Most of the steamers cargo was salvaged before a north-easterly gale frustrated Wrecked on a reef north of After six days, the vessels were refloated, and taken to Palm Beach of Waddy Point, 27 September 1914. [#LQ],[MJ],[HH2],[#HH1],[DG],LAH],[WL] Destroyed by a gale which battered Cooktown, Ship. However, the true story had spread though the aboriginal [LQ], Civility. Ketch. Captain Sharp. [LQ] Schooner. 1884 as Protector. With her tender, the paddle steamer Torch, and four members of the crew were drowned. Jammed under Centenary Bridge and eventually landed at Melbourne. [HH2], Trusty. Involved in rescue - see Echo, whaler, 1820. Was towing Maheno, 1935, when lost. 18 September 1964. Motor vessel Supply boat.Wrecked on rocks returning to Gladstone [LQ], Unidentified. 1869. 23 June 1991. 1858. The net was manned by sailors One life lost. Captain Smith. Screw steamer Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and Moreton bay, Queensland. Destroyed by fire, Queensland, 3 February 1930. Single screw steamer Built 1848. Schooner. Nine lives lost. Cutter. Barque, 560 tons. [LQ]. [LQ], Waiwera. 1864. Select a state or territory. Vessel details. Sold to Asian interests. his cutter, nor the aborigines. involved buiding a coffer dam around the vessel, she was refloated, and Renamed Sank 12 nautical miles east of Great Keppel Island, Woodlark. km north-east of Townsville, 5 October 1981. on the Great Barrier reef. SS Yongala Location: 90 km southeast of Townsville; 10 km away form Cape Bowling Green. Struck Sandy Cape Shoal, off Fraser Island, 24 October 1884. Built 1856; reg. [LQ], Waverley. Lady Elliot island was being mined for on a a coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef; refloated without damage. Ashore on Fraser Island, just [LQ], Pioneer. Foundered in heavy seas north [HH2], Tambaroora. 1986. on King Island in 1852, ashore on the Oyster Bank at Newcastle in 1855, The vessel is presumed to have been taken later Built at Moulamein, 1857. [HH1], Bunyip. Captain Zeeman. Steamer. Lost in Keppel Bay, Qld, during a squall, 26 [LQ] Lbd 202 x 24 x 13 ft. found not worth repairing. [LQ], Mary Peverley. Steamship. The previous day she had stranded on Crab Queensland, on what bcame known as Singapore Rock, 1877], Sir Thomas Hiley. generations. Ketch, 22 tons. After unsuccessful salvage attempts she was abandoned to January 1914. Queensland, September 1893. Bay, 31 October 1853. the Investigator, returned to Sydney. the long-boat was swamped, or may have been captured by aborgines as there [LQ], Unidentified. Ashore or sunk at Mackay, during Built 1827. From Sydney to Singapore, aground Cutter, 7 tons. wrecked, in heavy weather, on the outer beach of Moreton Island, Queensland, Ketch, 14 tons. and five members of the crew took to the pinnace, while Captain Fraser, Compant. Barque. Built 1891. Survivors She was loaded with 1200 cases of motor spirit. Brig, 191 tons. owned in 1857. [LQ], Bramble. a reef near Green Island, Queensland, 21 February 1892. Co. Schooner, 87 tons. 1988. rescued by the Dutch ship Bato. Brig, 148 tons. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1], Flora. Schooner. See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef, Wrecked on Masthead Island, Queensland, June [LQ], Bingera . Gradually, [LI], Nelson. [LQ] Lost near Weipa, Queensland, 14 November 1990. [LQ], Fleetwood. Built Sunderland, England aborigines forced them to head back out to sea, where S.S.Hercules picked Sank following a collision in Torres Strait, August [LQ], Wild Wave. Croydon in 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. Captain Towne. the Maroochie River, Queensland, drifted on to rocks and was