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Oct 30, 20243 min read

The Sinking of the Kachidoki Maru & the Rakuyo Maru

As I wrote at The Rescue of Australian Prisoners of War following US attack on Japanese ships during WWII , on 12th September 1944 at...

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Oct 19, 20245 min read

MEMORIALS TO LT. DAVID CAREY RN & LT. BRUCE ENZER RNVR

The Portsmouth Naval Memorial in Hampshire includes a Memorial Panel for both Lt. David Carey (Panel 88) and Lt. Bruce Enzer (Panel 90),...

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Oct 19, 20244 min read

THE REBREATHERS USED BY DIVERS FROM AUSTRALIA’S WWII MIDGET SUBMARINES

Australia had a fleet of XE-craft midget submarines (35 ton) during World War II. Six of these XE-craft submarines were despatched to the...

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Oct 4, 20247 min read

The History of the South Australian Archaeology Society

The South Australian Archaeology Society, formerly the Society for Underwater Historical Research, just managed to reach its...

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Oct 4, 20243 min read

THE ISLANDS & SHIPWRECKS IN THE NEPTUNE ISLANDS

Île Morency in the South Neptune Islands in South Australia was named after Captain Morency, a French naval officer. It was named by the...

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Sep 28, 202415 min read

THE GARNAUT FAMILY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Some time ago, a ‘Julia’ wrote to me, saying “I am the granddaughter of Robert Joseph Garnaut, his father was Capt. Thomas Bernard...

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Sep 14, 20243 min read

THE TROTMAN’S ANCHOR AT THE FLAGSTAFF HILL MARITIME VILLAGE

According to the web page found at https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/62e77c260409f12ba9e01e7a#:~:text=This%20Trotman%E2%80%99s%20...

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Sep 4, 20243 min read

The Glossop Anchor

There is a large anchor at the Berri Estate Winery on the Sturt Highway at Glossop. It is part of the Vice-Admiral J C Glossop* Memorial....

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Aug 5, 20243 min read

The Barquentine "Speculant" and its Anchor

The 3-masted iron barquentine Speculant was built in 1895. It was wrecked at Cape Patten, Victoria under the command of Captain Jacobson...

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Jul 18, 20243 min read

The Anchor From the Children Shipwreck

According to Bing Copilot, “Nestled within the Bay of Islands Coastal Park, Childers Cove echoes a tragic chapter. In 1839, the wooden...

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Jul 15, 20242 min read

More Passengers Who Arrived in South Australia on HMS Buffalo in 1836

Further to https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website/post/new-ground-gained-on-gardener-from-glenelg, a recent Facebook post said that...

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Jul 11, 20242 min read

VR dive on the wreck of the South Australian

I can finally dive on the 1837 wreck of the 238-ton barque South Australian at Victor Harbor, through the magic of VR! The story of the...

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Jun 25, 20242 min read

The New Port Anchor

This large stocked anchor is now located at the corner of at the Port River end of Torrens Avenue at New Port: - It was only placed there...

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Jun 25, 20243 min read

Anchors at Semaphore Jetty

On Christmas Eve 1991, I took myself for a solo scuba dive at Semaphore jetty. My dive log book reports that I found an old anchor...

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Jun 20, 20241 min read

The Anchors from the Marie Gabrielle

The Marie Gabrielle (or Gabriel), a three-masted wooden barque, was wrecked near Princetown, Victoria, Australia, on the 24th of...

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Jun 20, 20242 min read

Two Cannon at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village

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

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Mar 10, 20242 min read

The Anchors from the Fiji

Two large anchors from the 1375-ton 3-masted iron barque Fiji have been set in concrete on Wreck Beach near Princetown and Port Campbell...

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Feb 20, 20245 min read

The wreck of the Speke

I wish to speak about the Speke, a 1906 shipwreck at Phillip Island, Victoria. I had heard about the wreck through books such as...

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Dec 17, 20236 min read

Report: ‘David Witton’ Anchor

Report: ‘David Witton’ Anchor - (Anchor belonging to ‘David Witton’ brig) by Amanda Ward, MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, FLINDERS UNIVERSITY This...

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Dec 3, 20231 min read

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We are posting these details here because Facebook says that it is Spam & goes against community standards or FB policy, etc.. Everyone...

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