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Ship Wrecks

A salute to past misfortunes

This week the Advertiser explores some of the fires, accidents, crimes, disasters and deaths that have pockmarked the island’s past.

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17 Jan 2022
Ship Wrecks

Rhyll boatramp upgrade sparks shipwreck dig

Local historian John Jansson said the Rhyll Boat Ramp upgrade, funded by the state government via Better Boating Victoria, could have affected the remains of an historic cargo ferry, the Ventnor.

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29 Mar 2021
Ship Wrecks

The Tyro

Tyro A 50 tonne 22 metre schooner, built at Westernport, Victoria in 1877, The Tyros was beached at what is now known as Tyro Reef on the northern coast of the island facing the mainland, in January 1906, in preference to her sinking. After leaving...

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08 Aug 2020
Ship Wrecks

Coramba lifeboat

The 531 ton coastal steamer, the S.S. Coramba, was built in Scotland in 1911 and was lost at sea off Phillip Island on November 30, 1934, during a violent storm. There were no survivors. This starboard lifeboat from the Coramba was found washed up on...

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08 Aug 2020