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The Adelaide was wrecked in May 1834 near Norah Head at Bird Island. Owned by Samuel Jones and Thomas Steele, the woodem cutter was used as a coastal cargo transport for cedar timber.

The vessel was built in 1832 at Illawarra in New South Wales. It measured 29 gross tons and 11.58m in length with a draft of 1.853m.

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Site information

Site ID:

Type:

Cutter

Construction:

Wood

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

Net tonnage:

Length (mtrs):

11.58

Beam (mtrs):

4.419

Draft (mtrs):

1.853

Cargo:

Timber (Cedar)

Engine:

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Illawarra

builder:

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1832

Registration number:

8/1832

Official number:

Sources:

Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

1834/05/

Where lost:

Norah Head, near, at Bird Island

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

From port:

To port:

Master:

Owner:

Samuel Jones & Thomas Steele

Crew:

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

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Total deaths:

Location

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Datum used:

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

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