Port Noarlunga Anchor Trail
There are several known anchors to be seen at Port Noarlunga. Certainly, most of them (4) are underwater and can only be visited by divers. There are, however, now three…
The old ‘Ordnance Store’ that became the Radford Auditorium
A building in Adelaide now known as the Radford Auditorium was originally an ‘Ordnance Store’ (or old military store) built in 1867. It was refurbished in 1972 and became a…
Photos that seem to show the Investigator’s anchor being transferred to a warehouse
More photos (slides) have come to hand since writing Photos of the Recovery of the Lost Anchors from Matthew Flinders’ Ship HMS Investigator – Marine Life Society of South Australia…
Update on the North Haven Marine Anchor
This (Admiralty Pattern) stocked anchor is located out the front of North Haven Marine, Shop 1, 23 Alexa Rd, North Haven: – It is 1.36m long and the arms have…
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…