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Fairfield

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 only just departed Fletcher’s Slip after a refit, the deck gear was adrift and there was an amount of confusion on board. Th

CategorySHIPWRECK

LocationCape Cassini, Kangaroo Island

DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks

Listed/year1874

Oddness signal90/99

Data completeness90%

SignificanceShip; Wood; On 8 August 1874 Fairfield left Port Adelaide in ballast, but with a small amount of cargo, bound for Wallaroo. However, having only just departed Fletcher’s Slip after a refit, the deck gear was adrift and there was an amount of confusion on board. Th

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