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Bass Strait, off Port Phillip Heads
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S12This vessel is significant historically as an Australian built coastal trader that was employed for the inter-colonial trades.
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Bass Strait, between Cape Schanck and Port Phillip Heads
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S17SS Alert is historically significant as one of the worst maritime wrecks in Victorian history, with the deaths of 15 of the 16 people on board the vessel. It is archaeologically significant…
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Point Henry, Corio Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S86The wreck is significant socially for its use as a landing stage for the popular Bellarine Tea Gardens. It is difficult to assess archaeological significance due to the structure being…
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Point Henry, Corio Bay, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S125The City of Melbourne is historically significant as an American built fast sailing clipper that was owned by the Black Ball Line. It was then used within Port Phillip Bay as a coal hulk and…
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Entrance Point, Corner Inlet
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S131The Clyde was a small coastal paddle steamer. It was destroyed by fire under suspicious circumstances at the entrance to Corner Inlet.
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Waratah Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S143The Coquette was engaged in recovering anchors and chains used in salvaging the barque Drumblair in Waratah Bay. During the recovery operation, one of the large anchors struck the side of the…
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Rye Back Beach, Point Nepean
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S148The wreck of the Craigburn is archaeologically significant for its remains of a typical 19th century iron sailing barque. As a dive site set amongst typically spectacular Mornington Peninsula…
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St Leonards, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S236The loss of the Empire was not reported in newspapers. It was a general Bay trader, mostly out of Geelong. Registry closed 12 March 1894. Marine Board passed motion to prosecute part-owner,…
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Wreck Beach, Moonlight Head
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S259The Fiji is archaeologically significant as the wreck of a typical 19th century international sailing ship with cargo. It is educationally and recreationally significant as one of Victoria's…
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Lady Bay, Warrnambool
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S267The barque Free Trader parted from both of its main anchors during a sudden gale at Warrnambool. The remaining anchor dragged, and the vessel drifted towards the beach, going broadside onto…
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Bass Strait
Victorian Heritage Register
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Port Phillip Bay, between Queenscliff and Pope s Eye Shoal
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S281The Gambier is historically and socially significant for its association with the wrecking incident that involved the loss of many lives and had an enormous impact on Victorian society
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Pearl Point, East Gippsland Coast
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S302The sailing barge General was blown to the east of the Snowy River by strong winds. After one of the two crewmen became ill, the other was overcome by exhaustion and was unable to sail the…
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Lonsdale Reef, Port Phillip heads
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S326The Holyhead is historically and archaeologically significant as an example of an A1 classified ship from a renowned Liverpool shipyards on its maiden voyage.
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Bass Strait, disappeared between Melbourne and Port Campbell
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S336Early in October the cutter Ida left Melbourne for Port Campbell and vanished. No further details of her disappearance have been found.
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Point Danger Reef, Torquay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S373The Joseph H. Scammell is historically and archaeologically significant as the wreck of an international inward bound cargo vessel. Most research on inward bound historic shipwreck material…
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Lakes Entrance, Ninety Mile Beach
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S376The schooner Julius was damaged in a gale and began to take water. After the pumps failed, the vessel was run ashore on the Ninety Mile Beach in an attempt to save the lives of those on…
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Disappeared between Westernport and Melbourne
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S394The ketch Kermandie was employed transporting granite from Cape Woolamai for use in buildings in Melbourne. On its last voyage, a gale swept through Bass Strait and the vessel disappeared…
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Maribyrong River, Footscray (Saltwater)
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S460The May Ferguson is significant as an example of a privately built pleasure craft.
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Newfield, one mile east of Curdies River
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S488Mistook Cape Otway Light for one on King Island The Newfield had left on 28th May from Sharpness. Exceptionally rough weather had been encountered and hurricanes and storms after the Cape of…
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London Bridge, Portsea Back Beach
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S495Socially significant for its association with an event that caused loss of life.
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Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S531Had gone to take back one of cylinders moored to wreck of Cape Verde . While getting line to pontoon, a hawser fouled its propeller and the tug became unmanageable. The two men in skiff who…
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Port Phillip Bay, 7-8 miles north of West Channel Pile Light
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S532Rig listed as steam launch While being towed up Bay by the steam tug Amy, it began shipping water in strong sea. Bailing was ineffectual, so Captain Wilkins stopped Amy's engines to allow…
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Bass Strait
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S553She left Geelong VIC for the United Kingdomon 16 September 1893 but failed to arrive. On 16 February 1894, thirty guineas per cent was asked for re-insurance, then early in April the…
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Island Point/ Petrel Point
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S578The steamer Riverina ran ashore at Island Point east of Cape Everard on 27 January 1890. Bushfires in Gippsland had made conditions very hazy along the coast. Just after dawn, the vessel ran…