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Governor Gawler
Reevesby Island, Joseph Banks Group, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Governor Gawler was a schooner built in 1840 and lost on 01/08/1847. The Governor Gawler was making for Port Lincoln when driven northward by the storm, onto a reef near Reevesby Island, in the Sir Joseph Banks Group. The skipper, Captain Underwood, his crew and passengers had to survive the lifeboat overturning and havin
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationReevesby Island, Joseph Banks Group, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1847
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Wood; The Governor Gawler was making for Port Lincoln when driven northward by the storm, onto a reef near Reevesby Island, in the Sir Joseph Banks Group. The skipper, Captain Underwood, his crew and passengers had to survive the lifeboat overturning and havin
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