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Geltwood
12 km SE of Rivoli Bay, Geltwood Reef, South Australia
Geltwood was a barque built in 1/1876 and lost on 6/1876. By June 14th the Geltwood was too far north. She had left the Roaring Forties and those on board were watching for the Cape Northumberland Lighthouse which had been in operation since 1859. She was fighting the worst hurricane in living memory when she s
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location12 km SE of Rivoli Bay, Geltwood Reef, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1876
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBarque; Iron; By June 14th the Geltwood was too far north. She had left the Roaring Forties and those on board were watching for the Cape Northumberland Lighthouse which had been in operation since 1859. She was fighting the worst hurricane in living memory when she s
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