AIMA NEWSLETTER

1

wwwaimaiinetnetau

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology

ABN 37 830 874 307 bull Registration No A0820044J Western Australia Associations Incorporations Act 1987 Section 18(6) bull ISSN 1446ndash8948Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology Inc bull Department of Maritime Archaeology bull WA Museum bull 47 Cliff St bull Fremantle WA 6160

This underwater archaeology project aims to research protect and preserve the Underwater Maritime Cultural Heritage under UNESCO 2001 convention precepts and to develop a management plan based on Formenterarsquos Maritime Underwater Cultural Heritage richness

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Volume 34 Issue 1 March 2015

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1 Formentera Project (cont p7 )2 AIMA Officersrsquo Reports

Presidents message AIMA 2015 Conference News3 IKUWA 2016 News from NT 5 News from QLD6 News from SA9 News from WA inc special on

The Two Shipwrecks Project 13 News from VIC18 News from TAS20 2015 AIMA Executive

Commencing in 2012 the Institute of Balearic Studies in Maritime Archaeology (IBEAM) has been leading The Formentera Project Formentera is a small island located at the south of the Balearic Archipelago (off the east coast of Spain)

The last fieldwork season undertaken in October 2014 was supported by Formentera Council and sponsored by entities such as the Abel Matutes Foundation Trasmapi Marina Formentera and Vellmari which made it possible to undertake research in three areas of the island Calo de Srsquooli Espardello and Es cap

FORMENTERA PROJECTEnrique Aragon

Enrique diving off Formentera (Author-copyright IBEAM J Rodriguez)

AIMA2 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

The second quarter of 2015 was marked by the fifth session of the Meeting of State Parties for the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage held in Paris I attended on behalf of AIMA The support of the Convention is a core objective of AIMA as stipulated in our Constitution The meeting was an opportunity for AIMA to participate in discussions around the promotion management and implementation of the Convention As an Accredited Non-Government Organization to the Convention AIMA is provided multiple opportunities to contribute As the leading NGO in the AsiaPacific region AIMA has a vital role in promoting the adoption of the Convention both generally and here at home

The four day program began with an Exchange Day The Exchange Day began with presentations and ended with delegates breaking into regional discussion groups with

2015JUNE

From the Presidentrsquos deskmyself attending the meeting of Asian and Pacific States A dominant theme in the presentations that morning was the obstacles faced in implementing the Convention after States had become signatories After the presentations I attended the Asian and Pacific States meeting which was attended by Cambodia China Indonesia Iran Japan Myanmar Philippines and Sri Lanka chaired by the delegate from Iran At the regional meeting the dominate issue was how few countries in our region are signatories to the Convention including of course Australia I was provided some time to promote AIMA including inviting individual and institutional membership I also advertised IKUWA 2016

Following the Exchange Day was two days of the State Party Meeting in which AIMA with the other NGOs had observer status Discussions here included the public profile of this Convention compared to other UNESCO Conventions noting the relative small number of signatories and issues hampering ratification Also discussed was the issues around property and why the Convention does not address property rights

Following the State Party Meeting was the STAB Meeting (Scientific and Technical Advisory Body) Dominating the STAB meeting was the emerging capacity of STAB to send a team of experts on invitation from State parties to investigate UCH issues in their waters Recent well publicized fieldwork includes STAB missions to Haiti and Madagascar

Congratulations to Ulrike Guerin Secretariat to the Convention and her team for their hard work over the year and particularly during the meeting I believe that AIMArsquos attendance at the Meeting is important and we must continue to advocate for the adoption of the Convention by Australia and within our region

In other news planning for the AIMAASHA 2015 Conference which will be held from the 24-26 September in Geelong Victoria is progressing thanks to the hard work of the conference committee See you there

David Steinberg President

2015 AIMAASHA Conference

The 2015 joint AIMAASHA Conference will be held at the Geelong Wool Museum in Victoria from Thursday 24 September to Saturday 26 September 2015

Conference Guest Speakers will include Professor James Symonds (University of Amsterdam) and Dr Annalies Corbin (PAST Foundation)

Full conference scehdule is able to be downloaded from the website at

wwwaima-underwaterorgauconference

More information is available on the web at httpwwwashaorgauconference

AIMA Secretary

AIMA2 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

The second quarter of 2015 was marked by the fifth session of the Meeting of State Parties for the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage held in Paris I attended on behalf of AIMA The support of the Convention is a core objective of AIMA as stipulated in our Constitution The meeting was an opportunity for AIMA to participate in discussions around the promotion management and implementation of the Convention As an Accredited Non-Government Organization to the Convention AIMA is provided multiple opportunities to contribute As the leading NGO in the AsiaPacific region AIMA has a vital role in promoting the adoption of the Convention both generally and here at home

