Shipwrecks about the entrance to Newcastle Harbour (From about to Central Coast) Extracted and prepared by Cynthia Hunter from Fletcher’s Wreck List References unavailable

Year month date name of vessel type of vessel incident place 1800 11 SLP WR STOCKTON: PIRATE POINT 1804 3 12 SCHR WR 1805 6 28 TRIMMER SLP FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1805 4 11 SURPRISE SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1806 4 22 SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1808 8 15 SHIP WR STOCKTON BEACH 1811 3 1 PERSEVERENCE BG STD NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1814 1 SCHR STD NEWCASTLE 1814 4 7 SPEEDWELL SLP PIRATED NEWCASTLE 1814 8 RESOURCE SCHR FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1815 10 25 SCHR STD NEWCASTLE 1815 9 29 PILOT BOAT PIRATED NEWCASTLE 1816 1 14 ELIZABETH & MARY SCHR STD NEWCASTLE 1816 7 30 ELIZABETH HENRIETTA BG SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1816 11 24 NAUTILUS BG WR OYSTER BANK 1816 1 14 ESTRAMINA SCHR WR OYSTER BANK 1817 12 ENDEAVOUR SCHR WR NOBBYS ISLAND 1820 6 13 BOAT PIRATED NEWCASTLE 1822 7 16 LIME BOAT STD STOCKTON BEACH 1823 2 CALDER BG STD STOCKTON BEACH 1825 5 11 ECLIPSE SCHR PIRATED NEWCASTLE 1825 1 2 COMMANDANT'S GIG GIG PIRATED NEWCASTLE 1825 12 20 ELIZABETH HENRIETTA BG WR NOBBYS ISLAND 1825 6 20 NEREID CTR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1826 4 9 GURNETT SCHR PIRATED(REC) NEWCASTLE 1826 4 12 MARS CTR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1826 4 13 BG WR STOCKTON BEACH 1826 7 26 SOPHIA SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1827 9 6 CHARLOTTE SLP WR STOCKTON BEACH 1829 4 24 GOVERNOR ARTHUR CTR WR NOBBYS ISLAND 1830 11 15 LORD LIVERPOOL CTR SK (REC) NOBBYS ISLAND, OFF 1831 3 JESSIE SLP STD HUNTER RIVER 1831 5 11 JESSIE SLP WR NEWCASTLE 1833 3 11 CHARLOTTE SLP FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1834 5 REDPOLE CTR CAPSISED NEWCASTLE,NORTH OF 1834 3 MARY ANN SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1834 4 ANN SCHR STD STOCKTON BEACH 1834 4 MONITOR CTR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1835 8 SUCCESS BN STD NEWCASTLE 1836 4 ALICE BG STD NEWCASTLE 1836 6 PRISCILLA CTR STD OYSTER BANK 1837 12 23 VULCAN SLP WR NEWCASTLE 1837 12 23 BROTHERS CTR WR NOBBYS 1837 1 19 JOSEPH WELLER SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1838 4 12 DELIGHT CTR WR NEWCASTLE 1838 7 ROB ROY SCHR WR NOBBYS 1838 ANN SCHR STD STOCKTON BEACH 1839 7 2 KING WILLIAM 1V SS WR OYSTER BANK