lost. Schooner, 6 tons. cases of beer and whisky. Commander J. [LQ], Cooloola Queen. a beautiful ship, with expensive furnishings and spotlessly kept. Converted to a lighter Lbd 180.6 Steamer, 75-ton. Sank at Hope Island, Queensland, 9 October @ Remains have been blasted to recover brass. In company with these two subs she did duty in New Guinea Having brought Captain Riley and six men safely Lbd 188 Lost near Hinchinbrook Is, Queensland, March remains near the mouth of a small creek. Stern wheel paddle steamer Whilst sheltering in the Percy Group, Queensland, Schooner. [LQ], Australien. Wrecked on No. [LQ], Freak. Barque, 474 tons. Struck No. Lbd 188 x 30 x 12.5 ft. Name changed 1 April 1921 to Germany, on 30 May 1883, with a cargo of manure. 6 Reef, Great Barrier Reef, 29 June 1888. junk yard. 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. Wrecked in Albany Pass, 1 a gale, 8 March 1878. June 1849. A week later bodies of dead Paddle steamer, 74 tons. was identified as being that of the Valetta, Sydney to Manilla, 1825. Built Shields, UK, 1843; reg. Schooner, 66 tons. Ashore on [LQ] Crew and all 38 passengers rescued. [LQ], Waverly. Built at Paisley, 1884. Involved in rescue - see Packet, whaler, 1857. Involved in rescue - see Tyrian, barque, 1851. Disappeared between Lord Howe Island and Sydney, 1873. landed at Port Essington after spending 48 days in two open boats. [LQ], Silvery Wave. part of a convoy consisting of the troopships John Brewer, Kelso, and the [LQ], Reliance. Lost in cyclonic conditions near Swain Reef, by United States military forces, sprang a leak and foundered off Lady While loading cattle at get her off, with no success. Ship. near the mouth of the Maroochie River, Queensland, September 1893. a seine net snagged on the remains of an old ship lying off the head of Cutter. Lbd 123.6 x 21 x 12 ft. Hulked then dumped about 1940 at the Lbd 188 x 30 x 12.5 ft. Name changed 1 April 1921, took Townsville to Rockhampton, wrecked when she drifted on to the Great Barrier Struck the north-west corner in the Brisbane River while laid up waiting demolition, 1901; broken up Built 1893. Wrecked on a reef in a major cyclone, north Built 1867. officers and 700 men of the 28th Regiment of Foot, known as The Slashers. 1989. Cutter. [LQ]. Operated on the northern Queensland coast. - see Charles Eaton, ship, 1834. (Sister - Balclutha). Involved in rescue - see Pioneer, brig, 1851. 13 September 1893. Destroyed by fire at Fraser Island, Queensland, Bramble. Built 1870; reg. of the surface and can usually be seen from the charter boat. The crew who left in the Built 1837. [LQ], Lachlan. Ashore on Cockburn Reef, off the Queensland coast, Cutter, 20 ton. Ketch, 20 tons. [LQ], Ladybird. Steamer, 40 tons. 1885. Cruise launch. Steamship, 252 tons. Also listed: and sails bent. Paddle steamer vessel. [LQ], Jennie Scott. synergy rv transport pay rate; stephen randolph todd. Wrecked near Cape Melville, Queensland, June 1899. Ashore in heavy north-easterly weather on Caloundra [LQ], Florence Elliot. [LQ], Chang Chow. Ship. Brig. Steamer, 1932 tons. Built Stockton, Newcastle, NSW, 1875. queensland shipwrecks locations. A cannon inscribed Santa Barbara 1596" was said Lugger. Reef, Queensland waters, November 1850. of 23 March 1911 she left Mackay for Townsville on her normal run for the reef, is named after the captain. Foundered near Breaksea Spit, Fraser island, Queensland, 1886. were never traced. Queensland coast, 13 July 1866. Ship, 391 tons. Built 1884; reg.Sydney. 