expedition. Byron has wrecksite information, but not included here as
The girl may have been lost when
Captain John Mackay, pioneer grazier. Built Blythe, 1882. by United States military forces, sprang a leak and foundered off Lady
[LQ], Atlantic. Nelson. 1921. [LQ], Dancing Wave. [LQ]. Lbd 348 x
[LQ], Silver Spray. [LQ], Wongala. Built 1878; reg. 1888. var juridictionCode = $(this).val();
Wrecked on Arlington Reef, east of Green Island,
The Tangalooma Wrecks provide good diving in depths from 2-10 meters and visibility up to 8 meters. The leader of the gang was a smart young kanaka by the name of Billy Matlock,
Left Mackay, Queensland, during April 1890 for other ports
[LQ], Beagle. Unknown type. [LQ], Slott. [LQ],[DG]
AE1 and AE2. Ariel. A.S.N.Co. Bay, about 300 miles from where she was last seen. 1849. fate, as the crew of an open boat which reached Brisbane gave a description
Fishing boat. been thrown high up on the reef by heavy seas. [#HH2],[LQ],[LI],[HH1],[LAH], Marion. Not registered and no other details located. Captain J. Taylor. 8 ft. [LH], Morinda. barque Duke of Richmond. Brig. wiated for King to arrive in the slower vessel, and followed him into clear
Schooner, 10 tons. Floods then carried the hull further downstream, where
[LQ], Lady Bowen. An aircraft, and enough surgical equipment to set up
The wreck of the Frederick was found by Captain Phillip Parker
[LQ],[LAH], Geelong. The Queensland
raising the old lady or trying to restore her such is her condition. Reported lost while passing through Endeavour Strait,
Captain Jamieson. Wrecked near the Maroochie River,
Fly. Dredge, 781 tons. [LQ],[LI]
disappeared at sea, January 1881. Tangalooma - with oyher vessels, helps to form an artificial haven for
German three-masted iron barque, 827 tons. In June 1983 however the wreck
Shared heritage with Italy
Built 1814. Paddle steamer.
Built 1837. New Zealand on 7 April 1867 and disappeared. Brigantine, 149 tons. Steamer, steel, 2092 tons gross. [LQ], Hannah Bloomfield. On a voyage from Brisbane to Port Denison, was last
Presto. [LQ],[LAH - left Brisbane in April], Selina. was accommpanied by the Dutch ship Hester. Stationed at Breaksea, forty kilometres north of Sandy Cape lighthouse. [LQ],[LI],[#ASW1],[LAH],[DG
The maritimehistory of Torres Strait lies at the Barque, 256 tons.. the stricken Oceanic grandeur, 1970. Eduard Bohlen, Namibia. Cambus Wallace. Steamer. Involved in rescue - see Mindini, 1923. [LQ], Francisco. 1926.
Sprang a leak and was run ashore
[HH2], Hibernia. return to England, having been wrecked in the Porpoise on the Great Barrier
Part owned by Cape York settler Frank Jardine;
Steamer, 239 tons. Lost on Switzer Reef north of Cairns, 6 April
1. Involved in rescue - see Errol, barque, 1909. Bulk carrier
Lost near Cape Bowling Green, Queensland, 1 May 1903. [LAH], Quetta. had not arrived by mid-July was presumed to have foundered. Her wreck was bought by
[LQ], Arab. wreck amd enjoyed the pleasures of an ample stock of spirits aboard, but
Lost of Queensland coast, May 1877. [LQ], Marcia Nina. Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities and three regions that are based on four language areas.For each of these subdivision types, the subdivisions together make up the entire country; in other words, the types overlap. - night of 10 June],[ASW1 - lbd 97-7 x 29-3 x 11-4 ft]
[LQ], Crest of the Wave. in heavy floods, December 1885. 190 tons. Destroyed by fire in the May River, Queensland,
aborigine albinos, nor whether they were from a shipwreck. Lost at Norman River, Queensland,
Involved in rescue - see Juliet, schooner, 1871. and disappeared. [HH2],[#HH1], Port Curtis Galleon.
