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The grave of Lucy Ann Beare at the Reeves Point cemetery

Steve Reynolds

5 days ago3 min read

The grave of Lucy Ann Beare at the Reeves Point cemetery

This is the grave of Lucy Ann Beare at the Reeves Point cemetery: - The grave of Lucy Ann Beare at the Reeves Point cemetery (Photo...

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Steve Reynolds

6 days ago6 min read

Harvey’s Return Cemetery

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

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Steve Reynolds

7 days ago2 min read

The Geltwood Graves

According to https://borderwatch.com.au/local-news/2020/06/27/inland-link-to-maritime-history/ , the iron hulled barque Geltwood was...

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Terry Arnott (and the City of Launceston shipwreck)

Steve Reynolds

Jan 105 min read

Terry Arnott (and the City of Launceston shipwreck)

Terry Arnott (TK, Terrence) passed away in 2007 at the age of 53. There was an obituary for Terry in The Advertiser on 17th February...

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Further to the Grave of the Unknown Sailor from the Loch Vennachar

Steve Reynolds

Jan 83 min read

Further to the Grave of the Unknown Sailor from the Loch Vennachar

Further to The Grave of the Unknown Sailor from the Loch Vennachar , there are further details in “Australian Sea Mysteries” (Second...

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Steve Reynolds

Jan 72 min read

The Knees of Ships

According to Wikipedia, “In woodworking, a knee is a natural or cut curved piece of wood. Knees, sometimes called ship's knees, are a...

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Steve Reynolds

Jan 72 min read

The Mystery of the S.S. Douglas Mawson

"Australian Sea Mysteries" (2nd edition) gives some details of a wooden, ketch-rigged steamship called the Douglas Mawson , built in NSW...

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Steve Reynolds

Jan 78 min read

The steam yacht SY Aurora

I recently found this postcard from the South Australian Museum: - It features the Aurora at the Cape Denison anchorage. Those ice...

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Steve Reynolds

Jan 62 min read

Art and Artefacts from HMCS Protector

Further to HMCS Protector, South Australia's only colonial warship and Student Survey of the Torpedo Station Site, Hindmarsh Reach, Port...

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1977 Loch Vennachar Expedition Update, including images from the expedition

Steve Reynolds

Jan 53 min read

1977 Loch Vennachar Expedition Update, including images from the expedition

As I wrote at The Anchors of the Loch Vennachar at http://wix.to/gzjn2HB , the SUHR conducted a major expedition by to the site of...

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HMCS Protector, South Australia's only colonial warship

Steve Reynolds

Jan 42 min read

HMCS Protector, South Australia's only colonial warship

Further to S tudent Survey of the Torpedo Station Site, Hindmarsh Reach, Port River, 2000 , although most details are covered in Stephen...

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The Graves of Crew from the Rescue Boat for the Electric

Steve Reynolds

Jan 24 min read

The Graves of Crew from the Rescue Boat for the Electric

While I'm on a roll, here is the memorial at St Jude's Cemetery at Brighton for the four drowned crew from the boat that attempted to aid...

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The grave of Dao Thanh from the SS Notue

Steve Reynolds

Jan 22 min read

The grave of Dao Thanh from the SS Notue

My writing seems to have drifted from shipwrecks, anchors & cannon to maritime graves now. That brings me to revisit the topic of The...

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The Grave of the Unknown Sailor from the Loch Vennachar

Steve Reynolds

Dec 31, 20245 min read

The Grave of the Unknown Sailor from the Loch Vennachar

According to comments made on “Ships’ Nostalgia”, the “ Loch Vennachar was a three-masted iron sailing ship (clipper) that operated...

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The Grave of David Kilpatrick from the Loch Sloy

Steve Reynolds

Dec 31, 20242 min read

The Grave of David Kilpatrick from the Loch Sloy

This is the grave of 25-year-old David Kilpatrick, a victim of the Loch Sloy wrecking on a nearby reef at Kangaroo Island in April 1899....

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Steve Reynolds

Dec 31, 20242 min read

Pictures of the Loch Vennachar

This was meant to be about another topic, but I will just ‘go with the flow’ and (mainly) discuss pictures of the Loch Vennachar. I...

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The American Whaler Anchor at American River

Steve Reynolds

Dec 27, 20243 min read

The American Whaler Anchor at American River

This anchor at American River on Kangaroo Island is said to be from an early American whaling ship. The anchor at American River on...

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The discovery of the Clan Ranald Anchor & its movements

Steve Reynolds

Dec 26, 20243 min read

The discovery of the Clan Ranald Anchor & its movements

According to https://www.facebook.com/EdithburghMuseum/posts/584892742899111/ , divers Allan Russell, Merv Bryant and Peter Mildren...

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Steve Reynolds

Dec 22, 20244 min read

The Graves at Althorpe Island

It appears that Doug Seton took a series of slides at Althorpe Island many years ago. This slide appears to be of the Althorpe Island...

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The Recovery of the Small Stream Anchor from HMS Investigator

Steve Reynolds

Dec 19, 20241 min read

The Recovery of the Small Stream Anchor from HMS Investigator

Two anchors from Matthew Flinders’ Investigator were raised by members of the Underwater Explorers Club of South Australia in 1973. The...

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