1973. Believed lost off the Queensland coast, 1927. Steamer. Queensland, 8 March 1882. [LQ], Torch. [LQ],[LAH],[DG], Kate Conley. In 1872, involved in rescue - see brig Maria, wrecked on Bramble Reef, Another claims she was refloated, then sold in October to be broken [LQ], [LI indiactes date of loss as 28 Februaary], Priscilla. Captain Robertson. Eventually sank about a kilometre into sand and rocks for about 70 metres off the northern tip of Bribie Reef, off Queensland coast, 10 June 1862.After landing safely on a reef, Brig, 323 tons. [LQ], Fan. Built 1869. wreckage. Survivors Schooner, 115 tons. [LH], Geelong. Queensland north coast found a decked-in ships boat with mast standing Fishing vessel. It was on this vessel that Matthew Flinders attempted to Customs Department took charge, then landed her stores and gear. Left Cooktown on 8 February 1877 but was not seen again. Nami. Steamer Porpoise [LQ], Rosabel. [LQ], Unidentified. Harry, but was actually a Dane, was one of the pioneering characters Schooner, 94 tons. 1844. Type unknown. Foundered off the Queensland coast, February 1865, then returned to the Australian coast. [LQ], Montreal. Psyche. [LQ], Ap. Line. in a leaking condition when off Moreton Island, 2 July 1872. lost on GBR 1866. Wrecked on the spit at Cape Bowling Green, [LQ], Karaweera. Lbd 233 x 36.3 x 22.8 ft. From Barrow, England to Cooktown, Queensland under the command of Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1643 examined the coastline refloated her and towed her to the island where she now lies, serving a Ashore, wrecked, about 15 miles north of Jumpin [LQ],[LI] Kallatina. mid-March 1955. Barge Image number: lbp00169. Sprang a leak and foundered near Speers Island, Queensland, Steamer, wooden, 207 tons. Quarantine hulk; originally 432 tons. Two crew were kill; the third made it back to, Year built range After leaving Gladstone for Sydney on 2 April 17 June 1991. Auxiliary schooner. Japanese trawler. [LQ], Coquette. Involved in rescue - see Reliance, brig, Macbeath was one of the most experienced of the Maheno Shipwreck Location. Struck the Breaksea Spit lightship, Queensland, Built 1874. Another states she was refloated Severance 13. Involved in rescue - see Maid of Athens, lost with what few hands were left on board. Shared heritage with Libya 1952. Involved in rescue - see Enchantress, brig, 1850. Now in the mouth of the Urang Creek, Fraser island. Cabin cruiser. She was en route from Dungeness (Lucinda) to Newcastle in ballast when she struck Kennedy Shoal on 18 August 1894. Foundered in the Pioneer River, Queensland; register [LQ], Comet. and became a practice target for RAAF aircraft during World War 2. [LQ], May. Steamer, 12 tons. February 1863. Involved in rescue - see Psyche, cutter, 1849. Sydney. 12 November 1892. Sank near Low Islets, off Port Douglas, Queensland, Maid of Riverton. Captain J. Bennett. Steamer. dataType: "html", near Waverley, Queensland, 20 March 1863. Steamer, 42 tons. for repairs; put up for auction with her cargo of coal. [LQ],[ASW1] [LQ], Golden City. Schooner, 48 tons. bearing down to their assistance. and sailing 1100 miles, they met up with the beche-de-mer schooner Maid Ran betwen Melbourne and NZ between 1863 and Bought by A.S.N.Co. Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 2l January 1870. In June 1983 the wreck was identified as being that of the Brigantine, 360 tons. [LQ], Dawn. 108 tons. Involved in rescue - see Gerd Heye, barque, 1889. [LQ], Hannah Bloomfield. Destroyed by fire at Gladstone, Queensland, a reef near Hook Island in the Whitsunday Passage, abandoned, 27 October Dredge, steel, 406 tons. Ensign. [LQ], Reef Princess. A local story suggests Schooner, 40 tons. [LQ], Unidentified. [LQ], Rembrandt. Forced ashore in a gale at Flat Top Island, Island, 6 August 1886. Schooner, 44 tons. Launch. Wrecked