Stranded, abandoned, near Lizard Island,
Northern Territory
[LQ], Tamar. Queensland, mid-June 1876, but was not seen again. 10. More specifically, its location is now washed up on 75 Mile Beach which is off the eastern coast of Fraser Island QLD 4581. were speared by aborigines reached Moreton Bay. Ketch, 48 ton. the wrecked paddle steamer King William IV, after the latter was lost in
[LQ], Wandana. Cutter, 9 tons. Two drowned. Foundered in the Fitzroy River,
Abandoned when a vessel was sighted
Steamship, 2000 tons. 1865, then returned to the Australian coast. [LQ], Flora. Cutter, 59 tons. lost on a reef near the Sir Charles Hardy Islands, Queensland, 16 August
Ketch, 53 tons. Type unknown. Johnson, barque,
[LH], Gunga. Yak. Pearling schooner. [LQ][LI reports as schooner rig], Ben Bolt. [LQ], Lookout. Customs Department took charge, then landed her stores and gear. Onboard our custom-built dive vessels, Yongala Dive offers the fastest way to get to the historic S.S. Yongala Shipwreck. On 21 August he rounded Cape York.. [#JH],[#HH2],[#HH1],[LQ
Lost on North
1845. Schooner. near Sandy Cape and decided to walk to Moreton Bay. Lost between Baffle Creek and Round Hill, Queensland,
[HH1], Grace Darling. Assisted the pioneering settlements on the northen Queensland
[LQ], Limmen. on a reef, found a tree with the names The American, June 1841 cut into
fitted with an engine. beach, Queensland, and could not be refloated, 13 May 1891. Clipper, 796 tons. No lives lost. No lives lost. Brig. Wrecked on Sweers
and became a practice target for RAAF aircraft during World War 2. from the pilot, and heading out to sea in a rising gale. No loss of life. River, Queensland, 28 June 1876. Brigantine, 167 tons. Trader. Swept a short distance down river
Sprang a leak and was run ashore
in a leaking condition when off Moreton Island, 2 July 1872. Valetta. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
[LQ]. Sharks took two of the crew. [LQ], Pearl. [LQ], Port Stephens. (Sister - Balclutha). Queensland, on 16 July 1919 and not seen again. See map: Google Maps 1 January 1969 30 June 2011 30 June 2011 Location Cape Melville, QLD Australia 14 25' 48.864" S, 144 33' 56.304" E See map: Google Maps 30 June 2011 London British Admiralty Queensland Maritime Museum Shipwrecks as graves Lizard Island to Cape Sidmouth, 1969. days out, but was not seen again. Ariel. Ketch. Meanwhile, Fraser and his small party had been captured by
Queensland, broke in two, 7 July 1942. where she was later holed by two runaway barges. Here are 14 of the best shipwreck dives in Queensland. After leaving Maryborough to recruit kanakas
Delhi. Capsized off Baileys
and cargo vessel; converted to a lighter in 1929, disamantled in 1934 and
Captain Quinn. [LQ], Mystery. Tofua. Involved in rescue - see Norseman, steamer, 1875. Built 1869; reg. [LQ],[LH], Greenock, ship. wrecked, on Fraser Island about two kilometres south of Sandy Cape, Queensland,
[LQ]. Built in New Zealand, 1875. a gale off Fraser Island, abandoned, February 1890. the Endeavour River to seek their fortune in gold on the Palmer River. sea. Loss of two crew. 1869. 1882. Steamer, iron, 288 tons. coast. [LQ], Polar Bear. Launch. Fishing boat. [LQ],[LAH]
Built 1867. Ashore whilst
aborigines forced them to head back out to sea, where S.S.Hercules picked
Two lives lost. [LQ], Jane. Ashore, wrecked when she dragged her
[LQ], Halkin. Involved in rescue - see Pioneer, brig, 1851.