The four day program began with an Exchange Day The Exchange Day began with presentations and ended with delegates breaking into regional discussion groups with

2015JUNE

From the Presidentrsquos deskmyself attending the meeting of Asian and Pacific States A dominant theme in the presentations that morning was the obstacles faced in implementing the Convention after States had become signatories After the presentations I attended the Asian and Pacific States meeting which was attended by Cambodia China Indonesia Iran Japan Myanmar Philippines and Sri Lanka chaired by the delegate from Iran At the regional meeting the dominate issue was how few countries in our region are signatories to the Convention including of course Australia I was provided some time to promote AIMA including inviting individual and institutional membership I also advertised IKUWA 2016

Following the Exchange Day was two days of the State Party Meeting in which AIMA with the other NGOs had observer status Discussions here included the public profile of this Convention compared to other UNESCO Conventions noting the relative small number of signatories and issues hampering ratification Also discussed was the issues around property and why the Convention does not address property rights

Following the State Party Meeting was the STAB Meeting (Scientific and Technical Advisory Body) Dominating the STAB meeting was the emerging capacity of STAB to send a team of experts on invitation from State parties to investigate UCH issues in their waters Recent well publicized fieldwork includes STAB missions to Haiti and Madagascar

Congratulations to Ulrike Guerin Secretariat to the Convention and her team for their hard work over the year and particularly during the meeting I believe that AIMArsquos attendance at the Meeting is important and we must continue to advocate for the adoption of the Convention by Australia and within our region

In other news planning for the AIMAASHA 2015 Conference which will be held from the 24-26 September in Geelong Victoria is progressing thanks to the hard work of the conference committee See you there

David Steinberg President

2015 AIMAASHA Conference

The 2015 joint AIMAASHA Conference will be held at the Geelong Wool Museum in Victoria from Thursday 24 September to Saturday 26 September 2015

Conference Guest Speakers will include Professor James Symonds (University of Amsterdam) and Dr Annalies Corbin (PAST Foundation)

Full conference scehdule is able to be downloaded from the website at

wwwaima-underwaterorgauconference

More information is available on the web at httpwwwashaorgauconference

AIMA Secretary

NEWSLETTER3

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

Australasia NEWSNorthern Territory

Survey of the submerged historic telegraph cable Darwin Harbour

A telegraph cable was laid in 1871 between Java and Darwin connecting Australia with the world From Java a further connection linked Australia to Singapore which functioned as a hub for the world network A second cable was laid between Darwin and Java in 1879 Although little is left of the overland component which ran from Darwin through the middle of the continent itrsquos possible that much of these submerged cables remain in-situ

Invitation for IKUWA6 sessions now open You can submit your session proposals here (or copy this link httpmuseumwagovauticketing

contentikuwa6) or via the IKUWA6 website httpwwwaima-underwaterorgauikuwa6-sessions-call-for-papers Session proposals close on Monday 19 October 2015 after which abstracts for papers and posters will be

invited from Monday 16 November 2015 to Monday 29 February 2016 Please note the deadlines We look forward to seeing you in Fremantle in 2016 The IKUWA6 Organising Committee

Landing the Cable at Port Darwin

PRG742-5-84

State Library of South Australia

AIMA4 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

In March 1999 the submerged telegraph cable in Darwin Harbour was nominated to the NT Heritage Register by a member of the public However neither the person who nominated it nor the Heritage Branch was able to confirm what was left Without any physical evidence of the cables the nomination did not proceed

Over the last few years thanks to a close working relationship the Heritage Branch was notified by the Darwin Port Corporation (DPC) that ships anchoring in designated anchorages at the northern reaches of the harbour were fouling on cable The Heritage Branch dived the marks provided by the shiprsquos crew and confirmed that they were fouling on the remnants of the telegraph cable Furthermore from those dives and also from some preliminary remote recording of the cable using the dive boatrsquos sounder the cable appeared intact in places and close to its original alignment

Deploying the magnetometer during the EGS remote survey

David Steinberg

Left Exposed cable in the foreground with Mike Owen standing over the buried cable - 2015 David Steinberg

as it is depicted in an historic map Thanks to Tek Commercial Diving (NT) for assistance

At the same time the Heritage Branch was exploring the shore end of the cable on a beach once aptly known as lsquocable beachrsquo The Branch recorded two telegraph cables coming in from the harbour depths and making shore One is exposed above the mud of the inter-tidal area and the other is buried alongside the latter located using a metal detector These shore ends of the cables run parallel and are approximately 51 feet (158 metres) apart Thanks to Mike Owen for locating the buried cable