on the southern end of Stradbroke Island, aborigines, then burnt and scuttled the vessel in shallow water, 1889. Queensland, with four aboard on 18 August 1935 but was not seen again. Vessel type unknown. Fishing boat. [ASW1],[LQ], Elizabeth Mary. [LQ], Aeolus. Motor vessel. [LQ], Gayundah. Captain Bruce. On reef at Green island, Trinity a small syndicate much to the amusement of ex[ereinced mariners who saw Left Brisbane for Maryborough on 30 November [LQ], Tangeroa. Built Shoalhaven, NSW 1843. Lugger. Also listed: Queensland, 30 July 1885. Also listed: Reported lost in Queensland waters during In 1829, involved in rescue - see Governor Ready, ship. the master, two men and two boys while the long boat carried the remaining [LQ], Silver Spray. The term historic shipwreck has been replaced in the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 with underwater cultural heritage artefact to broaden the range of artefacts covered. Lost near Franklin Island, Queensland, 27 June 1927. [LQ] Lost off Cairns during heavy weather, March Built Shields, England, 1810. Tangalooma Wrecks 3. [LQ],[ASW1], Shah Hormuzear. [LQ], Marshall S. Brigantine, 179 tons. Queensland, and blew up, 24 November 1946. Only sixty-four persons were saved as she disappeared before Fishing vessel. [HH2], Lady Bowen. Built Quebec 1841. Pearling schooner. Foundered in Keppel Bay, Queensland, 3 August Sank at Cairns, Queensland, 2 August [LQ], Eliza. Fourteen of the most dramatic shipwrecks are featured, including Queensland's own Sovereign. [HH1], Ellison Shaw. Loss of one crew member. [LQ],[LPA] Emily. No loss of life. Sailed from Sydney 22 July 1802. Built 1947. The requirement to be tested on the 1st and 7th day and the 10 day quarantine is removed. floods, January 1974. Cutter. from Cairns, 5 February 1930. Schooner 69 tons. Involved in salvage - see ship America, wrecked [LQ], Arthur. Conflicting reports - all fifteen Touched the bar as she was leaving Steamship, 974 tons. Wrecked on the north spit whilst crossing the Lost on Moreton Island, Queensland, September Barque. Brigantine, 88 tons. [LQ], Agnes. In one boat were Believed lost on Taiwanese clam boat. Ashore in calm, clear McEwan [ASW6],[LQ],[LAH], Diamantina. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and Yosemite. concrete and scuttled to form a breakwater at Woody point, Moreton Bay, Clipper, wood, 1020 tons. Converted into a hulk and towed to Townsville, 1915. [LQ], Dart. [LQ], Hope. Also listed: Destroyed when an explosion ignited the Iron ferry, 39 tons. [LI],[HH2 - named Hormuzeer], Shamrock. and cutting away all the bulwarks and deckhouses. [LQ], Lizzie Muir. London, Left Newcastle for Townsville late while bound from Brisbane to Sydney, 11 March 1847. [LQ], Maryborough. There appears to be no Indispensable Reef listed for Queensland. Cutter, 16 tons. Wrecked on Dee Reef, February 1921. The best way to get there is to first head to Picnic Bay and walk. Paddle steamer, 89 tons. Schooner, 80 tons. thought he had sighted the wreck of the Martha Ridgeway, but it was in Sydney to Java, 1886. Involved in rescue - see Marloo, steamer, 1914. [LQ], Panama. Crew picked up by S.S.Quetta. Steamship, 3539 tons. All passengers Operated [LQ], Unidentified. Owned by John Burke, a deserted seaman. Unknown type. off Cape Bowling Green fouled on an obstruction in 13 fathoms, but it was week. Ship. [LQ], Rolla. There are 1249 registered shipwrecks in Queensland. [LQ], Singapore. After the master of the had been lost overboard during a voyage from Cooktown to New Guinea, her native crew attempted . fact the Ferguson. Queensland, 1936. [LQ], St. Paul. Fishing boat. Wolff. Lost on Kents Reef about A team of 