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Lady Fergusson
Off Aldinga, near Port Willunga
Lady Fergusson was a cutter built in 1868 and lost on 16/04/1870. Sank due to starting of a butt or overloading.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBen Morowie
Wallaroo, Yorke Peninsula
Ben Morowie was a cutter built in and lost on 27/06/1870. During a heavy westerly gale, the vessel dragged its anchor and drifted onto the Smelting Works Company's slag bank and broke up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWalter and John
Point Bolingbroke
Walter and John was a cutter built in 1870 and lost on 27/02/1871. Struck a reef in heavy swell and sank in 6 fathoms.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksElizabeth
Whiting Point, 3 miles below Torrens Island.
Elizabeth was a cutter built in and lost on 9/1871. Swamped and foundered, presumably during a storm. Found drifting offshore, submerged with only its mast above water.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBlack Diamond
Wilberta Reef, Walrus Rocks, near Moonta Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Black Diamond was a built in 1864 and lost on 25/05/1872. With the crew losing their bearings, the vessel struck rocks, filled with water and broke up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksDolphin
Boston Bay, near Port Lincoln, South Australia.
Dolphin was a cutter built in and lost on 8/1872. Foundered during gale.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksKangaroo
Off Cape Elizabeth 3/4 mile NE of Moonta
Kangaroo was a schooner built in 1855 and lost on 10/02/1873. Failed to observe buoy and ran onto reef.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSecret
3 miles north of Point Bolingbroke, near Port Lincoln
Secret was a cutter built in 1859 and lost on 20/07/1873. Struck a reef, filled with water and capsized at 4pm.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksIron King
Troubridge Shoal, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Iron King was a ship built in 1/1867 and lost on 11/12/1873. The vessel departed London in August 1873 bound for Port Adelaide with 30 paying passengers, 28 Government sponsored immigrants a
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksOrwell
Macdonnell Bay, 1/4 mile from French's Point
Orwell was a schooner built in 1871 and lost on 28/04/1873. Parted from moorings, drifted ashore and beached.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFairfield
Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island
Fairfield was a ship built in 1846 and lost on 09/08/1874. On 8 August 1874 Fairfield left Port Adelaide in ballast, but with a small amount of cargo, bound for Wallaroo. However, having onl
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlbert
Antechamber Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Albert was a schooner built in 08/07/1863 and lost on 07/06/1875. The schooner Albert left American River for Port Adelaide on 7 June 1875 carrying a general cargo. The vessel called at Ante
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksNimrod
Off Port Adelaide, NW of the Lighthouse
Nimrod was a cutter built in 1866 and lost on 26/07/1875. Filled with water during heavy squalls and foundered.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEclair
Yankalilla, near the jetty, Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia.
Eclair was a schooner built in 1849 and lost on 14/10/1875. Dragged anchor and ran ashore.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksDaring
Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Daring was a ketch built in and lost on 10/08/1885. On 10 August 1885 the hawking ketch Daring broke its mooring during a gale and ran up the harbour at Hog Bay eventually striking against
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksHarriet
Near Sheoak Flat, Orontes Bank. 7 miles NE of Point Vincent
Harriet was a built in and lost on 11/05/1887. Presumed swamped while running before a gale and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMary Ann
15 miles SW of Mount Young
Mary Ann was a cutter built in and lost on 01/12/1885. Sprang a leak and abandoned in 11 fathoms of water.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMinnie
Glenelg
Minnie was a built in and lost on 22/04/1886. Dragged moorings during gale and ran into Glenelg Jetty. Total wreck
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Torrens Island
Scud was a built in and lost on 23/04/1886. Capsized in squall.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPioneer
Marion Bay, Yorke Pensinsula, South Australia
Pioneer was a dandy built in and lost on 24/07/1886. Went ashore during a gale and vessel broke up in surf.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRoma
Tailem Bend, River Murray
Roma was a built in 29/05/1884 and lost on 26/12/1886. While heading to Goolwa with a cargo of wool bales in very hot weather, the funnel case was observed to be on fire when the vessel was
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGuldax
Approximately 1.8 km south of Normanville, South Australia at 'Comic Court' Caravan Park. 137 m north of the Boat Ramp.
