SA Archaeology Society - SAAS (formerly SUHR)

My blog article titled 1979-1980 Images of the Grecian wreck site and artefacts featured these two photos of a cannon that was thought to possibly been from the Grecian shipwreck at Outer Harbor, Port Adelaide: - I wanted to see if I could find out any more details about the cannon. According to the “Observer” of Saturday 17th June 1916, a second cannon believed to be from the 1850 wreck of the Grecian was found at Outer Harbor: - “FIRST WRECK AT THE PORT - MEMENTO OF THE GRE

There are at least two accounts about three church bells having been brought to South Australia from Germany for Lutheran churches in the 1800 & 1900s. I recently became confused about the two stories that I had in mind. I recently visited the Barossa Museum in Tanunda where I discovered this large, old church bell, along with its story: - The bell was accompanied by these details: - I immediately thought, “Great, it is a story that I had tried following once before. The

I have some images of the SUHR's expedition and survey of the Grecian wreck site from November 1979 to January 1980. Underwater photos with a diver Some of the artefacts recovered More recovered artefacts Cannon from the Grecian wreck site?* * (This suggestion has now been discounted by AI - see https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website/post/the-two-cannon-recovered-from-the-grecian-wreck ) This page from "Conserving Our Historic Shipwrecks" by State Heritage Branch, Dept. of

The Underwater Archaeological Unit of Ireland’s Department of National Monuments Service recovered a cannon said/thought to be from La...

There is a small cemetery at Harvey’s Return near Cape Borda on Kangaroo Island. According to https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2506227...

Further to HMCS Protector, South Australia's only colonial warship and Student Survey of the Torpedo Station Site, Hindmarsh Reach, Port River (2000) , here are some of the known artefacts from HMCS Protector , and some relevant artwork. Firstly, here is that painting of HMCS Protector steaming off the South Australian coast in 1901 : - Painting of HMCS Protector steaming off the South Australian coast, 1901 (Source: South Australian Maritime Museum Collection, HT87.57) T

George D (Doug) Seton was well-known in diving and shipwreck circles. He has held many positions, including that of Assistant Information...

I have been watching occasional episodes of “Cooper’s Treasure” and following treasure hunter Darrell Miklos’s search for shipwreck...

Since writing “ The Golden Hind’s Cannon ”, and updating it, more information has come to hand via comments made by people on a Facebook...

The famous galleon the Golden Hind was captained by Sir Francis Drake during his circumnavigation of the world from 1577 to 1580. The...

Relatives of mine recently visited the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village at Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. They sent me some photos of a...

According to this display at the South Australian Maritime Museum, there were six carronades on the deck of HMS Buffalo when it brought...