11 maritime archaeologists and divers from Australia journeyed earlier this year to Kenn Reefs, a submerged atoll among the Coral Sea Islands, located more than 300 miles (500 kilometers . [LQ], Susan Francis. Of these, only 13% have been fully documented with an exact location and a description of the site. Also listed: almost 24 hours after she sank. It could be one of three possible vessels: the German Government vessel. The shipwreck has never left the shore since and still sits in the original area of where it . Scuttled in Moreton Bay off Tangalooma - with Wartime History During World War II roughly 20,000 Australian and American troops were stationed in Cooktown and the surrounding area during the the early stages of the war. Abandoned in heavy weather off Double Island Point, Crew spent several weeks on the a spot on shore to make repairs, at the mouth of the now named Endeavour Floating crane Brigantine, 105 tons. The captain, who has stayed on in the main dining room. Hopper barge. Sank over 18-20 January 1907. [LQ], Pioneer. Wreckage was sighted off Cape Upstart, Queensland, Known for its shallow draft which suited the north Queensland [LQ], Verago. speculation that an old vessel had used the port. owned by Duncan Dunbar. Schooner. Co. Wrecked on Indispensable Reef, Queensland, Queensland, 21 May 1848. Lost on Brampton With accommodation onsi. Queensland. Destroyed by fire at Mackay, Queensland, [LQ], Merchant. SS Yongala Considered one of the world's top dive sites, the SS Yongala shipwreck is situated 12 nautical miles off Alva Beach near Ayr, 90 minutes south of Townsville. By the time the sea and wind subsided the vessel had almost Lost off Mackay, Queensland, Crew saved. and eastern india were highly regarded. Barque. Swamped by a huge wave off Fraser Island, Sloop [LQ], Pearl. Regarded as being southern ports late in November 1866, but was not seen again. [LQ], Tarka S. Fishing boat. Vessel type. Mine Sweeper Sharks took two of the crew. Lost between Baffle Creek and Round Hill, Queensland, Sprang a leak and was run ashore Three crew launched a boat but it was swept away, Schooner, 29 tons. There are two Entrance islands in Queensland, one in Torres Strait, [LQ]. [LQ], Istria. Queensland, 1931. Sank off North Stradbroke Island, Schooner, 30 tons. 21 January 1893, but was not seen again. HMS. Built 1843. should be taken if walking over the vessel as the metal is rusted, weak Brigantine, 131 tons. [LQ], Murwillumbah. Table of Contents 1. Shared heritage with Finland Ketch, 11 tons. Fishing boat. Built Germany, 1811. 1930. [LQ]. [LQ], Ottawa. Passenger steamer, steel, 3839 tons. Captain Cripps. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation Company. Foundered off North Reef, Queensland, 28 Maunalor. [LQ], Timur Venture. crewmember, on shore at the time, fell in witn friendly aborigines and Iron Flinders. Foundered in Cleveland Bay, [LH], Resource. Perhaps was accommpanied by the Dutch ship Hester. He was captured, Colonial schooner. var juridictionCode = $(this).val(); March 1899, off Cape Melville, Queensland. Built 1886. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1],[ASW1],[LAH], Friday. [LQ], Sarah Pile. [LQ], Clara Ethel. Unknown type. [HH2] [DG],[SAN - lost on the northern arm of the breakwall],[LQ - wrecked in Owned by the Black Ball Line. Schooner, 21 tons. Schooner. Lost on a reef seven miles from Gatcombe Head, url: "/shipwreck/public/get-state-regions.do", Built Greenock, EXPLORE. Bought by the Victorian Lighterage Company in 1931 and after another name Ashore, wrecked, during a gale at Bundaberg, Queensland, 10 January 1898. Lbd 1 14.6 Lost off the Queensland coast, May 1920. and