Guldax was a barque built in 11/1878 and lost on 02/09/1887. The Guldax was an 11 year old wooden barque of 556 tons gross weight. On Friday 2nd September 1887 Guldax was under sail, just of
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAthens
Port Lincoln
Athens was a cutter built in and lost on 20/09/1887. Went missing on or about 20 September 1887. Last seen on that day between Pt. Whitby and Perforated Island.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSaturn
Cockle Spit, Port Pirie
Saturn was a barque built in 1877 and lost on 07/01/1888. While at anchor, a fire took hold in the lazarette and vessel totally burnt.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksYoung E.B.
Marino Rocks
Young E.B. was a ketch built in 1882 and lost on 29/06/1888. Struck rocks during heavy gale and wrecked.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksStar of Greece
Between Port Willunga and Blanche Point, Adelaide, South Australia.
Star of Greece was a ship built in 9/1868 and lost on 13/07/1888. On 12th July the vessel left Port Adelaide with 16,000 bags of wheat bound for the United Kingdom. The object was to pass th
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnknown
Fenelon Island, Possibly Near A Small Bay On The Ne Shore Of The Island.
Unknown was a unknown built in and lost on 08/05/1889. According to a report in the South Australian Register on 11 June 1889 a fishing vessel (name not reported), with ‘a fisherman and hi
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksApollo
Between Two Hummocks Point, 9 miles south of Point Lowly Lighthouse, north east of Whyalla, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Apollo was a barque built in 6/1884 and lost on 27/12/1889. Ran aground in heavy wind.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksYou Yangs
Pelorus Rocks near Cape Gantheaume, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
You Yangs was a built in 1856 and lost on 14/06/1890. The You Yangs left Port Pirie on 12 June 1890 carrying a cargo of iron and flour towards Newcastle, the vessel was under the command of
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRuby
Between Stansbury and Port Adelaide
Ruby was a ketch built in 1871 and lost on 20/07/1890. Thought to have foundered, no trace discovered.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAmy
Largs Bay, Adelaide, South Australia
Amy was a cutter built in and lost on 14/11/1890. Broke-up during gale. The vessel was swept against the jetty & became a total wreck.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEnterprise
Between Althorpes and Cape Forbin, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Enterprise was a ketch built in 1883 and lost on 06/03/1892. In early March 1892, Enterprise left Port Augusta bound for Port Adelaide with a cargo of 676 bags of wheat. The vessel was in mi
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWelling
Althorpe Island
Welling was a cutter built in and lost on 20/07/1892. On 19 July 1892, while taking in a catch of Althorpe island, the weather worsened and the crew decided to take shelter in one of the s
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGolden Hope
Red Banks, Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island
Golden Hope was a cutter built in and lost on 3/1894. While in search of a whiting ground off the Red Banks the fishing cutter struck a rock and sprang a leak. The Master sailed to deeper
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPolly
Between Rapid Head and Cape Jervis
Polly was a cutter built in and lost on 03/11/1894. Misjudging of distances and went ashore on rocks. Total loss.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFerret
Wright Island, Rosetta Harbor, Encounter Bay, South Australia.
Ferret was a cutter built in and lost on 17/05/1900. Sank at moorings and went to pieces.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMinerva
Brighton
Minerva was a cutter built in and lost on 17/08/1900. Went ashore and went to pieces on beach.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGlenpark
Adjacent to NNE rock near Wedge Island, Spencer Gulf, South Australia
Glenpark was a ship built in 30/01/1897 and lost on 01/02/1901. From Semaphore, the ship Glenpark sailed into Spencer’s Gulf to begin loading a cargo of wheat, bound for Algoa Bay, for Farme
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksElsie
Coorong Beach, 26 miles from Meningie
Elsie was a ketch built in 1873 and lost on 03/03/1901. Went ashore in heavy seas
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGwydir
Port Hughes near Tipara Light House, Wallaroo
Gwydir was a built in 1877 and lost on 17/06/1901. Sank in 14 fathoms while being towed by tug.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksGlenelg
Noarlunga Point, 10 miles from Glenelg
Glenelg was a cutter built in and lost on 23/12/1901. The cutter left Glenelg on the evening of Sunday 22 December 1901 bound for the fishing grounds off Kangaroo Island. At about 3.15 am
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAlfreda
Brighton, Adelaide, South Australia
Alfreda was a built in and lost on 21/01/1902. Broke from moorings and went ashore during a storm. Broke up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLord Roberts