With the confirmation of the cable still in-situ at the northern anchorages and confirmation of the cable at the shore end there was sufficient physical evidence for the Heritage Council to re-nominate the cable to the NT Heritage Register on its own volition which it did in March 2014 15 years after it was first nominated

The recording of the cable reached a new milestone on the 25 amp 26 June this year with the NT Heritage Branch and EGS running a magnetometer and side scan survey of the cable within a sample area this being the shore end to Channel Rock a distance of 52 nautical miles This work was done with the financial support of the Commonwealth Governmentrsquos Department of the Environment Over the next few weeks the results of this survey will be analyzed and this will inform dive operations inspecting key intervals of the cable and determine a good representative area of the cable corridor

Identifying these cables as being associated with the submerged section of the telegraph system is only the start of understanding them Itrsquos believed that the system was operational up to and possibly during the Second World War We also know that the cables needed to be repaired and at times replaced particularly at the shore end

NEWSLETTER5

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

The SS Dicky c 1914 (top - Qld State Library) and in 2015 (bottom -EHP)

Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

Marine park rangers from Moreton Bay undertook an AIMANAS Part 2 course in June as part of the collaborative working relationship between EHP and the Department of National Parks Sport and Racing (NPSR) Three intertidal wrecks located within the Moreton Bay Marine Park at Woody Point were examined including the former flagship of the Queensland colonial navy HMQS Gayundah NPSR dive teams support the work of EHPrsquos Heritage Branch as well as undertake independent dive operations The course also helps policy and permit staff to better understand the nature of our maritime heritage and how it can be better incorporated into the management of the protected area estate

SS Dicky Taskforce Caloundra

An AIMANAS Part 1 course is being delivered in Brisbane on 29 and 30 August 2015 The course is open to the public Further courses will be on offer in the first half of 2016

National Park Rangers undertaking a detailed survey of intertidal wrecks as part of their AIMANAS Part 2 course

Communication There was extensive media

coverage in late June concerning Ben Cropprsquos reported discovery of the wreck of the Swiftsure (1829) near Cape Sidmouth Notification of the discovery has been received and EHP is investigating

EHP Principal Archaeologist Paddy Waterson was a guest on Brisbane ABC Radio in June to discuss the statersquos historic shipwrecks

Therefore what generation of cable lies in-situ and is being recorded What portions of the cable now found in this historic corridor date back to 1871 or 1879 or later Distinguishing between generations of cables could be done by comparing design attributes and noting advances in cable technology over the life of the Darwin cable system Regardless of what generation of cable is represented the identification and mapping of the historic cables in this corridor is an exciting new chapter in the study of this significant historic infrastructure

David Steinberg Senior Heritage Officer NT

Government

Queensland

The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) recently approved the proposal by the Sunshine Coast Council to recover the extant exposed sections of the SS Dicky for conservation and display The Dicky was lost in 1893 and has become a Sunshine Coast icon

AIMA Part 2 Course

AIMA Part 1 Course

If you are interested in attending an AIMANAS Course in Queensland please email

archaeologyehpqldgovau

Fiona Gardiner Director Heritage Department of Environment

and Heritage Protection

AIMA6 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

Beverley Voigt Historic Shipwrecks Delegate for South Australia handing the custodianship certificate to Mr Kevin Jones Director of the South Australian Maritime Museum while the Zanoni stove is prepared for transfer Photo courtesy Peta Straiton 16615

South Australia

The Department for Environment Water and Natural Resources

The Clan Ranald was a 108m steel-hulled turret ship that wrecked near Edithburgh South Australia in 1909 Many of the victims of this wrecking rest in the Edithburgh Cemetery and with the only 24 of the 64 crew surviving this remains one of South Australiarsquos worst maritime disasters The bower anchor of the vessel was recovered in the 1970s and placed on the cliff top overlooking the wreck however due to deterioration resulting from prolonged exposure it was removed in May 2000 for treatment at the Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) conservation facility It was returned to Edithburgh recently and unveiled to the public on 27 June 2015

In attendance at the ceremony was the local member for Goyder Mr Steven Griffiths representatives from the South Australian Maritime Museum (SAMM) DEWNR

In related news with assistance

from Heritage Project Officer Peta Straiton the stove from the shipwreck Zanoni has been transferred into the custodianship of SAMM in preparation for future display at the Museum The transfer of the stove on 16 June 2015 was witnessed by representatives from SAMM and DEWNR and supervised by ArtLab

The Zanoni wrecked 10 nautical miles off the coast of Ardrossan is one of the best-preserved composite ships wrecked in Australia and one of the most complete 19th century shipwrecks in South Australia The 338 ton three masted sailing vessel was on a voyage from Port Wakefield to