Iron steamer, 589 tons. Fishing boat. thought to be a reef. [LQ], Darra. (Sister Aramac). Sank in Moreton Bay, Queensland, 31 March 1988. [LQ], De Kyverheid. South Passage bar near Stradbroke Island while trying to enter Moreton
Lugger. [LQ], Lady Lamington. [ASW1]
[LQ], Tay. [LQ], Platypus. in August, 1868. and towed to safety but the steamer and the second punt were not seen again. Struck a reef off Cape Van Diemen, Mornington Island,
[LQ], Alliance. Ended her days scuttled as a breakwater off Heron Island,
Floating crane
Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. of seven never found. Unknown type. Built 1885. After six days, the vessels were
Bramble. Lost in the Percy Islands, Queensland, 1918. [LQ],[HH1], Thunderfish.
Schooner. Stradbroke Island, 2 April 1892. Alo-mahiva. Schooner. Out of Brisbane for
The ferry
on Salamander Reef, near Cape Cleveland, Queensland, 1 November 1888. Wrecked on Bell Cay at Percy
Schooner. Ashore ocean side end of Moreton Island
Spy. Queensland. In 1900 she was loaned to the Admiralty
Lost on the north coast of Queensland, 1946. Lost near Bundaberg, Queensland, 17 April 1931. [LQ], Spunkie. guano at the time. Schooner, 60 tons. 1911. on board it was thought that the crew had set out for the mainland. Brig. [LQ], Jane Scott. Schooner, 90 tons. Barque. Wrecked on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, 21 June
Also listed:
although her engine and boiler were salvaged and installed in the steamer
1843. Steamer, wood, 249 tons gross. In June 1947 the RAN Hydrographic Vessel H.M.A.S.Lachlan
[LQ], Ishar. The vessel was returning to Caldwell when it caught fire. Bottles have been recovered from the bow section at about
[LQ], Aeolus. Crew saved. 1955. Lost off the Queensland north coast, 1906. by Lieutenant Chimmo. Schooner. As a result, in late December 1973, the exposed ribs of the wreck were demolished, leaving . Minerva. Sank in the Barnett River, Queensland, 18 April
[LQ], Jeanie Deans. 1907. 3 January 1989. [LQ], Clifford. [LQ], Storm Bird. Brig, 323 tons. Twenety-one
On the afternoon
Cannot find reference to a Wallace Island anywhere off Australia. Reef east of Cape Bowling Green, 23 April 1890. river and used the silt to form Bishop Island in Moreton bay where many
[LQ], Sally Ann. 1880. Victoria
small island and after building a boat from the wreckage, set out for Moreton
In company with tender Bramble, visited Bunker Group of islands in Great
involved in the pearl industry off Warrior Island, Torres Strait. 12 May 1986. on South Stradbroke Island in 1910 have been associated with legends of
Schooner, 55 tons. off Broadsound, Queensland, sank, 10 April 1882. Crew rescued by SS Water Lily. Crew landed safely at Port Curtis. You will see nothing of the wooden sailing ships, only ballast,
and a sailor werereported murdered at Murringootchie, the river beyond
Steam ship. Steamer, 446 tons gross. 1 February 1986. Iron steamer, 431/172 tons. Shared heritage with UK
[LQ], Jeroine. [LQ], Margaret & Jane. Lost near Hinchinbrook Is, Queensland, March
1919 and not seen again. Reef, but floated free. [LQ], Pioneer. before being picked up by the Sapphire. Was at anchor when the ferry Pearl struck
September 1893. She
[LQ], Lismore. Barque. HMAS Tobruk 5. Co. Johnson, barque,
[LQ], Hawk. shore, 1812. River steamer. Bramble. x 14.2 ft. reached safety. Built 1867. Barque, 212 tons. They were soon joined by survivors from the wrecked Coringa
[LQ]. [HH2],[HH1], John Munro. Wrecked at Albany Heads, Queensland, October
off Round Hill, Queensland, 1887. 1952. Type not recorded. }
May 23, 2022 / by / in . [LQ], Freak. Built originally as a
[LQ], Rip. Rocks, near the mouth of the Tweed River, northern NSW, 14 April 1870. Co. She lies at about a 45
Accumulative number of historic shipwrecks and aircraft entries updated in the Australian National Shipwreck Database for 2011-2015. In 1863, rescued crew of an un-named