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1840 5 ANN SCHR STD OYSTER BANK 1840 9 19 SIR DAVID OGILBY SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1842 5 26 RECOVERY SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1845 2 23 PATERSON SCHR STD OYSTER BANK 1847 10 16 VIXEN FD NOBBYS, OFF 1848 4 13 JANE WILLIAMS CTR STD NOBBYS 1848 4 13 SARAH WILSON BKN WR NOBBYS 1849 2 21 BROTHERS CTR PIRATED NEWCASTLE 1850 5 16 ECLIPSE KT WR STOCKTON BEACH 1850 8 1 EMILY KT STD STOCKTON BEACH 1851 8 ANNA MARIA FD NEWCASTLE, NEAR 1851 9 CHANCE KT FD NEWCASTLE, NEAR 1852 CITY OF MELBOURNE SS STD OYSTER BANK 1852 DOVER BG WR STOCKTON BEACH 1853 7 4 ELIZA APPLETON BG WR OYSTER BANK 1854 7 FREDERICK SCHR WR NEWCASTLE 1856 GOLDSEEKER SCHR WR NEWCASTLE 1856 11 7 JANE LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1856 11 7 RAVEN LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1856 1 26 ANN SCHR WR OYSTER BANK 1856 11 6 STORM KING SCHR WR OYSTER BANK 1856 11 7 ELEANOR LANCASTER BK WR OYSTER BANK 1856 11 10 DROVER BG WR STOCKTON BEACH 1856 10 2 HUNTER WR STOCKTON BEACH 1856 11 7 ROVER SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1856 11 10 SEA NYMPH BG WR STOCKTON BEACH; 7’ UP 1857 7 CHANCE KT FD NEWCASTLE, NEAR 1858 9 3 VIXEN SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1859 11 GILBERT JAMIESON SCHR FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1859 8 PATERSON PACKET WR NOBBYS 1859 12 HERCULAEN SCHR STD OYSTER BANK 1860 7 23 GAZELLE SCHR WR NEWCASTLE 1860 7 13 FREDERICK GRIFFITHS FD NOBBYS, OFF 1860 3 13 MYALL SCHR ABD NOBBYS, OFF 1860 7 13 MARGARET SCHR WR OYSTER BANK 1860 7 13 PHANTOM BG WR OYSTER BANK 1860 7 13 CTR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1861 4 2 ALICE SCHR WR NOBBYS 1861 8 28 ALEXANDER & JOHN SCHR WR NOBBYS 1861 11 12 SHAMROCK SCHR STD OYSTER BANK 1862 5 2 QUEEN OF ENGLAND SHIP STD BIG BEN REEF 1862 11 26 UNITY KT WR NOBBYS 1862 4 11 CUMBERLAND SCHR FD NOBBYS, 3' OFF 1862 ARCOLLUN WR OYSTER BANK 1862 3 12 LALLA ROOKH BG STD OYSTER BANK 1862 4 6 VENUS SCHR FD STOCKTON BIGHT 1863 GAZELLE WR OYSTER BANK 1864 8 30 POLLY HOPKINS LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1864 3 7 PHOEBE SHIP SK AFIRE OYSTER BANK

2 Shipwrecks about the entrance to Newcastle Harbour (From about Manning River to Central Coast) Extracted and prepared by Cynthia Hunter from Fletcher’s Wreck List References unavailable

1864 3 19 ZONE SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1865 1 12 BOOMERANG SCHR FD NEWCASTLE, NORTH OF 1865 8 5 EAGLE SCHR STD NOBBYS 1865 10 5 BUNGAREE SS SK NOBBYS, OFF 1865 7 5 SECRET SCHR STD OYSTER BANK 1866 3 17 VICTOR BG WR NOBBYS 1866 6 19 BUNGAREE SS STD NOBBYS 1866 12 20 NAUTILUS BK WR NOBBYS 1866 7 12 RODERICH DHU SCHR WR NOBBYS, 14' SOUTH 1866 7 12 CAROLINE FD NOBBYS, OFF 1866 7 13 SEAGULL SCHR FD NOBBYS, OFF 1866 7 13 ARTHUR KT WR OYSTER BANK 1866 7 12 CAWARRA SS FD OYSTER BANK, OFF 1866 7 12 FREAK BG STD STOCKTON 1866 6 10 ORIENT SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1866 6 9 COMET SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1866 7 13 LISMORE SCHR STD STOCKTON BEACH, SOUTH END 1866 7 13 WILLIAM WATSON BK WR STOCKTON BEACH, SOUTH END 1867 12 4 KATHELINE BK STD NEWCASTLE, NEAR 1867 8 OTAGO SCHR Wt STOCKTON BEACH 1867 4 7 CONCORD KT WR STOCKTON BEACH 1868 3 31 HELEN S PAGE BK WR STOCKTON BEACH 1869 5 10 GANGES LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1869 5 9 DON JUAN SCHR FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1869 5 9 NANCY SCHR FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1869 5 11 DUKE OF EDINBURGH BK STD OYSTER BANK 1869 2 16 LAURA KT WR STOCKTON BEACH 1869 2 16 MESSENGER SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1869 5 9 ORITI SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1869 5 9 BURNETT BG WR STOCKTON BEACH 1869 5 9 MARTHA SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1869 5 9 JESSIE SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1870 3 17 ISLANDER SLP WR NEWCASTLE 1870 9 7 SEAGULL KT WK NEWCASTLE BEACH 1870 12 26 RIALTO BK WR OYSTER BANK 1870 3 20 INO KT WR STOCKTON BEACH 1871 3 DAYSPRING BK FD NEWCASTLE, 70' EAST 1872 8 SAXONIA SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1872 6 6 PATERSON SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1872 11 11 LILIAN KT WR OYSTER BANK 1872 7 16 BOYD SCHR WR OYSTER BANK 1873 4 30 ANNIE BK CAP NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1873 7 31 DOORABANG SS WR NOBBYS 1873 8 7 MARY SCHR FD NOBBYS, OFF 1874 12 WINDHOVER BG FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1874 5 MARY LLOYD KT WK NOBBYS 1874 5 10 KASSA BK STD NOBBYS 1874 7 26 CLARA BGTN WR NOBBYS 1874 2 1 YARRA SCHR WR OYSTER BANK