Clan Ranald anchor being unveiled with Mr Darren Braund of the Edithburgh Progress Association local member for Goyder Mr Steven Griffiths Beverley Voit (DEWNR) Lindl Lawton (SAMM) and Amer Khan (DEWNR) Photo Courtesy Hamish Angus 27715

London with a cargo of wheat and bark While it sank in 1865 in a freak storm it was not discovered until 1983 The stove was subsequently recovered during archaeological excavations of the site by DEWNR in 1988 and has undergone partial conservation

NEWSLETTER7

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

Formentera Project Cont from cover

Location of Formentera

1 Calo de Srsquooli Traditionally considered as the main natural harbour of the island where an intensive underwater search program was carried out The finds in this area included the remains of artefacts from a diverse chronology (from Roman age to 20th century) such as pottery and stone anchors that shows us the intensive use of the zone as anchorage

2 Espardello 1 Shipwreck A roman shipwreck from 3rd century AD containing a large important amphorae cargo that once held olive oil The contents suggest that trading was undertaken between the south of Spain probably to Rome or the south of France

3 Es cap 1 Shipwreck A total of 6 iron cannon and 3 anchor fragments was located around this site which

AIMA8 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

Stone Anchor Calo de stole site (Author-copyright IBEAM J Rodriguez)

The project is on-going and in October 2015 the team plan to investigate new areas closely linked with land sites The objective of the work is to find possible interconnecting relationships that will (hopefully) extend these archaeologically important sites to below the sea surface

Enrique Aragon (IBEAM Formentera Project Director)

eanuntildeezibeames

Javier Rodriguez (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

jrpandoziibeames

Sebastia Munar (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

munarillabresibeames

Maritime Archaeology Advanced Practicum Marine Geophysics

Contact Information Dr Jonathan Benjamin GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 South Australia jonathanbenjaminflindersedu

Season Dates November 16 2015 - November 20 2015

Website httpwwwflinderseduauehlarchaeologyfieldworkfield-schoolsadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicumadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicum_homecfm

This topic will provide students the opportunity to study marine geophysics for archaeology in both theoretical and practical application The topic will be delivered with specialist support from Dr Paul Baggaley who has over a decade of experience in developing the industry-leading geophysics team for Wessex Archaeology (Paul and his team have carried out over 100 maritime archaeology projects in the United Kingdom) Students will benefit from lectures and will be introduced to data processing and interpretation which they will carry out under supervision

Students will become familiar with a professional workflow and specialist software familiarization Students will also participate in an offshore survey (weather dependent) to acquire data over a historic shipwreck They will then have the opportunity to review and interpret that data as part of this intensive four-day practicum

NEWSLETTER5

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

The SS Dicky c 1914 (top - Qld State Library) and in 2015 (bottom -EHP)

Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

Marine park rangers from Moreton Bay undertook an AIMANAS Part 2 course in June as part of the collaborative working relationship between EHP and the Department of National Parks Sport and Racing (NPSR) Three intertidal wrecks located within the Moreton Bay Marine Park at Woody Point were examined including the former flagship of the Queensland colonial navy HMQS Gayundah NPSR dive teams support the work of EHPrsquos Heritage Branch as well as undertake independent dive operations The course also helps policy and permit staff to better understand the nature of our maritime heritage and how it can be better incorporated into the management of the protected area estate

SS Dicky Taskforce Caloundra

An AIMANAS Part 1 course is being delivered in Brisbane on 29 and 30 August 2015 The course is open to the public Further courses will be on offer in the first half of 2016

National Park Rangers undertaking a detailed survey of intertidal wrecks as part of their AIMANAS Part 2 course

Communication There was extensive media

coverage in late June concerning Ben Cropprsquos reported discovery of the wreck of the Swiftsure (1829) near Cape Sidmouth Notification of the discovery has been received and EHP is investigating

EHP Principal Archaeologist Paddy Waterson was a guest on Brisbane ABC Radio in June to discuss the statersquos historic shipwrecks

Therefore what generation of cable lies in-situ and is being recorded What portions of the cable now found in this historic corridor date back to 1871 or 1879 or later Distinguishing between generations of cables could be done by comparing design attributes and noting advances in cable technology over the life of the Darwin cable system Regardless of what generation of cable is represented the identification and mapping of the historic cables in this corridor is an exciting new chapter in the study of this significant historic infrastructure

David Steinberg Senior Heritage Officer NT

Government

Queensland

The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) recently approved the proposal by the Sunshine Coast Council to recover the extant exposed sections of the SS Dicky for conservation and display The Dicky was lost in 1893 and has become a Sunshine Coast icon

