Mercury
Port Pirie
Mercury was a ketch built in 1864 and lost on 19/06/1878. Run down by the steamer Euro while at anchor.
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Quality-scored route · 8 evidence-linked stops
Odd places day road trip around Port Pirie
Start near Port Pirie, finish near Australia, and connect records that are geographically close but rarely explained together.
Stops8
Route estimate52 km
Minimum time7 hours
Best formatDay road trip
Windward
100 feet off No. 3 Beacon, Port Pirie
Windward was a cutter built in and lost on 07/02/1958. Burnt and sank
Map and evidence →Myee
Port Pirie, South Australia
Myee was a built in and lost on 7/1954. Abandoned on the bank and scrapped.
Map and evidence →Frances
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 and evidence →Saturn
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 and evidence →Barge No.7
Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf
Barge No.7 was a built in 1877 and lost on 04/11/1958. Broken up.
Map and evidence →York
Port Flinders (Weeroona Island), South Australia.
York was a cutter built in 1862 and lost on 1930. The York had a long life with the steam tug company being eventually sold to Port Pirie in 1925. Her final resting place is on the beach of the Weeroona Island, at the head of Spencer Gulf, and very little of the vessel now remains.
Map and evidence →Caltowie
Australia
locality in South Australia
Map and evidence →How to use this trip
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