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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...

Steve Reynolds

Sep 28, 202415 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...

Steve Reynolds

Sep 14, 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....

Steve Reynolds

Sep 4, 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...

Steve Reynolds

Aug 5, 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...

Steve Reynolds

Jul 18, 20243 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...

Steve Reynolds

Jul 15, 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...

Steve Reynolds

Jul 11, 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...

Steve Reynolds

Jun 25, 20242 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...

Steve Reynolds

Jun 25, 20243 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...

Steve Reynolds

Jun 20, 20241 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...

Steve Reynolds

Jun 20, 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...

Steve Reynolds

Mar 10, 20242 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...

Steve Reynolds

Feb 20, 20245 min read

Report: ‘David Witton’ Anchor

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

Steve Reynolds

Dec 17, 20236 min read

Stay Updated On New Posts To Our Website

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

Steve Reynolds

Dec 3, 20231 min read

But Which Swiftsure Is It? (plus anchors from the Swiftsure & the Foam)

In 1991, the Australian Navy retrieved a ship’s anchor at Voaden Point (to the north of Cape Sidmouth) in far north Queensland (FNQ). It...

Steve Reynolds

Dec 1, 202310 min read

Broad Creek Jetty and Two Abandoned Vessels

Broad Creek is situated in the south-eastern corner of Barker Inlet in the Port Adelaide River, between North Arm Creek and Swan Alley...

Steve Reynolds

Nov 6, 20234 min read

The Bower Anchor from the David Witton

The 2-masted, 271-ton wooden brig David Witton (NOT ‘Whitton’) was wrecked at Port Noarlunga during a storm in the early hours of 18th...

Steve Reynolds

Sep 4, 20234 min read

UPDATE ON THE STRANDING OF THE STEAMER SORATA

A bit more information has come to light since I wrote THE STRANDING OF THE STEAMER SORATA in May 2021. The stranded Sorata at Cape...

Steve Reynolds

Aug 15, 20233 min read

STUDY OF SMALL CANNON IN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COLLECTIONS(Thought to be either Carronades or Gunades

During a visit to the South Australian Maritime Museum (SAMM), I photographed this small cannon on display: - Following my visit to the...

Steve Reynolds

Aug 7, 20239 min read