AIMA Part 2 Course

AIMA Part 1 Course

If you are interested in attending an AIMANAS Course in Queensland please email

archaeologyehpqldgovau

Fiona Gardiner Director Heritage Department of Environment

and Heritage Protection

AIMA6 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

Beverley Voigt Historic Shipwrecks Delegate for South Australia handing the custodianship certificate to Mr Kevin Jones Director of the South Australian Maritime Museum while the Zanoni stove is prepared for transfer Photo courtesy Peta Straiton 16615

South Australia

The Department for Environment Water and Natural Resources

The Clan Ranald was a 108m steel-hulled turret ship that wrecked near Edithburgh South Australia in 1909 Many of the victims of this wrecking rest in the Edithburgh Cemetery and with the only 24 of the 64 crew surviving this remains one of South Australiarsquos worst maritime disasters The bower anchor of the vessel was recovered in the 1970s and placed on the cliff top overlooking the wreck however due to deterioration resulting from prolonged exposure it was removed in May 2000 for treatment at the Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) conservation facility It was returned to Edithburgh recently and unveiled to the public on 27 June 2015

In attendance at the ceremony was the local member for Goyder Mr Steven Griffiths representatives from the South Australian Maritime Museum (SAMM) DEWNR

In related news with assistance

from Heritage Project Officer Peta Straiton the stove from the shipwreck Zanoni has been transferred into the custodianship of SAMM in preparation for future display at the Museum The transfer of the stove on 16 June 2015 was witnessed by representatives from SAMM and DEWNR and supervised by ArtLab

The Zanoni wrecked 10 nautical miles off the coast of Ardrossan is one of the best-preserved composite ships wrecked in Australia and one of the most complete 19th century shipwrecks in South Australia The 338 ton three masted sailing vessel was on a voyage from Port Wakefield to

Clan Ranald anchor being unveiled with Mr Darren Braund of the Edithburgh Progress Association local member for Goyder Mr Steven Griffiths Beverley Voit (DEWNR) Lindl Lawton (SAMM) and Amer Khan (DEWNR) Photo Courtesy Hamish Angus 27715

London with a cargo of wheat and bark While it sank in 1865 in a freak storm it was not discovered until 1983 The stove was subsequently recovered during archaeological excavations of the site by DEWNR in 1988 and has undergone partial conservation

NEWSLETTER7

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

Formentera Project Cont from cover

Location of Formentera

1 Calo de Srsquooli Traditionally considered as the main natural harbour of the island where an intensive underwater search program was carried out The finds in this area included the remains of artefacts from a diverse chronology (from Roman age to 20th century) such as pottery and stone anchors that shows us the intensive use of the zone as anchorage

2 Espardello 1 Shipwreck A roman shipwreck from 3rd century AD containing a large important amphorae cargo that once held olive oil The contents suggest that trading was undertaken between the south of Spain probably to Rome or the south of France

3 Es cap 1 Shipwreck A total of 6 iron cannon and 3 anchor fragments was located around this site which

AIMA8 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

Stone Anchor Calo de stole site (Author-copyright IBEAM J Rodriguez)

The project is on-going and in October 2015 the team plan to investigate new areas closely linked with land sites The objective of the work is to find possible interconnecting relationships that will (hopefully) extend these archaeologically important sites to below the sea surface

Enrique Aragon (IBEAM Formentera Project Director)

eanuntildeezibeames

Javier Rodriguez (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

jrpandoziibeames

Sebastia Munar (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

munarillabresibeames

Maritime Archaeology Advanced Practicum Marine Geophysics

Contact Information Dr Jonathan Benjamin GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 South Australia jonathanbenjaminflindersedu

Season Dates November 16 2015 - November 20 2015

Website httpwwwflinderseduauehlarchaeologyfieldworkfield-schoolsadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicumadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicum_homecfm

This topic will provide students the opportunity to study marine geophysics for archaeology in both theoretical and practical application The topic will be delivered with specialist support from Dr Paul Baggaley who has over a decade of experience in developing the industry-leading geophysics team for Wessex Archaeology (Paul and his team have carried out over 100 maritime archaeology projects in the United Kingdom) Students will benefit from lectures and will be introduced to data processing and interpretation which they will carry out under supervision

Students will become familiar with a professional workflow and specialist software familiarization Students will also participate in an offshore survey (weather dependent) to acquire data over a historic shipwreck They will then have the opportunity to review and interpret that data as part of this intensive four-day practicum

AIMA6 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

Beverley Voigt Historic Shipwrecks Delegate for South Australia handing the custodianship certificate to Mr Kevin Jones Director of the South Australian Maritime Museum while the Zanoni stove is prepared for transfer Photo courtesy Peta Straiton 16615