3 Shipwrecks about the entrance to Newcastle Harbour (From about Manning River to Central Coast) Extracted and prepared by Cynthia Hunter from Fletcher’s Wreck List References unavailable

1874 2 1 SURPRISE SCHR WR OYSTER BANK 1875 11 11 LILIAN SCHR WR NEWCASTLE HARBOUR ENTRANCE 1876 7 15 SS STD HUNTER RIVER 1876 2 28 RIPPLE SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1876 9 20 ATLANTIC SCHR DERILECT NEWCASTLE, OFF 1876 12 3 URANIA SCHR FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1876 7 30 SOUTHLAND SS COL+SK NOBBYS, OFF 1876 6 24 FERRYMAN KT WR STOCKTON BEACH 1877 7 MAY KT SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1877 4 10 CHAMPION KT COL+SK NOBBYS, OFF 1877 7 15 YARRA YARRA SS WR OYSTER BANK 1878 9 12 CITY OF NEWCASTLE SS WR SHEPHERDS' HILL 1879 6 FERRYMAN KT WR NEWCASTLE 1879 3 11 BONNIE DUNDEE SS COL+SK NOBBYS, 5' OFF 1879 10 7 LILIAN KT FD NOBBYS, OFF 1879 3 8 SPY BOAT FD NOBBYS, OFF 1879 6 19 LOVETT PEACOCK SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1879 5 3 MARGARET CHESSEL SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1879 5 17 TURTLE KT STD STONEY POINT 1880 3 12 GEM SCHR STRUCK NEWCASTLE, NORTH BREAKWATER 1880 3 9 LANDSDOWN KT STD OYSTER BANK 1880 9 28 SUSANNE GODDEFROY SHIP WR STOCKTON BEACH, 8' UP 1881 10 28 OMBA SHIP FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1883 5 31 COMPETITION LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1883 7 19 SANTA CRUZ KT STD NEWCASTLE, NORTH BREAKWATER 1884 2 14 TEASER LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1884 4 LAKE ONTARIO BK FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1884 4 INDUSTRY SCHR FD NOBBYS, OFF 1884 4 29 KT WR STOCKTON BEACH 1884 1 29 WONGA WONGA SCHR FD STOCKTON BIGHT 1884 7 3 SUSAN GILMORE SHIP WR SUSAN GILMORE BEACH 1885 5 16 GRACE LYNN SCHR COL+SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1885 8 30 FISHING BOAT FD NOBBYS, OFF 1886 COMET SCHR WR NEWCASTLE 1887 6 1 GANGES LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1887 6 8 MAY CTR COL+SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1887 7 16 VENUS SCHR STD NEWCASTLE, NORTH BREAKWATER 1887 2 9 AURORA SCHR FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1888 6 3 ALLAMBRA SS FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1888 2 20 TRANSPORT BRIG(HULK) WR STOCKTON BEACH 1888 6 5 BERBICE BK WR STOCKTON BEACH 1889 7 16 AFGHAN SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1889 5 29 ALLYN SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1889 6 29 FISHING BOAT WR STOCKTON BEACH, 6'UP 1890 4 2 SATURN KT STD STOCKTON BEACH 1891 5 TARAMUNG SS FD NEWCASTLE, 160' OFF 1891 6 24 RANGER SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1891 10 4 JOHNATHON KT WR STOCKTON BEACH 1892 1 13 EMILY AND MARY KT SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR

4 Shipwrecks about the entrance to Newcastle Harbour (From about Manning River to Central Coast) Extracted and prepared by Cynthia Hunter from Fletcher’s Wreck List References unavailable