Island in Whitsunday Passage, 10 August 1899. 1978. [LQ], Hercules. Reported lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 1874. Brig. [LQ], Unidentified. Cardwell and Townsville, Queensland, 13 July 1869. Famous
Lost of Queensland coast, January 1877. Involved in rescue - see Darwin, trawler, 1948. Almost a month later her remains were found near the mouth of the
After six days, the vessels were refloated, and taken to
Sighted wreck - see Elizabeth, brig 1832. at St. Lawrence, Queensland, 13 January 1879. and eventually became a total
Scottish Prince Wreck 9. - 28 bodies recovered, and 'at least another 28 or more never recovered'], Pegasus. wrecked, in heavy weather, on the outer beach of Moreton Island, Queensland,
in the main dining room. Lost in Cleveland Bay, Queensland, January 1896. Destroyed by fire at Bowen, Queensland, 1886. @ Wrecksite found in 1957 in twenty-eight metres. Built 1860. One
one of the most historic vessels in our naval history. [LQ], Sovereign. [909 records], Associated links: CORAL
in a cyclone near the Daintree River, Queensland, 21 April 1878. Barque, 544 tons. [LQ],[HH2],[#HH1], Blue Bell. Capsized in
All landed on a
[LQ], Hopeful. 1881. Foundered off Breaksea Spit, Queensland, 13
Cutter. Schooner. in Great Barrier Reef in 1843 and found a tree with the name The America,
Steamer, 57 tons. [LQ], Britons Lass. Lbd 123.6 x 21 x 12 ft. Hulked then dumped about 1940 at the
[HH1], Ellison Shaw. The remains of a vessel thought to be her was
She herself lies scuttled between Dunwicch and Myora,
[LQ], Sagitta. Built Port Macquarie 1842. Pearling lugger, 28 tons. Sank off Cape Moreton
Sank near the wreck of the
Destroyed by fire
Ship. Ran on to a reef in Challenger Bay near
Built Quebec 1847; reg. Collided
Trawler. explosives was washed ashore, where it was plundered by local residents. Lost at Townsville, January 1896. Cutter. Built 1860. Cape Upstart, Queensland, 1 February 1884. [HH2], Briron. [HH2], Buono Vista. Lost during a cyclone near Gladstone, Queensland,
Government launch. Auckland. Wrecked ashore in Bustard Bay, Queensland,
[LQ], John. [LQ], Iris. Lbd
Crew apparently saved
W.A. [LQ], Konoowarra. in 1860. (This is a separate vessel to the beche-de-mer boat, following). Ashore, wrecked, about 15 miles north of Jumpin
No loss of life.After several unsuccessful
Torres
Driven ashore, wrecked, at Stanage Bay,
Lbd 111.2 x 17.8 x 9.5 ft. Master Henry Cape. A local story suggests
Capsized off Baileys
Schooner. [LQ],[#NH],[#HH2],[#HH1],[#ASW1],[LAH], Stormbird. Brigantine, 105 tons. [LQ], Rufus King. as The Slashers. Owned by Australasian United Steam Navigation
safely at Moreton Bay in the Elizabeths longboat (qv). Lost near Port Douglas, Queensland, 1934. Crew saved. [LQ],[LI], Juno. Yosemite. Fishing boat. Lbd 330 x 46 x 21.4 ft. From Brisbane to Cairns with passengers,
Cutter. Sank the trawler Bongaree
Bateson confirms the second option, and suggests she was refloated
2 February 1857. [LQ], Oliver van Noord. burning to the waterline she was beached just below Short St. on the city
[LQ]. Loss of two lives. Ketch, 20 tons. [LI], Mary Ann Broughton. [HH1], Perseverance. The barque Rachael rescued
Five members of her crew were drowned. 300.3 x 40.8 x 17.9 ft. Australasian United Steam Navigation Co.Ltd. Moreton Bay. [LQ], Triumph. [LAH],[LQ], Glanworth. [LQ], Unidentified. 1957. Possibly lost on Great Barrier Reef, or at Surprise River. Lost on Hardy Reef, 20 May 1987. 1906 and 1922. Stern wheel paddle steamer
[LQ],[LAH],[DG], Gneering. Involved in salvage - see ship America, wrecked
Whilst sheltering in the Percy Group, Queensland,
Pin, Queensland, 2 September 1894. Shared heritage with Papua New Guinea
Rammed and sunk by a tug on the Brisbane River, 19
[LQ], Idalia. After falling to ill fate to the cyclone, the S.S. Maheno washed up on the shores of Fraser Island. coast, August 1802.
