Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast |
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abandoned April Author's collection badly ballast barque beach beam became a total Bellambi Bellinger River boat brig brigantine Broken Bay Built Camden Haven capsized Captain Clarence River collided Court of Inquiry crew reached safety crossing the bar cutter depth destroyed Details drifted ashore driven ashore drowned eventually February forced foundered heavy seas Island January Jervis Bay July June ketch Kiama kilometres south later leaving left Newcastle left Sydney Length lifeboat lives were lost loaded Macleay River March master Melbourne missed stays Nambucca River north coast North Head October Oyster Bank passengers and crew Port Jackson Port Macquarie Port Stephens ran ashore reef refloated rescued Richmond River River bar sailing salvaged schooner Seal Rocks September shelter ship shore sloop soon broke sprang a leak squall steam steamer survivors Sydney Heads timber tons gross tons of coal total loss total wreck Tweed River Twofold Bay vessel voyage weather Wollongong wreckage