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Oberon Bay, Wilsons Promontory
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S96In the 1920s a man named Benbow brought the Hannah Thompson and the Bronzewing from Hobart to fish out of Port Welshpool. In 1923 the Bronzewing went ashore in Oberon Bay and the Hannah…
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Safety Beach, Dromana
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S120The Gertrude/ Cicada is locally significant for its involvement with various Port Phillip Bay trades (lime, timber, dairying, fertiliser) over its long career, and for its role in the…
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Swan Island, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S154The Countess of Hopetoun is historically significant as the last vessel to be built for the Victorian naval force. It is also significant for the vessel's role in patrolling Port Phillip Bay…
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Bass Strait, 10 miles east of Wilsons Promontory
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S218One of the last of sailing traders, the ketch Eliza Davies was loaded with timber when it was disabled in a gale. The steamer Chronos attempted to tow the vessel to safety, but it sank ten…
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Oberon Bay, Wilsons Promontory
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S312The cutter Hannah Thompson had a varied career as a coastal trader, and was the first vessel to trade between Melbourne and Port Campbell. It was later used as a fishing vessel, and during…
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Cape Howe
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S341The steamer Iron Prince, owned by BHP, ran ashore near Cape Howe. The crew reached safety, but the vessel became a total wreck.
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Point Nepean Jetty
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S3543 young local fishermen took vessel to Point Nepean to gather periwinkles. Unattended, it broke away and was wrecked. All the local fishermen clubbed together to buy a second boat (Ferrier,…
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Tarwin, Gippsland
Victorian Heritage Register
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South Wharf, Yarra River, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S420Warspray was drawing away from South Wharf, leaving for Newcastle when its propeller struck the unnamed lighter which sank in a few minutes. (ID 9)
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Swan Island, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S475In 1924 the hull of the steam launch Mystery was donated to the Department of Defence Mining Depot at Swan Island by the Ports and Harbours Department in exchange for a small hand pump . It…
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Port Phillip Bay, between West and Loelia Channels
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S637Served sixty years in service around coast and in Port Phillip. Some cargo floated away. Fresh northerly blowing. Captain sent for tugs but unable to free the vessel. By 12 June the Vessel…
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Port Phillip Bay, north end of Swan Island, next to J3 Submarine
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S642A fine American built ship of 991 tons purchased by the Tasmanian Steamship Company in 1890. She made several voyages between Hobart and Newcastle under the command of Captain Wilson before…
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Mounts Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S733The Wollomai has archaeological and technical significance as it is likely to be a well preserved example of a late 19th century Victorian/ Australian-built coastal trading ketch, and is…
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Port Phillip Heads
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S734The steamer Whyrallah was on its usual run to the Gippsland Lakes from Melbourne, when it was nearly cut in half in a collision with the SS Dilkera with the loss of six lives. Schooner…
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Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S845The coastal fishing cutter Seagull became a total wreck on Gabo Island during a hard westerly gale while on a voyage from Eden to Lakes Entrance for the snapper season. The crew made it…
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Gabo Island
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S872Argus 1st May 1923: Eden (NSW) Monday:- Following closely on the wreck of the Iron Prince at Cape Howe, comes advice of the wreck and total loss at Gabo Island, in the early hours of this…