1892 7 18 NELLIE SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1893 5 20 BOATS(2) UPSET BIG BEN REEF 1893 4 20 CASTOR SS, DREDGE COL+SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1893 3 26 EDITH SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1893 3 8 HEBE BRIG WR STOCKTON BEACH 1893 3 9 FEDERAL SS STD STOCKTON BEACH 1894 5 16 DOLLY WALMSEY KT WR NEWCASTLE HARBOUR, STONEY PO 1894 11 17 RUBY SCHR FD NEWCASTLE, 15' OFF 1894 9 9 SS WR OYSTER BANK 1894 3 7 BUTCHER BOAT WR STOCKTON BEACH 1895 12 6 SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1895 12 22 DURISDEER BK WR STOCKTON BEACH 1897 4 23 ADDERLY BK STD STOCKTON BEACH 1898 1 ADELINE SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1898 11 21 CALLEN & CO LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1898 10 4 BESSIE MAUD SCHR COL+SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1898 5 7 EDITH SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1898 5 6 MERKSWORTH SS FD NEWCASTLE, OFF 1898 7 20 WENDOURIE SS WR OYSTER BANK 1898 1 19 KT FD OYSTER BANK, NEAR 1899 9 11 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SS STD BIG BEN ROCK 1899 4 4 REGENT MURRAY BK WR OYSTER BANK 1899 6 4 LINDUS SS WR OYSTER BANK 1899 5 6 AGE SS STD SHEPHERDS' HILL 1899 9 2 ROCKTON SS STD STOCKTON BEACH 1900 11 30 LODORE BK CAP+SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1901 5 BOATMAN LIGHTER SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1901 7 TRILBY SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1901 8 27 TOOGOOLOO SCHR DERELICT NOBBYS, 15' SOUTH-EAST 1901 4 2 ALICE SCHR WR STOCKTON BEACH 1904 7 8 BELL FLOWER KT WR NEWCASTLE BREAKWATER 1904 7 15 WESTERN STAR SCHR COL+SK NOBBYS, 7' SOUTH-EAST 1904 9 30 ADOLPHE BK WR OYSTER BANK 1904 4 21 TREBIA SS STD STOCKTON BEACH 1905 2 ELEMANG SS SCUTTLED OYSTER BANK 1905 2 KATOOMBA SS SCUTTLED OYSTER BANK 1905 8 31 JONES BROTHERS SCHR FD IN TOW OYSTER BANK, OFF 1907 11 4 KATE TATHAM SCHR CAP+SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1907 5 3 UNITY SS WR STOCKTON BEACH 1908 12 25 SS COL+SK NOBBYS, 17'SOUTH-WEST 1908 7 31 MAREEBA SS WR STOCKTON BEACH, 10' UP 1909 6 ALFRED FENNING KT STD STOCKTON BEACH 1909 1 12 KARUAH SS STD STOCKTON BEACH 1913 7 5 TRAMP SCHR ABD NOBBYS, 125'EAST 1914 ELAINE SS ABD STOCKTON BEACH 1922 11 25 WILLIAMS SS WR STOCKTON BEACH 1926 8 21 SEAGULL 11 SS WR STOCKTON BEACH 1928 6 14 URALLA SS WR STOCKTON BEACH 1928 6 14 WHITE BAY SS WR STOCKTON BEACH

5 Shipwrecks about the entrance to Newcastle Harbour (From about Manning River to Central Coast) Extracted and prepared by Cynthia Hunter from Fletcher’s Wreck List References unavailable

1931 9 8 COMMODORE SS SCUTTLED NOBBYS, 3.5'0FF 1931 8 27 IRRESTSTIBLE SS SCUTTLED NOBBYS, 6'OFF 1931 11 30 OSPREY SS SCUTTLED NOBBYS, OFF 1934 4 21 BLUE BELL SS COL+SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1934 11 24 IRON MONACH SS STD NEWCASTLE, NORTH BREAKWATER 1936 4 18 SAN PAN SLP STD NOBBYS REEF 1937 7 7 JOYRAN LAUNCH WR NOBBYS, SOUTH OF 1938 6 1 UNIT MV BURNT NEWCASTLE 1940 5 5 MAINBAR SS WR NOBBYS BEACH 1942 IRRAWANG SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1943 4 27 LYDIA M CHILDS SS SK NEWCASTLE, OFF 1943 10 4 DAVENPORT SS FIRE+SK OYSTER BANK 1943 12 24 US ARMY LAUNCHES(2) STD STOCKTON BEACH, 5' UP 1945 7 27 US ARMY TUG MV WR SUSAN GILMORE BEACH 1947 5 8 BOAMBEE SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1947 1 5 YUA HWA MV FD IN TOW NOBBYS, 5'OFF 1949 9 25 EAST RIVER SS SK STOCKTON DOLPHINS 1950 7 7 AJAX MV STD STOCKTON BEACH 1954 2 25 CHAMPION SS SK NEWCASTLE HARBOUR 1957 6 5 PLUTO SS, DREDGE WR NEWCASTLE BREAKWATER, INSIDE 1965 1 28 JEB LEE SS STD NEWCASTLE HARBOUR ENTRANCE 1965 6 3 SS SCUTTLED NEWCASTLE, OFF 1966 12 9 KILLARA MV 7272 STD BIG BEN ROCK 1967 12 25 GENERAL AQUINALDO MV STD NEWCASTLE HARBOUR ENTRANCE 1973 6 17 IRON HUNTER MV STD NEWCASTLE HARBOUR ENTRANCE 1974 5 27 SYGNA MV WR STOCKTON BEACH 1977 11 19 POLAR STAR MV WR STOCKTON BEACH

WR wreck STD stranded FD foundered SK skuttled COL collision

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