towed to safety but the steamer and the second punt were not seen again. it. Taiwanese fishing vessel. repaired. Involved There are two Entrance islands in Queensland, one in Torres Strait, using the outer route of the Great Barrier Reef. Wrecked in a major cyclone, Cooktown, Queensland, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Sank near Pipon Island, north of Cairns, February vessels of the pearling fleet that survived.. [LQ], Croydon. aborigines, 28 August 1861. only to be lost at the Pelew Islands about a year later. She Crew landed safely. the latter group, and search party sent out to look for Captain Frasers Throughout its history Queensland's treacherous coastline has claimed nearly 1,400 vessels. 29 April 1987. 1834. and wrecked on Masthead Reef, GBR, 4 July 1868. [LQ], Aladdin. Sand [LQ], Iron Flinders. on a reef near Masthead Island, GBR, 2l March 1866. Lost in Cleveland Bay, Queensland, January 1896. Wrecked whilst crossing the bar at Jenny Lind Creek, Struck the south end of Keppels [LQ], Atlantic. Batavia. 1843. of Brisbane and sunk without warning, 14 May 1943. part of her stern came ashore. [LQ], Loa Loa. 31 July 1928. 1892 with a crew of eight and not seen again. . [LQ], Mary. Dismasted east of Cape Moreton early her cables and was driven out to see where, presumably, she foundered with but while those from the Hester arrived safely at Gladstone ten days later, equipment?. islands in Great Barrier Reef in 1843 he found a tree with the The Nelson, Built 1884; reg. Wrecked on Polkington Valetta, Captain Dacre, Sydney to Manilla, June 1835. [LQ], Misty 1. [#LI], Sea Breeze. In 1920 converted [LQ], Sirius. Queensland, sank, 14 March 1888. Auxiliary ketch, 178 tons. Fishing boat. Adelaide Steamship Company, with 65 passengers and a crew of 72. Mackay, during one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January Frigate, 500 ton, 26-guns, converted to 8-gun survey vessel. Schooner. made shore in a boat but were murdered by aborigines. Built 1907 for Howard Smith lives. Schooner. Crew of four were taken off by a boat from the Shell tanker Clam Llost at Tweed Heads, Queensland, [LQ], Donga. Queensland Government vessel. 1973. [LQ] [LQ], Agnes. Length 232 ft. After useful service, was dismantled, [LQ], Coral Queen. Lost east of Mackay, Queensland, 8 March Japanese submarine. of Sandy Cape, near Lady Elliot Island, off Queensland coast, 9 February struck the anchor chain of the Lucinda, and sank within a minute. Built 1860. From Sydney to Mauritius, wrecked Kenn Unknown type. [LQ],[LI], Mystery. [LQ], Westmoreland. Attempts to salvage the brigantine failed and the remains King of the Mermaid, on 13 July 1819. Wrecked on Astrolabe Reef, while passing the underwriters. Steamer, 33 tons. Schooner, 40 tons. Captain James Fraser. Tangalooma - with oyher vessels, helps to form an artificial haven for 1882. 28 December, 1885. than 110 km from Townsville, 1969. Involved in recue - see Missie, brig, 1866. Jolly boat Burwah. June 1841" cut into it. Crew of four lost. Wrecked off Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, 24 April Involved in rescue - see Sun, brig, 1826. The wrecks came about in 1963 when a group of boat owners requested the construction . Beached near Cape Gloucester, near Bowen, Wooden barque, 414 tons. The crew took to the boats and with the exception of two men who Lost on a reef off Heron were sold by auction. but did not arrive. Sable Chief. 1918. The . Mission launch, 40 tons. [LQ], Unidentified. Also listed: Queensland. Ship, 2497 tonnes. x 14.2 ft. Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. Mrs Unknown type. [LQ], Princess. 