South Australia

The Department for Environment Water and Natural Resources

The Clan Ranald was a 108m steel-hulled turret ship that wrecked near Edithburgh South Australia in 1909 Many of the victims of this wrecking rest in the Edithburgh Cemetery and with the only 24 of the 64 crew surviving this remains one of South Australiarsquos worst maritime disasters The bower anchor of the vessel was recovered in the 1970s and placed on the cliff top overlooking the wreck however due to deterioration resulting from prolonged exposure it was removed in May 2000 for treatment at the Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) conservation facility It was returned to Edithburgh recently and unveiled to the public on 27 June 2015

In attendance at the ceremony was the local member for Goyder Mr Steven Griffiths representatives from the South Australian Maritime Museum (SAMM) DEWNR

In related news with assistance

from Heritage Project Officer Peta Straiton the stove from the shipwreck Zanoni has been transferred into the custodianship of SAMM in preparation for future display at the Museum The transfer of the stove on 16 June 2015 was witnessed by representatives from SAMM and DEWNR and supervised by ArtLab

The Zanoni wrecked 10 nautical miles off the coast of Ardrossan is one of the best-preserved composite ships wrecked in Australia and one of the most complete 19th century shipwrecks in South Australia The 338 ton three masted sailing vessel was on a voyage from Port Wakefield to

Clan Ranald anchor being unveiled with Mr Darren Braund of the Edithburgh Progress Association local member for Goyder Mr Steven Griffiths Beverley Voit (DEWNR) Lindl Lawton (SAMM) and Amer Khan (DEWNR) Photo Courtesy Hamish Angus 27715

London with a cargo of wheat and bark While it sank in 1865 in a freak storm it was not discovered until 1983 The stove was subsequently recovered during archaeological excavations of the site by DEWNR in 1988 and has undergone partial conservation

NEWSLETTER7

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

Formentera Project Cont from cover

Location of Formentera

1 Calo de Srsquooli Traditionally considered as the main natural harbour of the island where an intensive underwater search program was carried out The finds in this area included the remains of artefacts from a diverse chronology (from Roman age to 20th century) such as pottery and stone anchors that shows us the intensive use of the zone as anchorage

2 Espardello 1 Shipwreck A roman shipwreck from 3rd century AD containing a large important amphorae cargo that once held olive oil The contents suggest that trading was undertaken between the south of Spain probably to Rome or the south of France

3 Es cap 1 Shipwreck A total of 6 iron cannon and 3 anchor fragments was located around this site which

AIMA8 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

Stone Anchor Calo de stole site (Author-copyright IBEAM J Rodriguez)

The project is on-going and in October 2015 the team plan to investigate new areas closely linked with land sites The objective of the work is to find possible interconnecting relationships that will (hopefully) extend these archaeologically important sites to below the sea surface

Enrique Aragon (IBEAM Formentera Project Director)

eanuntildeezibeames

Javier Rodriguez (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

jrpandoziibeames

Sebastia Munar (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

munarillabresibeames

Maritime Archaeology Advanced Practicum Marine Geophysics

Contact Information Dr Jonathan Benjamin GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 South Australia jonathanbenjaminflindersedu

Season Dates November 16 2015 - November 20 2015

Website httpwwwflinderseduauehlarchaeologyfieldworkfield-schoolsadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicumadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicum_homecfm

This topic will provide students the opportunity to study marine geophysics for archaeology in both theoretical and practical application The topic will be delivered with specialist support from Dr Paul Baggaley who has over a decade of experience in developing the industry-leading geophysics team for Wessex Archaeology (Paul and his team have carried out over 100 maritime archaeology projects in the United Kingdom) Students will benefit from lectures and will be introduced to data processing and interpretation which they will carry out under supervision

Students will become familiar with a professional workflow and specialist software familiarization Students will also participate in an offshore survey (weather dependent) to acquire data over a historic shipwreck They will then have the opportunity to review and interpret that data as part of this intensive four-day practicum

NEWSLETTER7

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

Formentera Project Cont from cover

Location of Formentera

1 Calo de Srsquooli Traditionally considered as the main natural harbour of the island where an intensive underwater search program was carried out The finds in this area included the remains of artefacts from a diverse chronology (from Roman age to 20th century) such as pottery and stone anchors that shows us the intensive use of the zone as anchorage

2 Espardello 1 Shipwreck A roman shipwreck from 3rd century AD containing a large important amphorae cargo that once held olive oil The contents suggest that trading was undertaken between the south of Spain probably to Rome or the south of France

3 Es cap 1 Shipwreck A total of 6 iron cannon and 3 anchor fragments was located around this site which

AIMA8 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

Stone Anchor Calo de stole site (Author-copyright IBEAM J Rodriguez)

