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Lifeboat in Action (Eng.) - 1861 Shipping was the most important mode of transport in the early years of the colony and many disasters occurred during this time. In this section we have collected some of the more interesting contemporary accounts of these wrecks. They are important as many of the accounts detail the first interaction between Europeans and local Aborigines, and many of the survivors of these disasters were the first Europeans to trek along various sections of the coast.

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The Sydney Cove: 1797

The Sydney Cove was wrecked on Preservation Island in Bass Strait in 1797. The shipwreck, journey to Ninety Mile Beach and subsequent overland trek to Coal Cliff, near Wollongong, is retold here.

Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove 2

Coal Cliff Discovery

Voyage of the Francis

Cumberland: 1797

Nancy: 1805

The Nancy was wrecked just to the south of Jervis Bay in 1805.

George: 1806

Wrecked at Twofold Bay, Eden, on the south coast of new South Wales.

Harrington: 1808

The Harrington was siezed in Farm Cove and eventually wrecked off the coast of Sarawk.

Shoalhaven: 1813

The Endeavour and the Mercury were both wrecked at Shoalhaven in 1813.

Hawkesbury Packet: 1816

Lost at Minnamurra on the South Coast of New South Wales.

The Trial: 1817

Trial Bay was named after the ship wrecked here.

Mary: 1821

Wrecked at Twofold Bay, Eden, on the south coast of New South Wales.

Woodlark: 1828

Destroyed on Wreck Reef, Queensland, the full story of the wreck and subsequent journey of the survivors to Moreton Bay is told in Henry Moses the Formative Years.

Brisbane: 1832

Wrecked at Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

The Hive: 1835

The only convict transport wrecked in New South Wales waters, on Bheweree Beach in Wreck Bay.

Blackbird: 1836

Wrecked at Bhewerre Beach in Wreck Bay

Maid of the Mill: 1839

Wrecked at Kiama, New South Wales.

Charlotte: 1840

Wrecked at Wollongong, New South Wales.

Maria: 1840

Wrecked near Cape Jaffa, South Australia.

Rover: 1841

Wrecked at Broulee on the south coast of New South Wales.

Prince George: 1846

Wrecked at Wollongong, New South Wales.

Flying Fox: 1847

Botany Bay, New South Wales.

Mermaid: 1849

Gerringong Harbour, New South Wales.

Susan: 1849

Wrecked on Ulladulla Reef, New South Wales.

Medina: 1850

Wreck Bay, New South Wales.

Juniper: 1850

Wrecked on Bhewerre Beach, in Wreck Bay, on the south coast of New South Wales.

Amphitrite: 1851

Wrecked at Shellharbour, New South Wales.

Currency Lass: 1851

Wrecked on Ulladulla Beach, New South Wales.

Twin Sisters: 1851

Wrecked at Kiama, New South Wales.

Jeannie Deans: 1851

Wrecked at Broulee, New South Wales.

Chase: 1853

Aground on Rocks, Shoalhaven River, New South Wales.

Susan: 1853

Crookhaven, New South Wales.

Unknown Vessel: 1853

Shoalhaven, New South Wales.

Unknown Vessel: 1855

Wreck Bay, New South Wales.

Martha and Elizabeth: 1855

Wrecked on the rocks just south of Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

Neptune: 1856

Wrecked at Kiama Harbour, New South Wales.

Mountsbay: 1858

Crookhaven River, New South Wales.

Excelsior: 1859

Wrecked at Bellambi, New South Wales.

Roscoe: 1859

Foundered off Kiama, New South Wales.

Caroline: 1859

Wrecked at Point Perpendicular, Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

Unknown Vessel: 1860

Wreck reported floating off Cape George, New South Wales.

Solon: 1860

Wrecked at Crookhaven Heads, New South Wales.

Duke of Wellington: 1863

Foundered offshore between Bellambi and Wollongong, New South Wales.

Echo: 1863

Wrecked at Long Point, near Shellharbour, New South Wales.

Mimosa: 1863

South Coast of New South Wales.

Emma: 1864

Shoalhaven, New South Wales.

Ewald: 1864

South of Ulladulla, New South Wales.

Pacific: 1864

Wrecked at Crookhaven Heads, New South Wales.

Sarah: 1864

Also reported as the Sarah Jane : wrecked at Crookhaven Heads, New South Wales.

Mynora: 1864

Wrecked south of Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

Spec: 1865

Sank off Black Head, near Gerringong, New South Wales.

Julie Heyn: 1865

Shoalhaven, New South Wales.

Colina: 1865

Shoalhaven, New South Wales.

Tiger: 1866

Wollongong, New South Wales.

Adolphus: 1866

Wrecked at Wollongong, New South Wales.

Aeolus: 1867

Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

J. G. Coleson: 1867

Shoalhaven, New South Wales.

Lord of the Isles: 1867

Kiama, New South Wales.

Margaret: 1867

Wollongong, New South Wales.

Prince Patrick: 1867

Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

Chippewa: 1868

Sunk in Crookhaven Harbour and subsequently washed ashore on Seven Mile Beach, New South Wales.

Elizabeth: 1868

Found capsized W.S.W. of Wollongong, New South Wales.

Nowra: 1868

Wrecked at Wollongong, New South Wales.

Clio: 1869

Reported to have foundered off Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

Rangoon: 1870

Minnamurra, New South Wales.

Hannah: 1870

Wrecked at Ulladulla, New South Wales.

Walter Hood: 1870

The Walter Hood was wrecked on the south coast of New South Wales, just north of Bendalong, in 1870, and this is the story of that wreck as recorded by the crew, witnesses and a special reporter sent to the scene.

Photo Gallery of the Walter Hood Monument

Summer Cloud: 1870

Wrecked at Wreck Bay on the south coast of New South Wales.

Maid of Riverton: 1870

Wrecked at Huskisson, Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

Camden: 1870

Wrecked at Murramarang, New South Wales.

See Also

Mary Cosgrove & Agnes and Harry

Mary Cosgrove & Agnes and Harry: 1870

Two vessels wrecked at Murramarang, New South Wales.

See Also