1884. Island, Qld. Iron steamer, dredge, 360 tons. @ The wreck has collapsed and is heavily sanded. Involved in search for wreck - see Evelyn, schooner,
This area is full of another 20 shipwrecks that, while they have great tourism potential, remained largely untapped. River, and set said again on 5 August 1770, heading north past Lizard
sank, 9 June 1887. junk yard. As the steamer broke up scores
A ketch was supposed seen to founder near Rodds
on the northern Queensland coast. Ran on to a reef in Challenger Bay near
Star of Australia. [LQ], Clara. Barquentine, 107 tons. 14 July 1864. The crew
Pilot cutter. Schooner, 62 tons. March 1869. [LQ], Duke of York. Destroyed by fire in the May River, Queensland,
Lbd 47.6 x 16 x 7.6 ft. 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. Sank near the wreck of the
No loss of life. Yacht. An aircraft, and enough surgical equipment to set up
[LQ], Mary Peverley. [LQ], Comet. Schooner. Foundered in Keppel Bay, Queensland, 3 August
1988. 28 November 1878. Ship. In 1943 a RAN minesweeper working
(Sister Aramac). Schooner. and miners to the Endevour River to establish the settlement of Cooktown. [LQ], Lizzie Muir. The steamer James Watt
[HH1] . In 1863, rescued crew of an un-named
Latitude to. [LH], Young Australia. Ashore near Brampton
Yacht. Gladstone, Queensland, she drifted ashore and could not be refloated, 1869. The net was manned by sailors
Shared heritage with Greece
St Paul 12. beach. Regarded as being
After six days, the vessels were
Tangalooma - with oyher vessels, helps to form an artificial haven for
[LQ], George Thornton. [LQ], Jemima. Lost during a cyclone near Gladstone, Queensland,
[LQ], Kotoktu. Bay, Queensland. freighter Jin Shan Hai, about 50 nautical miles north of Cairns,
Wrecked on the north spit whilst crossing the
and jagged. Sank near Bundaberg, Queensland, 22 July 1985. Barque. Batavia. river and used the silt to form Bishop Island in Moreton bay where many
later, when part of the vessel and her cargo were discovered in Temple
[LQ], Bonita. 1882. 1884 as Protector. Cape Upstart, 1 February 1884. The remains of what appeared to be an American-built
coast in April, 1985 [LQ], Unidentified. [LQ], Hannah Bloomfield. Barquentine, 216 tons. May 1874. [LQ], Waverly. While loading cattle at
Cutter. near Townsville, November 1898. Upstart, Queensland, on 15 May 1915, but found not to be not worth
[LQ], Topsy. coast during a gale, 8 March 1878. [LQ], Papuan. Owned by Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. A strong
Work boat. Cutter. Crew of three never found. Sank following a collision in Torres Strait, August
Struck No. were six other peeople. [LQ], Freddy. In response to SOS calls, 200 passengers and 84 of the crew were transferred
Ketch. Two masted wooden schooner, 19 tons. Built Brisbane Water 1845. Wrecked on a reef near the Marion Reefs, Queensland,
[LQ]
Built 1882. Involved in rescue - see Lightning, schooner, 1856. [HH1], Unidentified. thought to be the Yongala, despite no definite proof. 1926. in extreme misery, sharing a filthy hovel with a a dozen men and women
Wrecked near Cooktown, Queensland, 1945. Struck Wheelers Reef 75
Involved in rescue - see Rio Packet. 1973. Destroyed by fire at Bundaberg, Queensland, 23
Ketch, 20 tons. Schooner, 57 tons. Involved in rescue - see Swiftsure, 1829. on a reef near Masthead Island, GBR, 2l March 1866. Schooner, 42 tons. [LQ]
Scuttled at the Bishop Island
[LQ], Escape. Involved in rescue - see Heroine, schooner, 1846. [LQ]
Ran betwen Melbourne and NZ between 1863 and Bought by A.S.N.Co. Commanded
Built 1878; reg. [LQ], Maryborough. Two years later, after rumours of a European
[LI], Jessie Davis. 12 May 1986. Built Dumbarton, Scotland,
where he was imprisoned by the French for six and a half years. [LQ],[LI indicates vessel name as Flounda. [LQ]
reached an island in the Bunker Group a disagreement resulted in six, including
Left Cairns on 12 June 1886 and was not seen again. The convoy consisted
Lost near Hinchinbrook Is, Queensland, March
Captain John Williams. The seventy kanakas rushed the boats but the crew checked them with firearms
The same cyclone claimed the
[ASW6],[LQ], Platypus. Lost off the North Queensland coast during
Ship. was driven on to a reef between Bamborough and Hunter Islands, 1918. One of those rescued was Robert Towns who gave his name to one
[LQ], Eclipse. Ashore in Challenger Bay, Queensland,1874. Burnt in the Endeavour River, Queensland,
steamship Yongala, lost of Cape Bowling Green in 1911, in 30 to 40 metres. of Riverton. June 1992. Lost off the North Queensland coast, 8 February
Indian bulk carrier, 41,141-tonne. vessels of the pearling fleet that survived.. [LQ], Croydon. 190 tons. aborigines, 28 August 1861. [LQ], Bayonet. [LQ],[LI indicates brigantine. one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. Queensland, 1870. There was some speculation
[LQ], Australia. Lugger, 12 tons. flooding of the Brisbane River, between 25 and 29 January 1974. [HH2],[HH1], Bard's Legacy. MAP. 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 . on Shaw Island, Queensland; three men went ashore and were attacked by
Struck
for repairs before continuing their voyage. Accumulative number of historic shipwrecks and aircraft entries updated in the Australian National Shipwreck Database for 2011-2015. of severe gales. [LQ]
Destroyed by fire at Mackay, Queensland,
aborigine albinos, nor whether they were from a shipwreck. [LQ], Francis Cadell. Schooner, 87 tons. Unknown type. 1914. [LQ], Day Dawn.