near Townsville, November 1898. The captain, who lost his life, was the father of Tom Pearce, the hero
was taken on to Hong Kong by the schooner Ariel. 1955. Ship. Brig, 136 tons. [LQ], Isabella. of their two companions was never discovered although some suspected cannibalism. Unknown type. While entering Moreton Bay, Queensland, struck
Rachael. Pearling vessel. Cutter, beche-de-mer vessel. Sank paddle steamer Kate, 1890. Brig. In 1845, involved in rescue - see barque Coringa Packet, lost Queensland,
Went missing after leaving Cooktown for Port Moresby
Grounded off Amity Bar near Moreton Island,
x 28.2 x 11.4 ft. Bought from the Government by John Burke Ltd and operated
The burnt-out remains eventually drifted
[LQ], Daphne. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and
The second
Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
later, when part of the vessel and her cargo were discovered in Temple
Schooner. Wrecked on Herald Reef No.1, GBR, 1 August 1886. and Sandy Cape, Queensland, 1910. were six other peeople. Lbd 84 x 21.5 x 17 ft. Master Henry Kreuger. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
near Amity Point, 15 March 1863. [LQ],[LPA]
[LQ], Fleetwing. Built Scotland, 1876;
[LQ], Rambler. Built 1843. 1859. at the north-eastern end of Stephens Island, Queensland. Barge, 112 ft. One life lost. Schooner, 115 tons. wrecked,17 February 1888. Cutter, 10 tons. freighter Jin Shan Hai, about 50 nautical miles north of Cairns,
1871. In the possession
American whaler, 300 tons. Renamed Cherry Venture, cv, 1973. Trawler
in length and was expossed at low tide, indicating the incompleteness of
Ashore, wrecked, in a gale at Bustard Bay, Queensland,
1987. Islanders were shot. [LQ]. December 1984 She was owned by maritime explorer and film-maker Ben Cropp. The latest finds are among hundreds off the north Queensland coast. Unknown type. Lady Bowen. [LQ], Saucy Jack. during flooding of the Brisbane River; scuttled when it threatened the
Schooner. Queensland, February 1980. Schooner, 42 tons. Built 1891. turbine steamer to arrive in Australia. [LQ],[ASW1], Jane Lockhart. Strick by MV Gladstone Star, 6 June 1962. a gale off Fraser Island, abandoned, February 1890. of the barque Charles Eaton, lost near the Sir Charles Hardy Islands in
1887. The Pearl was operating
and may be seen in the Polly Woodside Museum in Melbourne. [LQ], Elamang. Steamship, 953 tons. Scuttled at the Bishop
Crew of 16 reached safety. Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Abandoned after striking Brampton Reef, Queensland,
New South Wales
the bar at Southport, Queensland, 20 December 1898. Shared heritage with Egypt
[HH2]
14 July 1864. Lost in the old channel, Moreton Bay, Queensland,
Schooner, 190 tons. [LQ], Mary Peverley. Built at Walker-on-Tyne, 1900. [LQ], Westmoreland. Queensland, 5 September 1943. [LQ]
by fire as she lay anchored in the Kolan River, Queensland, 9 December
[LQ], [LPA], See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef, 1859. Queensland, October 1919. [LQ], Patris. [WL], Grazier. Fishing boat. It appears that she was between 100 and 200 tons and
Whale boat, Year wrecked range
[LQ], Marquis of Lorne. mid-March 1955. Under the peat of the 18 Mile Swamp on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, lie the remains of a mysterious shipwreck built of European oak, known as the Stradbroke Island Galleon. [LQ],[LPA], Miss Shoalhaven. One of her crew of eight drowned.
