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Pareora
Althorpe Island, north west coast, south west of Marion Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Pareora was a built in 26/02/1896 and lost on 18/09/1919. The Pareora left Port Pirie for Hobart under the command of Captain McFarlane on 16 September 1919 with a 672 tonne cargo of zinc. Shortly after departing, the steamer grounded and stuck fast on a sand bank for 12 hours. This did not augur well for a tro
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationAlthorpe Island, north west coast, south west of Marion Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1919
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSteel; The Pareora left Port Pirie for Hobart under the command of Captain McFarlane on 16 September 1919 with a 672 tonne cargo of zinc. Shortly after departing, the steamer grounded and stuck fast on a sand bank for 12 hours. This did not augur well for a tro
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