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Thirteenth Beach, Barwon Heads
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S404The Lady Harvey has historical significance for its association with its builder Alexander Campbell of Nova Scotia, shipbuilder, Member of the Legislature, Justice of the Peace and militia…
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Outer anchorage Williamstown, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S412Significant as a C19th Scandinavian international trader
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Warrnambool Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S439Maid of Julpha arrived Lady Bay, Warrnambool, on 15th February 1859; destroyed by fire the following day. All people saved. Harbour-master Captain G. Watkin, cut the cables and beached the…
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Gabo Island
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S444Laden with coal from Newcastle, the schooner Margaret Nicol was damaged in a severe gale. The vessel was leaking and unmanageable, so the master sought shelter at Gabo Island. The Margaret…
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Point Franklin, Cape Otway
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S453The Martha is one of a small resource of Asian-built vessels wrecked in Australia built in the South-East Asian geographic region, as opposed to in the Indian sub-continent. It is the only…
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Entrance to Corner Inlet
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S462The wooden brigantine Meg Merrilies was owned in Sydney for the first part of its career, and traded from that port to Melbourne with sundry cargoes. After being sold to Melbourne owners in…
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Port Phillip, between Coles and West Channels
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S474The Mountain Maid is archaeologically significant for its remains of a British built international trading vessel of the mid-nineteenth century.
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Cape Liptrap
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S485The schooner Nautilus was wrecked on the beach near Cape Liptrap. Strong winds blew the vessel off course and left it high and dry on the beach. Four of the crew walked overland to Port…
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Lonsdale Reef, Port Phillip Heads
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S492Significant as an early coastal trader
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Gabo Island
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S525With his ship suffering storm damage to its bowsprit, and low on provisions, the master of the schooner Phoebe sought shelter in Gabo harbour. However, after anchoring, a strong northerly…
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Seal Island, east of Wilsons Promontory
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S528Blown off course while ferrying meat, wrecked when seeking shelter
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Mt Eliza, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S563Register closed 30 Sept. 1856. No other information on wrecking located. Arrived from Dundee at Geelong 3 Feb.1855 with 2 passengers, cargo -1 house, carts, deals; in March carried ginger…
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Waterloo Bay, Wilsons Promontory
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S575The Richard and Anne was brought to Australia in 1853. Prior to that it had been a coasting vessel out of Plymouth. After lengthening and a refit in 1848, it traded to the Mediterranean. In…
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Western Port
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S577While loading a cargo of timber in Westernport Bay, the Western Australian-built brig River Chief was blown onto a reef by a gale and wrecked. "While this brig was lying at anchor at Western…
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Rosebud, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S583Town of Rosebud derived its name from the wreck location of this well-known coastal trader (just west of Durham Place). Wind blows and sand shifts buried remains. In 1976 sewerage excavations…
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Bass Strait
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S589On a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne with a cargo of coal, the brig Ruby was dismasted in a severe gale. The Ruby's hull was strained by the stress of the weather and began to leak. The…
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Port Phillip Bay, off Indented Head
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S598After striking reef, immediately filled. Third vessel owned by Levy to have sunk in 4 months. (No details known relating to insurance.)
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Bass Strait, between Warrnambool and Cape Howe.
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S605The HMS Sappho is historically significant as one of Australia s maritime mysteries, and is one of only a handful of Admiralty wrecks in Australian waters including the HMS Sirius(1790) and…
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Peterborough, Curdies Inlet
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S612Schomberg was a large clipper ship built for James Baines' famous Black Ball Line. Schomberg has historical significance as one of the luxurious ships built to bring emigrants to Australia,…
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South East Point, Wilsons Prom
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S624The schooner Sophia sailed from Melbourne to the Wilsons Promontory lighthouse with a cargo of building material and stores. The vessel was anchored in a bay near the lighthouse where it was…
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Bass Strait, off Gippsland Coast
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S633Loaded with coal, the brig Straun sprang a leak off the Gippsland coast. With six feet of water in the hold and the water gaining on the pumps, the crew abandoned ship and were rescued by the…
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Port Fairy
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S639Weather: NNE force 4. Clear night. Estimated loss 1200 pounds. Crew landed safely.
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Bass Strait
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S656This vessel was last seen leaving Melbourne on a voyage to New Zealand in December 1855 but was not seen again. Uncertain as to if the vessel wrecked in Victorian waters.
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West bank of Port Albert entrance
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S670Thistle was a mid 19th century iron paddle steamer and has historical significance for being at the forefront of the Hunter River Steam Navigation Company's establishment and push further…
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About 7 miles east of West Channel Lightship, Port Phillip Bay
Victorian Heritage Register
VHR S692Loss probably caused by unusually heavy deck load. One report in Argus and later secondary sources state that the voyage was from Port Phillip Heads but the death notice states the voyage was…