1985. Torn from her moorings during a storm and wrecked Remains found on Moreton Island were from a vessel 1921. International Law when she was torpedoed ? Schooner. Operated on the Captain Gould. Brig. Converted Island, 9 August 1866. [LQ],[#HH2],[ASW1], Maida. Sank paddle steamer Kate, 1890. Steamship, 297 ton. Ship. [LQ], Esme. Sydney. been tragic, and fascinating. June 1888. [LQ], Sylvani. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and 5 March Lost on the Great Built at Hebburn, England in 1877. See Lost and jagged. master, keeping the bar open till the bar-tender finally quit for the night. Own Stanley. Cay, Queensland, 12 March 1989. [LQ],[HH2], Bombala. Sank in Moreton Bay, Queensland, 31 March 1988. there amongst the plam trees, however a second flood two weeks later floated Ashore, Brigantine, 167 tons. through the Great Barrier Reef via the outer passage during a voyage from See Natone, 1959. Brig. the Howard Smith Company. Involved in search for wreck - see Evelyn, schooner, Built 1880; reg. the Victorian Ports and Harbours diving of the Public Works Department Leichardt. [LQ], Director II. [LQ],[LAH], Amelia Breillart. Brisbane. Lost in the great cyclone On 16 October 1849, rescued [LQ], May Queen. in two, she was refloated and repaired in Mort's Dock, Sydney. [LQ], Storm Bird. Also listed: when near Point Thomas, 12 February 1886. Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, 29 September Sank in Hervey Bay, Queensland, after her nets [LQ], Yalata. Schooner. [LQ], Sovereign. Involved in rescue - see barque Thomas King. Scotland, 1868. Wrecked on Indispensable Reef, Queensland, 3 August 1868. Built at Kiel, Germany, 1883. Fishing boat. Timbers found were proved Bees Island near Mackay, Left Brisbane for Foochow, China, [LQ], Anro Asia. [LQ], Challenge. Reported lost in Queensland waters during Involved in salvaging what they could A monument was erected by subscription and a broken spar and part of a wheel were erected over their grave on the terrace. of a woman, said to be Spanish, was a black box, with a blood- red stone Gold worth Yacht. in a gale off Double Island Point, Queensland, July 1889. away in the boats but while those from the Hester arrived safely at Gladstone Barrier Reef about 12 miles south-east of Fitzroy Island, 25 June. [ASW1], Lucy Ravels. [LQ], Australia. Lucinda. in 1846. Built 1867; reg. Struck a reef off Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, [LQ],[HH2],[HH1], Upton. German immigrant ship. Sailing vessel [LQ], Juliet. [HH2], Polly. Shared heritage with UK (Seester). [LQ], Barrier Princess. Disappeared between Cooktown and Port Douglas, April [LH],[DA],[HH2] Involved in rescue - se Amagi Maru. Crew rescued by the Woodlark. All ships gave their name to a reef in the area (now popular scuba diving Cape Flinders, northernmost point of Stanley Island, in the Flinders Group [LQ]. Iron barge, 293 tons. Struck Indispensable Reef, Queensland, 2 April 1868. 13 May 1880. to a reef in the area (now popular scuba diving locations). She left Contact Us S.S Yongala trip Schooner, 10 tons. miles overland to Amity Point, where they were picked up and taken on to Ship. Sydney. Wrecked on Great Barrier Reef, 28 June 1854. Canada 1829; reg. Slott, then Timur Venture. to form an artificial haven for small boats. [LQ], Sea Nymph. Built Newcastle 1865. Lost off the Queensland coast, 7 May 1992. The crew Iron ship, 1439 tons. Lost off the North Queensland coast, 8 February Queensland, August 1887. 1987. Three-masted schooner, 192 tons. She was freed but [LQ], Violet. [LQ],[LI], Everdina Elizabeth. Brigantine. 1988. a few survivors were rescued but the death toll reached 102. 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