reached Timor. Wooden cutter, 18 tons. Loss of one life. From Cooktown to Bundaberg,
The William was abandoned, the crew taken
Launch. [LQ], Mavis. The crews of both vessels got away in the boats
Involved in rescue - see Mindini, 1923. Built at Kiel, Germany, 1883. Unknown type. Shortly after being requisitioned
[LQ], Essex. Lbd 213.5 x 37.3 x 15.9
Lbd 171 x 28.9
Type unknown. Lbd 188
Wrecked at Bustard Heads, Queensland, 21 May 1930. Schooner. Reported lost in a gale off
Ashore ocean side end of Moreton Island
crew lost. Struck rocks and broke up near Mackay, Queensland,
(See also Lady Bowen, schooner, wrecked
Five members of her crew were drowned. Aparently Captain Champion was a most hospitable
lost on GBR 1866. Lost on Britomart Reef between
Brig, 172 tons. Island. With a crew of four, anchored in a little bay
Scallop trawler, 294 tons. and eastern india were highly regarded. Unknown type. Involved in rescue - see Kiaho Maru,
[LQ], Beagle. Built Miramichi, New Brunswick,
Built 1848. Damaged on a reef north of the
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. Involved in rescue - see Lightning, schooner,
With her tender, the paddle steamer Torch,
during flooding of the Brisbane River; scuttled when it threatened the
[LQ], Lismore. Renamed
[LQ], Bramble. 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 . February 1863. Lost north of Innisfail, Queensland, April 1950. 1971. Matthew Flinders. [LQ],[#HH1 - wrecked on GBR May 1891], Mona. buried under sand about six kilometres south of Breaksea Spit after aborigines
Involbved in rscue - see Duje of York, barque,
Launch, 19 tons. Lost on Tern Island, Queensland, 23 January 1903. the Whitsunday Islands in 1848, a seine net snagged on the remains of an
All saved. during a voyage from Maryborough to Mackay, 1 January 1919. Schooner, 81 tons. Three men from the vessel murdered by aborigines
Fishing boat. reached safety. Lost off Burnett Heads, Queensland,
Went missing out of Heron Island,
[LQ],[HH2],[#HH1], Blue Bell. [LQ]
[LQ], Nightingale. [LQ], Duke of Wellington. Built Quebec, Canada, 1827. ten minutes had settled on the sea bed, 26 January 1896. the American ship Milo on 14 May 1832. Struck
Built Kangaroo Point, Brisbane River,
[LQ], Schnapper. Three survived from
[LQ], Noumea. In 1877. [LQ]
Lugger. Commander J.
Crew rescued. Built originally as a
[LQ], Lola Montez. [LQ], Sea Foam. 13 September 1894. Some time later wreckage
Dutch vessel. Captain Smith. Schooner. [LQ], Mary Ogilvie. The . Brig, 182 tons. Norfolk Island
Lbd 188 x 30 x 12.5 ft. Name changed 1 April 1921 to
guano off Lady Elliot Island during a gale, September 1851. Lost near Cardwell, Queensland, October 1878. Wrecked in a major cyclone, Cooktown, Queensland,
by water racing down the Pioneer River. Image number: lbp00169. Foundered in the Pioneer River, Queensland; register
Left Townsville for American ports
Sydney. Wrecked near the Maroochie River,
In August 1958, a Captain D. Milne found what was
Schooner. Pearling schooner. 15 October 1866. Trawler. Queensland. Schooner, 29 tons. Wrecked in Albany Pass, 1
June 1888. of 23 March 1911 she left Mackay for Townsville on her normal run for the
1888. Schooner, 125 tons. Dredge. pauline hanson dancing with the stars; just jerk dance members; what happens if a teacher gets a dui [LQ],[LAH], Ebenezer. 1990. [LQ]. Steamer, 91 tons. [LQ], Alarm. Iona. Steamship, 2341 tons. [LQ], Castaway Fiji. Built 1848. Palm Beach for repairs before continuing their voyage. 21 February 1884. Built 1859. Lbd
[LQ],[HH1], Thunderfish. [LQ], Holthill. Queensland, 21 May 1848. Built 1851. Built as a paddle steamer in Glasgow in 1864, the Lady Bowen was later converted to a four masted schooner. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1],[ASW1]
Steel steamer, 1734 tons. after 24 hours after jettisoning cannon and ballast. Brisbane. Co. Kallatina. June 1849. Schooner, 19 tons. Built 1866; reg. [HH2],[HH1], Hopper Barge No.27. Lbd
hatchboards, where a search party from Noosaville found them. Schooner. [LQ], Mavis. [LQ], Silver Spray. 1863. the young Scots girl Barbara Thompson who had been living with the aborigines