The project is on-going and in October 2015 the team plan to investigate new areas closely linked with land sites The objective of the work is to find possible interconnecting relationships that will (hopefully) extend these archaeologically important sites to below the sea surface

Enrique Aragon (IBEAM Formentera Project Director)

eanuntildeezibeames

Javier Rodriguez (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

jrpandoziibeames

Sebastia Munar (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

munarillabresibeames

Maritime Archaeology Advanced Practicum Marine Geophysics

Contact Information Dr Jonathan Benjamin GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 South Australia jonathanbenjaminflindersedu

Season Dates November 16 2015 - November 20 2015

Website httpwwwflinderseduauehlarchaeologyfieldworkfield-schoolsadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicumadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicum_homecfm

This topic will provide students the opportunity to study marine geophysics for archaeology in both theoretical and practical application The topic will be delivered with specialist support from Dr Paul Baggaley who has over a decade of experience in developing the industry-leading geophysics team for Wessex Archaeology (Paul and his team have carried out over 100 maritime archaeology projects in the United Kingdom) Students will benefit from lectures and will be introduced to data processing and interpretation which they will carry out under supervision

Students will become familiar with a professional workflow and specialist software familiarization Students will also participate in an offshore survey (weather dependent) to acquire data over a historic shipwreck They will then have the opportunity to review and interpret that data as part of this intensive four-day practicum

AIMA8 NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

Stone Anchor Calo de stole site (Author-copyright IBEAM J Rodriguez)

The project is on-going and in October 2015 the team plan to investigate new areas closely linked with land sites The objective of the work is to find possible interconnecting relationships that will (hopefully) extend these archaeologically important sites to below the sea surface

Enrique Aragon (IBEAM Formentera Project Director)

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Javier Rodriguez (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

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Sebastia Munar (IBEAM Formentera Project Co-director)

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Maritime Archaeology Advanced Practicum Marine Geophysics

Contact Information Dr Jonathan Benjamin GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 South Australia jonathanbenjaminflindersedu

Season Dates November 16 2015 - November 20 2015

Website httpwwwflinderseduauehlarchaeologyfieldworkfield-schoolsadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicumadvanced-maritime-archaeology-field-practicum_homecfm

This topic will provide students the opportunity to study marine geophysics for archaeology in both theoretical and practical application The topic will be delivered with specialist support from Dr Paul Baggaley who has over a decade of experience in developing the industry-leading geophysics team for Wessex Archaeology (Paul and his team have carried out over 100 maritime archaeology projects in the United Kingdom) Students will benefit from lectures and will be introduced to data processing and interpretation which they will carry out under supervision

Students will become familiar with a professional workflow and specialist software familiarization Students will also participate in an offshore survey (weather dependent) to acquire data over a historic shipwreck They will then have the opportunity to review and interpret that data as part of this intensive four-day practicum

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Western Australia

Two Shipwrecks Project - HMAS Sydney (II) and HSK Kormoran survey Accessing the inacessible Between 26 April and 4 May a

combined Western Australian Museum and Curtin University team conducted an expedition 200 nautical miles off the coast of Shark Bay Western Australia to survey the shipwrecks of the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney (II) and German armed raider HSK Kormoran The expedition was supported by major sponsor DOF Subsea which provided offshore support vessel Skandi Protector and two work class ROVs

Recent advances in cameras computer software and 3D digital recording led to the development of the 2015 survey project to gather high definition imagery of the sites The ultimate aim is for the public to be able to access the wrecks via virtual 3D reconstructions on permanent exhibition at the WA Museum and other sites Western Australiarsquos Curtin University provided 3D visualisation expertise of staff and students from the HIVE (Hub for Immersive Visualisation and Research) and Media Studies Departments and staff from the Department of Marine Biology

The aims of the 2015 survey were to digitally record both wrecks and their debris fields using high definition cameras and video to record enough overlapping images to allow digital reconstruction of the sites In addition multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) corrosion and marine biological surveys were undertaken for the first time to obtain baseline data enhance our understanding of the sitesrsquo current condition and assist with the development of a heritage management plan for both sites

The expedition obtained over 700000 high definition photographs and 200 hours of HD video footage obtained corrosion samples from lsquorusticlesrsquo and collected water samples and sediment samples New findings were as follows

HMAS Sydney (II)bull Significant new items identified

in the debris field were a Carley float a Walrus aircraft spare wingtip float the top of lsquoArsquo turret and 3 pounder gun ammunition

bull Reassessments of previously located items included confirmation of Sydneyrsquos starboard No 2 (S2) 4-inch anti-aircraft gun in the debris field close examination of damage

to the bridge area that supports German accounts of this area being destroyed early in the battle

bull There is clear evidence of degradation to Sydneyrsquos two wooden shipsrsquo boats lying together in the debris field the top boat suffering collapse since the 2008 inspection

