The Solway (& the South Australian’s) Anchor
A large, stocked anchor thought to be from the 1837 shipwreck Solway is located by the entrance to the National Trust Museum at 1 Flinders Parade, Victor Harbor. The Solway…
More on the Wreck of the Duilius
It seems that there have been several spellings/miss-spellings for the name of the ship Duilius wrecked in Guichen Bay in 1853. Here is one such discrepancy, in “Wrecks on the…
The South Australian Anchor Trail
Our new South Australian Anchor Trail is a combination of the Anchors in South Australia Google map and our Port Adelaide Anchor Trail. Some of the anchors on the Anchors…
Update to the Port Adelaide Anchor Trail 19/3/24
The Port Adelaide Anchor Trail tends to be quite dynamic with occasional changes occurring. Some of these changes are due to ongoing developments in the Port Adelaide area. I have…
‘Normanville’ Anchor May Be From the Brig Mary Grant
More information has come to hand since I wrote Large Anchors Found at Normanville and More About the Shipwrecks at Normanville. Firstly, I accidentally found a copy of a letter…
More About the Shipwrecks at Normanville
The publication of my article Large Anchors Found at Normanville may have been a little hasty. It did, however, lead to discussions with local Normanville residents David Muirhead, Des Gubbin…
Large Anchors Found at Normanville
A couple of large anchors were found at Normanville between the late 1960s and late 1970s. Either of these two anchors may have been from the wreck of the Guldax,…
The Cape Don
The historic (Lighthouse Supply and Navigational Aids Maintenance Ship) MV Cape Don is a “part of the maritime history of Australia”. (Photo courtesy of MV Cape Don Society) The Cape…
Captain Arthur Wright – Master of the David Witton
According to Captain Arthur Wright – Ancestor History, Captain Arthur Wright was a seafaring captain who brought “supplies, prisoners and free settlers from England, Ireland and Scotland to Hobart” (then…
Port Adelaide Anchor Trail Update No.4
There have been a few minor changes to some of the anchors on the Port Adelaide Anchor Trail, and some new anchors have been discovered. These new anchors are not,…