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History

The screw steamer Wallarah was lost on the 16th of April 1914 as it wrecked near the jetty at Catherine Hill Bay during a gale. 

The vessel was built in 1900 by R. Williamson and Son and was registered in Sydney. 



Database

Site information

Site ID: 342
Type: Steamer screw Construction: Steel
Primary industry: Transport Sub-industry: cargo - coastal
Gross tonnage: 633 Net tonnage: 193
Length (mtrs): 55.83 Beam (mtrs): 8.534
Draft (mtrs): 3.352 Cargo: Coal
Engine:
Country built: UNITED KINGDOM State built:
Port built: Workington, Cumberland builder:
Port registered: Sydney When built: 1900
Registration number: 25/1903 Official number: 115878
Sources: SMH 18/4/1914 RBS
Comments:

Lost event
When lost: 1914/04/16 Where lost: Catherine Hill Bay near jetty
Wrecked/Refloated: Wrecked Sinking: Gale, SE
From port: Catherine Hill Bay To port: Sydney
Master: Owner: Wallarah Coal Company
Crew: 17 Passengers:
Crew deaths: 0 Passenger deaths: 0
Total deaths: 0

Location
Maximum latitude: -33.16380 Minimum latitude:
Maximum longitude: 151.63143 Minimum longitude:
Datum used: WGS84
  Datum    Latitude    Longitude    Zone    Easting    Northing
AGD66 -33.16380493974150 151.63143000000000 56 372385.28160265500000 6329706.82373485000000
AGD84 -33.16380493974150 151.63143000000000 56 372385.28160265500000 6329706.82373485000000
GDA94 -33.16380003297650 151.63143000000000 56 372385.73777555800000 6329720.09845050000000
WGS84 -33.16380003211200 151.63143000000000 56 372385.73777493200000 6329720.09844420000000

Management
Found: Yes Inspected: No
Protected: Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 Jurisdiction: Federal
Protection notes:
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