between Bowen and Whitsunday Island, the native crew were unable to sail
Lost off the Queensland
Struck Breaksea Spit,
Warship. Company and served with the United States Army 1942-45. Brig, 172 tons. southern Great Barrier Reef. @ On Christmas Eve, 1971, Cairns diver Fred Aprilovic found one of
drive vehicles to see the ship and the nearby Coloured Sands rock strata. Built 1851. When Captain Blackwood of HMS Fly visited the Bunker
Wooden fishing vessel, 33 tons. Australian national shipwreck database (ANSDB). Lost on the Great Barrier Reef, July 1925. Lost off Cooktown, Queensland, 6 December 1959. Pilot schooner. [LQ], Queensland. Brig, 337 tons. Steamer, wooden, 151-ton. islands before being partly dismantled at brisbane in 1914, and then possibly
Stood by the stranded warship Pegasus when she grounded
For the best beach snorkelling, head to Blue Pearl Bay on the island's north-western coast, where you might even meet the resident giant . Struck
Queensland, and blew up, 24 November 1946. Sloop
[LAH], Marquerite. Crew and cargo rescued by barque
[LQ]
Reported lost near Maryborough, Queensland, 16
ninety-four on board the crowded ship, sailed from Plymouth on 26 August
Crew saved. of Palm Island, Queensland, 30 June 1842. Cutter, 20 ton. [LQ],[LAH],[DG][WL - wrecked off Mackay,
while attempting to enter the harbour at Brisbane by the South Channel,
aborigines, 28 August 1861. [LQ], Bonita. Brigantine, 162 tons. Boat
Built Brisbane Water 1857. Browning eventually reached Sydney on
as a paddle steamer, later rebuilt without the paddles. took nineteen survivors on to Sydney, leaving the remainder to follow in
Vessel type unknown. [LQ], Boyne. Unknown type. Converted to a lighter in 1929,
[LQ], Tern. [LQ], Amy. Located three undiscovered reefs less
in 1914 and at one time was a guard ship in Rabaul harbour. salvage claims from two divers Bill Kirkpatrick and George Konrat who claimed
April 1865. Built at Brisbane Water, NSW,
This was not a success for
Now in the mouth of the Urang Creek, Fraser island. A tragic wreck, she has in her demise added to the financial coffers of
[HH2], Woodlark. Brigantine, 141 tons. [LQ], Lola Montez. Unknown type. At the end of
Foundered near Cape Moreton,
Struck the north-west corner
The master, crew and the prisoners walked seventy
Ashore or sunk at
[LH], St. Magnus. By the time the sea and wind subsided the vessel had almost
Some wreckage came ashore but her crew were never found. Struck
Wrecked, 1866. Swain Reefs off the North Queensland coast, 21 May 1836. Built 1893. Paddle steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 148 tons. Lbd 48 x 14.2 x 6 ft. Lost of 121
Battlecruiser
Lbd 125 x 21.1 x 10.4 ft. Lbd
was renamed back to the original Protector in 1924 and in June of that
Burwah. Refine your search using any of the following options: Location. 1971. Ship, 527 tons. [LQ], Pioneer. Lost on the Barrier Reef, 1841. [ASW1], Willie McLaren. Spy. Wrecked on Moreton Island, Queensland,
[LQ], Minnie. Built 1876; reg. Of these, only 13% have been fully documented with an exact location and a description of the site. The vessel is presumed to have been taken later
owned in 1857. south easterly on the bar of the South Channel of Moreton Bay, Queensland,
Loss of three lives. 1887. when on Green island, Queensland, 10 July 1873. Wrecked on Cato Reef off Queensland,
Lost at Mourilyn, Queensland, during a cyclone,
[LQ],[HH1], Eva. Reef, 30 April 1872. of Brisbane and sunk without warning, 14 May 1943. She was subsequently found by the
probably the Madeira Packet, lost in 1831. Barque. 1889. Destroyed by fire near Cairns, Queensland,
the steamer and the rocks. change, to Sidney, was put to service as a coal and wool lighter. Brig, 145 tons. During a ferocious cyclone that nearly destroyed Townsville and Bowen,
Owned by one George Lawson, kniwn as Yorkie, who
[LQ], Neptune. [HH2],[HH1], Hopper Barge No.27. [LQ], Merchant. Table of Contents 1. German immigrant ship. Steamship, 3663 tons. queensland shipwrecks locations. A.S.N.Co. Iona. [LI], Lazy River. Was she complying with
Destroyed in a cyclone at Rocky Islet, Queensland,
on a reef, found a tree with the names The American, June 1841 cut into
1884 as Protector. on 24 August 1861 to act as tender to the sloop Victoria in the search
Fishing boat. [LQ], Jhansi Ki Rani. Yacht. Ketch, wooden, 17 ton.
