murray
Clara was a built in 1876 and lost on 18/06/1880. Burnt out.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSavar
Wedge Island
Savar was a ketch built in 1963 and lost on 01/06/1975. Wrecked on shore.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMaid of the Murray
River Beach, Goolwa
Maid of the Murray was a built in 1866 and lost on 1904. Abandoned
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAtholl
Port Elliot, west of Point Commodore, South Australia.
Atholl was a brigantine built in 1853 and lost on 20/03/1864. On 19 March 1864, Atholl was moored between Pullen Island and Commodore Point, just outside Horseshoe Bay. It was waiting its tu
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMylor Star
South Western Tip Of Althorpe Island
Mylor Star was a none built in 1978 and lost on 09/06/1982. On 9 June 1982, while shark fishing off the south-western tip of Althorpe Island, the vessel was caught in a storm. The skipper, J
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMaldon Lewis
Stenhouse Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Maldon Lewis was a schooner built in 1867 and lost on 03/09/1918. Sprang a leak, ran aground.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSunbeam
North Arm, Garden Island, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Sunbeam was a barque built in 1857 and lost on 10/10/1910. Sunbeam was abandoned in the Ships’ Graveyard circa 10 October 1910 – one of the first vessels to be placed there. A surprising fac
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGlaucus
North Arm, Garden Island, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Glaucus was a built in 1878 and lost on 04/07/1935. In 1935 the hull was accidentally holed while being dismantled in the Portland Canal. The salvagers dropped some scrap iron into the bott
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnnamed Telfor Barge 1
5 kms west of Port Stanvac Oil Refinery NW of Port Noarlunga Jetty, Gulf St. Vincent
Unnamed Telfor Barge 1 was a built in and lost on 24/11/1954. Scuttled
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlpha
Rosetta Head
Alpha was a schooner built in 1844 and lost on 25/07/1847. Dragged anchors in northerly storm.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFerret
Waipinga Beach, west of Newland/Rosetta Head, near Victor Harbor, Backstairs Passage, South Australia
Ferret was a cutter built in 1900 and lost on 23/12/1932. Capsized in a heavy squall, broke up and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMary
Victor Harbor, Encounter Bay
Mary was a none built in 1878 and lost on 1938. The register was closed on 31 October 1938 stating that the vessel had been broken up at Victor Harbor.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksOlive Florence
Backstairs Passage, between Cape Jervis and Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island
Olive Florence was a built in and lost on 30/05/1994. Started to leak and foundered in heavy seas.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCape Byron
10 miles SSE from Rocky Island, north of Coffin Bay, South Australia
Cape Byron was a built in 1916 and lost on 26/01/1981. On Monday 26 January 1981, the tuna vessel Cape Byron was just south of Rocky Island and west of the Whidbey Islands in heavy southerl
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBrittania
Cape Kersaint, off Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Brittania was a sloop built in 1907 and lost on 25/04/1981. Motor stopped. Vessel was swept onto rocks and wrecked before a tow arrived.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksVictory
Approximately 14 miles off Cape Blanche, South Australia
Victory was a cutter built in and lost on 13/05/1981. On the morning of 12 May 1981, while on its delivery voyage from Ceduna to Port Adelaide under the new ownership of W.R. Farrand, Vict
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksHunter
Cape Bouguer, Kangaroo Island
Hunter was a cutter built in 1964 and lost on 03/11/1981. Foundered
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGalini
Victor Harbor, Encounter Bay, South Australia
Galini was a built in 1974 and lost on 21/11/1981. On Friday 20 November 1981, Galini left Victor Harbor with a single crew member, Kevin Rumbelow, to collect crayfish pots at Kangaroo Isla
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksYatala Reef
1 km south of Port Moorowie, 1 mile south of Point Gilbert, Mossie Creek, 15 km south of Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Yatala Reef was a cutter built in 1948 and lost on 21/12/1981. On the evening of 21 December 1981 Yatala Reef was moored off Port Moorowie. It was on a voyage from Port Pirie to Port Adelaid
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCinderella
3 miles north of North Neptune Island (in the vicinity of Low Rocks), south of Port Lincoln, South Australia
Cinderella was a sloop built in 1955 and lost on 24/05/1982. Engine stalled, holed on low rocks and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSavar
Unknown- Off Cape Gantheaume
Savar was a built in and lost on 11/06/1982. Deliberately scuttled.
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