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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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More photos of anchors at the WA Museum Shipwreck Gallery
Further to https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website/post/anchor-from-the-1852-wreck-of-the-eglinton, here are a couple more photos of...
Steve Reynolds
Jul 27, 20231 min read
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