SAILORS GRAVE
CAPE CONRAN COASTAL RESERVE AND CAPE CONRAN ROAD CAPE CONRAN, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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SAILORS GRAVE - History
History uncertain. A Parks Victoria historical handout says that 3 bodies from the shipwreck of the sailing ship Ridge Park on Beware reef in 1880 were washed up on the beach, and buried there. The graves were later covered by rocks on which a rough wooden cross was erected. According to Heritage Victoria, the Ridge Park, a steamer, was lost in 1881, with no loss of life. However the HV Registration on Ridge Park states the graves are of the men who lost their lives during salvage activities on the Ridge park. 2 other steamers shipwrecked on the Beware Reef in 1871 & 1926 also had no loss of life (SS Auckland & Albert San).Heritage Inventory Description
SAILORS GRAVE - Heritage Inventory Description
There is no indication where the graves are situated. No piles of stone or wooden cross remnants appear to survive in the vicinity, and it is assumed that any traces that may have existed were obliterated during landscaping works associated with visitor infrastructure development at the site.
The grave/s appear to have been situated in a flat area raised about a metre or so higher than the adjacent sandy beach strip lnown as Sailors Beach, on the east side of East Cape, Cape Conran. Vegetation includes banksias, eucalypts, pittosporums, tea-tree etc. The site is currently used as a picnic and parking area, and has been extensively altered.
Physical Conditions: Poor
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SAILORS GRAVEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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