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Update on the Anchors from the Joseph H. Scammell
Further information has come to hand since writing the blog published at https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website/post/the-anchors-from-...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 23, 20244 min read
The 'Diving Into the Past' display
The 'Diving Into the Past' display at the Bay Discovery Centre at Glenelg features most of the items found by SUHR divers at the old...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 21, 20241 min read
THE ANCHORS FROM THE JOSEPH H. SCAMMELL
In 1971, it took the use of ten 200L drums full of air for two divers from the Geelong Skindiving Club to raise the largest of the...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 19, 20243 min read
The Replica Anchor of HMS Rapid
Colonel William Light’s ship HMS Rapid lost an anchor on 8th September 1836 “during wild weather whilst anchored near the cave end of...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 18, 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...
Steve Reynolds
Oct 30, 20243 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),...
Steve Reynolds
Oct 19, 20245 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...
Steve Reynolds
Oct 19, 20244 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...
Steve Reynolds
Oct 4, 20247 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...
Steve Reynolds
Oct 4, 20243 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...
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
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