At Myponga Jetty, south of Port Willunga
Lord Roberts was a cutter built in and lost on 07/06/1902. Collided with Myponga Jetty during a gale and went to pieces. At 2 am on Saturday 7 June 1902, the fishing cutter Lord Roberts wa
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSultana
Port Lincoln
Sultana was a cutter built in and lost on 03/07/1902. Broke away from its moorings during a gale, washed against the jetty and totally wrecked.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEliza
Point Riley, 6 miles north west of Wallaroo, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Eliza was a cutter built in 1876 and lost on 30/05/1903. Driven ashore in rough weather.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFoam
10 miles NW of Beachport
Foam was a cutter built in and lost on 11/08/1903. Run ashore as vessel was badly leaking.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEva
Antechamber Bay, Kangaroo Island
Eva was a sloop built in 1876 and lost on 04/09/1903. The vessel was proceeding through Backstairs Passage to Beachport when it encountered a heavy gale and sprang a leak. A high sea was run
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksOsprey
St Vincents Gulf
Osprey was a ketch built in 7/1871 and lost on 11/09/1903. The ketch Osprey departed Port Julia on 11 September 1903 bound for Port Adelaide, a trip taken regularly by the ketch. Wreckage fr
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEnchantress
Light's Passage, north bank at the entrance to the Port River, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Enchantress was a cutter built in 1877 and lost on 19/09/1903. On the return to Port Adelaide from a successful fishing trip, the master mistook lights showing in the river entrance. To faci
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksIone
Approx. 11 miles north of Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island
Ione was a cutter built in and lost on 25/10/1903. Vessel was struck by a white pointer shark, which punched a hole in the counter stern when the owner was fishing for snapper. Vessel sank
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAnnie Brown
Near Sibsey Island, Sir Joseph Banks Group, Port Lincoln, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Annie Brown was a brigantine built in 1867 and lost on 20/01/1904. Parted from moorings and went ashore during storm.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksUnknown Barge
Minlacowie Jetty, Yorke Peninsula, 4 miles south of Minlacowie Jetty
Unknown Barge was a built in and lost on 1/1904. Unknown. Found washed up on the beach, upside down among rocks and badly broken.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEthel
1.5 km NNW of Reef Head, near Cape Spencer, Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Ethel was a barque built in 03/04/1876 and lost on 02/01/1904. The master intended to pass south of Althorpe Island but due to poor visibility caused by gale force south-westerly squalls he
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRuby
Kangaroo Island
Ruby was a ketch built in 1877 and lost on 11/1904. Unknown
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksFrances
Eastern edge of cutting opposite Broken Hill Wharf, Port Pirie
Frances was a cutter built in 1879 and lost on 1904. Foundered, cause unknown.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBritannia
Shoalwater Point, Spencer Gulf, South Australia
Britannia was a ketch built in 1896 and lost on 09/03/1905. During heavy weather, the vessel took in water in and sank?
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksCygnet
Investigator Strait, 9 miles south of Cape Yorke, South Australia.
Cygnet was a schooner built in 1875 and lost on 06/08/1905. Presumed hit by squall and foundered (possibly capsized but appeared to be lying upright on the bottom when found).
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLoch Vennachar
Vennachar Point, West Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Loch Vennachar was a ship built in 04/08/1875 and lost on 07/09/1905. On the Loch Vennachar’s last voyage it sailed with six foremast hands short. It was eighty six days from Glasgow on the
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksPost Boy
Arno Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Post Boy was a schooner built in 1874 and lost on 22/10/1905. Dragged anchor during a squall and broke up on the beach.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksNew Arrival
Wallaroo
New Arrival was a schooner built in 1875 and lost on 05/06/1906. Parted One Of Her Anchor Cables, And Drifted On Stern On To The Jetty Striking The Piles With Considerable Force. Stranded An
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMontebello
1 km west of Stunsailboom River on the eastern edge of a sandy cove at the base of a rock platform, Kangaroo Island
Montebello was a barque built in 1900 and lost on 18/11/1906. Montebello sailed from Liverpool, England on the 15 August 1906, in ballast, stopping at Brest, France, before proceeding to Hob
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMary Ellis
On the beach above the high water mark at the head of Sleaford Bay (western end of the bay), in the Port Lincoln National Park, south of Port Lincoln, South Australia.