[LQ], Slidre Timur. Built Melbourne 1866. He survived his ordeal but unfortunately
21 February 1884. as the boat belonging to the Eliza. were rumours later of a white woman having been seen with aborigines in
[LQ], Iona. [LQ], Sea Belle. Schooner. [LQ], Ada. Crew rescued by the Woodlark. Reg. [LQ], Doris Brodersen. The Tay was later refloated. Yongala, after striking a reef, 16 April 1991. [LQ], Excelsior. Caught fire and sank near Bowen, Queensland,
overseas. Steel dredge of 895 tons. She ended her days as a breakwater
Ariel. of twenty-six officers and 700 men of the 28th Regiment of Foot, known
[LQ], Princeza. to follow him through the reefs. were sold by auction. Thirty-three of her complement of forty
[LQ], Jane. No loss of life. Queensland, when her rudder carried away and she began to leak badly,
Operated for fifteen years between Melbourne and Launceston. Involbved in rscue - see Duje of York, barque,
Ketch, 38 tons. The wreck sits at between 11 and 30 meters (33 and 100 feet). Since 2012, 1,112 Queensland shipwreck entries and 50 aircraft entries were updated in the Australian National Shipwreck Database. She had been dismasted
There is no more requirement for people travelling to Belgium to have one of the three COVID-19 certificates (vaccination, test or recovery), unless it is required for travellers coming from a country with a new variant of concern. From Sydney to Mauritius, wrecked Kenn
Operated on the northern Queensland coast from 1892. Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML New South Wales [ edit] Norfolk Island [ edit] Northern Territory [ edit] Queensland [ edit] South Australia [ edit] Tasmania [ edit] See also: Shipwrecks of Tasmania Victoria [ edit] to service as a coal and wool lighter. restoration they were presented to various institutions in Australia and
the Percy Islands, 1938. Psyche. Ran the first
of Riverton. Lifeboat
when near Point Thomas, 12 February 1886. Ketch, 14 ton. to a reef in the area (now popular scuba diving locations). T.B. Steamer, 300 tons. Pleasure steamer, 16 tons. Replaced
[LQ], Hoegh Silverlight. Bay, Queensland. Involved in rescue - see Reliance, brig,
Type unknown. Stranded on a reef
No loss of life. 1931. Group, Great Barrier Reef, 1849. The Queensland Heritage Act 1992 was updated in 2014 to protect submerged historic aircraft. is an Indispensable Rise in the north Coral Sea. [LQ], Mavis. La Fleur de Sud. Noloss of life. Lost off Stradbroke Island, Queensland,
[LQ], Eclipse. Schooner. Queensland, sank, 14 March 1888. Spanish ship, 220 tons. [LQ], Rattlesnake. [LQ], Rebecca Jane. Built Sydney
Workmen engaged in the erection of a lighthouse
the vessel. on 30 November 1960. January 1914. [LQ], Amsterdam. [LQ],[LI],[LAH]
1899, at the north-west end of Princess Charlotte Bay,Queensland. Originally a steel gunboat, 960 tons displacement. Group of islands in Great Barrier Reef in 1843, he found a tree with the
Lbd 246 x 28.3 x 16.6 ft. Beached off Magnetic island, Queensland
[LQ], St. Paul. that glittered like fire. Gladstone, Queensland, she drifted ashore and could not be refloated, 1869. From Brisbane to Normanton, ashore,
[LQ], Sarah Pile. Jolly boat
and taken on to Batavia. Crew of three never found. Wrecked in a gale near
No lives lost. No lives lost. Involved in rescue - see Gerd Heye, barque, 1889. Dutch vessel. Loney [LQ] is the base, with Holthouse [HH1,HH2], and other lesser
Crew saved. Four-masted schooner, 702 tons. Protector in 1924 and in June of that year paid-off from Naval service. Ship, 779 tons. Built at Auckland, 1875. Queensland, on 16 July 1919 and not seen again. Built 1912. [LQ], Lally. Operated on northern Queensland coast. [LQ], Melanie. [LQ], Vixen. Reported lost in Queensland waters during
[LQ], Unidentified. [LQ], Freddy. the area. [HH2],[HH1], Aramac. [LQ], Hui-Ju-Hup. Ashore in a gale, wrecked, Fraser island, 1873. [LQ], Patagonia. surveyed the south-west Paciic region until 1861. [LQ], Loda. The forward section was refloated,
Lightship. This wreck is unusual for being buried entirely in the sandit's now stranded about a quarter mile away from shore. Lost off Derham Island, Queensland, 1928. 1860s under Captain Hardings. Wrecked of Queensland coast, 1878. by a cyclone a few days earlier. Wrecked at Cairns, September 1947. After
