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The Minnie Lowe was wrecked off Port Macquarie in a gale on the27/09/1880. Six people lost their lives. The owner at the time was John H. Short.

The Minnie Lowe was a 75-ton carvel built wooden schooner built at Cape Hawke in 1877. The vessel had a length of 24.8 metres and a beam of 5.8 metres.

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Site information

Site ID:

827

Type:

Schooner

Construction:

Wood carvel

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

Gross tonnage:

Net tonnage:

Length (mtrs):

24.8

Beam (mtrs):

5.8

Draft (mtrs):

2.3

Cargo:

Ballast

Engine:

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Cape Hawke

builder:

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1877

Registration number:

14/1877

Official number:

74904

Sources:

Marine Board register of NSW wrecks - 1880 RBS

Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

1880/09/27

Where lost:

Port Macquarie, off

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Supposed foundered in gale

From port:

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Master:

Owner:

John H Short

Crew:

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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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