Mary Ellis was a ketch built in 09/12/1897 and lost on 05/04/1907. The ketch Mary Ellis left Port Adelaide with one passenger, a few tons of general cargo and 24 tons of superphosphate on We
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWanderer
Between Rapid Bay and Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Wanderer was a cutter built in 1870 and lost on 05/04/1907. Wanderer left Flour Cask Bay at 10am Friday 5 April 1907, heading in the direction of Cape Willoughby. At about midday a gale swep
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksWillyama
300 m south of Penguin Point, Rhino Head, near Marion Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Willyama was a built in 13/11/1897 and lost on 13/04/1907. Mystery surrounds the steamer Willyama’s striking of the reef near Marion Bay. The crew’s collective silence appeared to indicate
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksNorma
5 km off Semaphore, South Australia
Norma was a barque built in 02/05/1893 and lost on 21/04/1907. On Saturday, 20 April 1907, the steel barque Norma sat at anchor off Semaphore awaiting favourable winds to depart Gulf St. Vin
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksAagot
West coast of Wardang Island, Port Victoria, Yorke Peninsula, SA. The wreck is located on the western edge of the island, about 1 km north-west of the Wardang Island lighthouse.
Aagot was a barque built in 1882 and lost on 12/10/1907. On 11 October 1907, the Aagot, with 17 crew and a stevedore, proceeded to Port Victoria from Port Adelaide, to load a cargo of wheat.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksTriton
Victor Harbor
Triton was a cutter built in 1880 and lost on 12/01/1908. Triton was preparing to depart Victor Harbor for Port Adelaide. At 4.00 am the master, William Thompson, was filling the petrol tank
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSir Wilfred Lawson
Gilbert Reef, SW of Port Moorowie, Southern Yorke Peninsula
Sir Wilfred Lawson was a ketch built in 01/12/1877 and lost on 20/03/1908. Navigational error caused the vessel to run ashore on reef and went to pieces after a storm a week later.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksSeale
Torrens Island
Seale was a ketch built in 1851 and lost on 30/04/1908. Cargo caught alight, vessel burnt to keel, beached
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksTriumph
17 miles WNW of Wonga Shoal Lighthouse, Gulf St Vincent
Triumph was a ketch built in 13/01/1887 and lost on 16/09/1908. At 7.30am on the morning of 16 September 1908, the ketch Triumph departed Sheaoak Flat, Yorke Peninsula, bound for Port Adelai
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksRobert Burns
250-300 metres north of Unlit Beacon on southern end of the sand spit, Nepean Bay, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Robert Burns was a ketch built in 1857 and lost on 04/12/1908. The Robert Burns went ashore on the sand spit, Nepean Bay, four kilometres off Kingscote, Kangaroo Island at 3am on Friday 4th
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEllen
Morgan's Beach, north of Cape Jervis, South Australia
Ellen was a built in 1883 and lost on 12/12/1908. The vessel had been chartered from the owner by a group of Scottish fishermen (Messrs. W.J. Newlands, W. Eaglesham and W. & M. Grieve) inte
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksBanshee
Wallaroo, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Banshee was a built in 1870 and lost on 16/12/1895. Parted moorings during a squall. The vessel went ashore on the 'slags' alongside the old jetty where it broke up.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksEdith
Spilsby Island, near Port Lincoln, South Australia
Edith was a cutter built in 1871 and lost on 03/08/1897. On the morning of 3 August 1897, Edith was hove-to during a fresh breeze from the NNE, when it forereached more than was expected, an
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksStranger
Wedge Island, South Australia
Stranger was a cutter built in 1884 and lost on 14/06/1898. Parted moorings during a heavy swell and strong easterly wind, drifted ashore, hit rock and sank.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLoch Sloy
Maupertuis Bay, Kangaroo Island
Loch Sloy was a barque built in 06/11/1877 and lost on 24/04/1899. Loch Sloy left Glasgow on the 5 January 1899 bound for Port Adelaide. At 4am on the 24 April 1899 the watch was called on d
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksMaid of Australia
SW corner of Wardang Island, 400 m SE of the Notre Dame D'Arvor wreck site, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Maid of Australia was a schooner built in 1869 and lost on 08/07/1899. While en route from Point Turton to Port Pirie on 8 July 1899 with a cargo of flux, the vessel was on a course direct f
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksLucretia
Buffalo Reef, Spilsby Island, Spencers Gulf
Lucretia was a schooner built in 1885 and lost on 08/09/1899. Sailed with no ballast, hit reef during bad weather and wrecked.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksYoung Surveyor
5 miles west of Long Spit Buoy
Young Surveyor was a ketch built in 1871 and lost on 02/11/1899. Sprang a leak and sank in 10 fathoms.
Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · South Australian ShipwrecksVale
10 miles north west of Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Vale was a schooner built in 1876 and lost on 26/02/1900. The Vale loaded a cargo of seven hundred and ninety two bags of wheat at Sceales Bay for Port Adelaide. The vessel experienced no di
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