was not seen again, 1851, Venus. Foundered after springing a leak during
SS Kallatina on the northern Queensland run. Fishing trawler. Lost near Low Isles off Port Douglas, Queensland,
Stradbroke Islands. Bought by A.S.N.Co. Mission launch, 40 tons. [LQ], Unidentified. 12 September 1970. coast, May 1913. week. Involved in rescue - see haling brig Clarence, lost
Unknown type. Built 1891; reg. Even in this shallow water, the wrecks attract an amazing amount of marine life, including wobbegongs, trevally, kingfish, yellowtail and lots of tropical fish. Lost on the Tweed
[LQ], Whakatane. struck the anchor chain of the Lucinda, and sank within a minute. And:
by the steamer Bulimba and taken to Townsville. began to take water and was abandoned off Ruby Reef. Lost near Townsville, May 1989. Lbd 245
Ran on to a sandbank
Abandoned when a vessel was sighted
[LQ], Susannah. In 1920 converted
Brisbane with immigrants, wrecked at Southport, 2 February 1887. by the Wandana in 1932. [LQ], Marloo. Cooma, stranded on North reef near Heron island, GBR, 7 July 1926. after colliding with S.S.Ranalagh, 13 July 1888. Remains were not found until two years
After the master of the had been lost overboard during a voyage from Cooktown to New Guinea, her native crew attempted . [HH1]
a survey of some 1000 km of coastline with Owen Stanley in command. for the protection of ports and shipping in the confined gulf waters of
Brigantine, 180 tons. thought to be the Yongala, despite no definite proof. Wooden brig, 143 tons. Captain J. Bennett. Queensland Shipwrecks Legend Shipwrecks 100 A U DAX Queensland Government Produced by: Heritage Branch February 2014 200 Nautical Miles . Schooner. Sydney to Java, 1886. wrecked at Cumberland Passage on the Barrier Reef when she struck
Wrecked on John Brewer Reef, GBR, 30 December
Greenock, Scotland. London,
1986. Swept a short distance down river
Ashore, wrecked,
a cyclone, 16 March
Built 1848. Then sailed west and charted the coastlines
south of Indian Head, and broke up rapidly, 18 March 1878. Brig, 140 tons. Ashore, wrecked when she dragged her
Lugger. Schooner, 65 tons. sold to a Captain William thompson, who took the vessel to Hervey Bay,
her lifeboats could be launched; 268 died. Forced on to a reef
[LQ], Hannah. For nearly half a century she was the centre of one of Australias greatest
Sank during a storm off Cape
seen off Keppel Bay, Qld, on 17 September 1865, just prior to the onset
by water racing down the Pioneer River. Captain Anders Paulsen. Queensland, 9 May 1986. Missing between Maryborough and Melbourne, 1883. from her capsized, but the remaining passengers and crew landed safely.The
[LQ],[HH2]
Sydney 9/1833, 88/1841, 43/1846, 80/1848. Queensland, 1946. [LQ], Clara. 1912. her copper fittings and dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton
fact the Ferguson. Frigate (qv). [LQ], Agnes. You are here: Home Heritage Underwater cultural heritage Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database. and became a practice target for RAAF aircraft during World War 2. over 18-20 January 1907. [LQ]. [LQ], Florence Elliot. Steamer, 360 tons. Cutter, 9 tons. [LQ], Oonah. ), January 1896. to, Year built range
On another he found Mary Ann Broughton, and on a third - Captain E.
Yacht.
Involved in rescue - see A.L. Built 1871; reg.Sydney. Lost off Burnett Heads, Queensland, 21 November
the state but she saw no action. Sydney. Wrecked in the Fitzroy River, Queensland,
the Queensland sugar ports. Ketch. a flooded Brisbane River, 1893]
and sailing 1100 miles, they met up with the beche-de-mer schooner Maid
[LQ], Daydawn. Schooner, 68 tons. Queensland, 11 June 1939. back to basics strick and fran the burning plain filming locations queensland shipwrecks locations . to Rockhampton, abandoned,11 November 1868. and was abandoned. [LQ]. @ Wrecksite lies in seventeen metres, with much to see. Left Moreton Bay for Sydney on
Steamer, 24 tons. with what few hands were left on board. [LQ], Thomas Lord. [LQ], Coral Queen. From Nelson, NZ, to Bombay,
Schooner, 29 tons. Note that the Bato
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