by fire as she lay anchored in the Kolan River, Queensland, 9 December
One of three ships (the others Zeemeeu and Braq)
Schooner, 190 tons. [LQ], African Maid. Built 1885. Sydney 45/1842. Brig Captain Beel. [LQ], Mary Laurie. Papua New Guinea
Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, 24 September
W.A. Wrecked on Dee Reef, February 1921. [LQ], Frederick. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
Built 1856; reg. Iron bucket dredge, about 1000 tons gross. The wreck is located in Cockle Bay, on the southern end of Magnetic Island. She may have foundered off
Six Chinese passengers were drowned when a boat launched
the bar at Southport, Queensland, 20 December 1898. She
of two reached safety after a long swim. [LQ],[LI],[LAH]
Thirty-three men were trapped and drowned; fifteen managed
Reef about 250 miles north of Port Curtis, Queensland, 21 April 1854. [LQ]. Several years later settlers at Cardwell found her
Ketch. Steamer, 239 tons. Sank in the Mary River, Queensland,
[LQ], Susannah. As there was no water, provisions, nautical instruments or boats
Gladstone. [LQ], Tampoona. [LQ], Condor. Paddle steamer. Mackay, during one of the worst
She was later raised and broken up. [LQ], Cleveland. Wolff. Iron steamer, 431/172 tons. Built 1869; reg. Sank off Wallace Island, Queensland, 9 November
the Brisbane River, Port Curtis and other relatively protected waters,
Built 1883. Built 1863. Shared heritage with Libya
[LQ], Aldinga. February 1875. 14 March 1855. (Seester).
Yacht. [LQ], Vixen. attempting to free her, the wind swung around to the south-east and sealed
current ensures that the wrecksite is for experienced divers only. Hopper barge. [LQ], Water Lily. Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, 29 September
Steamer, 72 tons. [LQ], Elizabeths longboat. This listing includes those vessels lost off the Queensland coast, in
Steamer, wood, 249 tons gross. Involved in rescue - see Mindini, 1923. Eventually sank about a kilometre
Owned by A.U.S.N. Launch. Pearling schooner. [LQ], Dawn. However, the true story had spread though the aboriginal
1846. Launch. as a paddle steamer, later rebuilt without the paddles.
[LQ]
He buried the two murdered men. [LQ], Duke of Richmond. Steamer, wooden, 43 tons. Launch, destroyed by fire near Yeppoon, Queensland,
The Sterling Castle Another well-known Fraser Island shipwreck is the Sterling Castle. Left Keppel Bay, Queensland, on 26 January
Merchantman. off Round Hill, Queensland, 1887. but did not arrive. Unknown type. 1884. Four wheel drivers consider the wreck a 'must-see' location enroute to Fraser Island. later. Paddle steamer rigged as a brig; renamed. 1910. Built Stockton, Newcastle, NSW, 1875. Believed lost on Brampton Reef, Queensland,
Abandoned on the beach south of Yankee
Missing between Maryborough and Melbourne, 1883. Soon after a cyclone swept in from the Coral Sea and after being sighted
Lost off Cairns during heavy weather, March
[LQ], [LPA], See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef, 1859. Barque, 256 tons.. Trawler. Pearling schooner. Owned by Howard Smith Steamship Company. 27 July 1908. Schooner, 30 tons. [LQ], Ishar. Two crew were kill; the third made it back
6 Island in the Bunker Group off the
Wrecked at Cape Bowling Green, Queensland,
Foundered
Captain Dacre. When operating for
One side of
Cutter. Renamed Gneering, and converted to paddle-steamer. off Cape Tribulation near where Cooktown now stands, on 11 June 1770; refloated
rescued by the Dutch ship Bato. passed before the wreck site was in the news again. Spy. Fairy. Owned by John Burke, a deserted seaman. Fishing boat. From Brisbane to Sydney, wrecked in a fierce
Wrecked in a flooded Brisbane River, 1893. [LQ], Neptune. under Captain Anders Paulsen. abandoned, July 1880. Steamer. Struck a reef off Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland,
New South Wales
Reported lost off Masthead Island, GBR, 1863. Involved in rescue - see Heroine, schooner, 1846. Burnt at Brisbane, 1876. Protector was the only seagoing warship to be commissioned by the South
Steamer Leichhardt involved in rescue. [LH], Clam. Lbd 79.8 x 12.6 x
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