HSK Kormoranbull Significant new items

located on HSK Kormoran site are German gun crewsrsquo graffiti in both forward hidden gun compartments and on the starboard gun a large section of inverted bridge structure in the debris field with two to three decks the starboard side navigation light housing and starboard side 37cm PAK gun light buff brown paint still visible on sections of the bridge originally applied to disguise Kormoran as Straat Malaaka a turbocharger unit and four

engines indicating orientation of the inverted engine bed structure the shiprsquos safe and two unexploded mines in the debris field

bull Drops of oil were observed leaking on Kormoranrsquos bow section starboard side possibly from the starboard bow oil tank

bull Reassessments of previously located items included the finding of substantial scrape marks along Kormoranrsquos starboard bow This is new evidence to help explain the unusual site formation processes leading to

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ROV recording wreckage on HMAS Sydney (WA Museum Curtin University)

ROV recovering a rusticle sample from Kormoran wreck (WA Museum Curtin University)

Kormoranrsquos broken starboard anchorrsquos crown becoming embedded in the bottom of engine bed hull structure 1300 metres distant on the seabed

Grateful thanks are expressed to all supporters and sponsors including DOF Subsea the Australian Government Curtin University the WA Museum Foundation GMA Garnet Group and Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in WA Torsten Ketelsen and Prospero Productions The project has the support of the Royal Australian Navy and Naval Association of Australia representing veteransrsquo interests

Read more at httpmuseumwagovau

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AIMANAS courses in schools Year 12 Marine Science students

from St Maryrsquos Anglican College and Year 12 Maritime Studies students from South Fremantle Senior High School have recently completed AIMA NAS Part 1 courses AIMA NAS content has been integrated into the Western Australian Marine Science curriculum for some years with some schools offering specialty marine studies programmes opting to undertake the full AIMANAS course as part of their studies Undertaking the AIMANAS courses has benefited students by giving them hands on experience in maritime archaeology which is reflected positively in their results at a state level Many of the skills acquired fulfil other requirements of the marine science curriculum such as coastal studies data collection and scientific diving

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ROV recording wreckage on HMAS Sydney (WA Museum Curtin University)

ROV recovering a rusticle sample from Kormoran wreck (WA Museum Curtin University)

Kormoranrsquos broken starboard anchorrsquos crown becoming embedded in the bottom of engine bed hull structure 1300 metres distant on the seabed

Grateful thanks are expressed to all supporters and sponsors including DOF Subsea the Australian Government Curtin University the WA Museum Foundation GMA Garnet Group and Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in WA Torsten Ketelsen and Prospero Productions The project has the support of the Royal Australian Navy and Naval Association of Australia representing veteransrsquo interests

Read more at httpmuseumwagovau

exploresydney

AIMANAS courses in schools Year 12 Marine Science students

from St Maryrsquos Anglican College and Year 12 Maritime Studies students from South Fremantle Senior High School have recently completed AIMA NAS Part 1 courses AIMA NAS content has been integrated into the Western Australian Marine Science curriculum for some years with some schools offering specialty marine studies programmes opting to undertake the full AIMANAS course as part of their studies Undertaking the AIMANAS courses has benefited students by giving them hands on experience in maritime archaeology which is reflected positively in their results at a state level Many of the skills acquired fulfil other requirements of the marine science curriculum such as coastal studies data collection and scientific diving

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Gold watch department Myra Stanbury and Susan Cox

have both recently retired from the WA Museumrsquos Department of Maritime Archaeology after decades of service Myrarsquos professional approach to fieldwork recording artefact studies collection management and publication has been a key factor in the acknowledged quality of both the Departmentrsquos and AIMArsquos work since she arrived in 1973 to work on the Batavia excavation Most recently she has completed the AIMA Special Publication on the Lively (see below) shipwreck on the Rowley Shoals off northwest Western Australia We look forward to continuing to see Myra in the department as she plans to attend one day a week as a volunteer researcher

Susan Cox has likewise been a long-term mainstay of the Department as administration person and librarian with most of the day-to-day filing organising and running of Department depending on Susanrsquos efficient work We likewise look forward to continuing to see Susan in the future as she also plans to come in for a day a week to manage the library and requests from researchers Unfortunately the WA Museum budget did not stretch to gold watches for these eminent retirees but a long lunch was held at Joersquos Fish Shack on the Fremantle waterfront with many faces young and old (mainly old) attending to celebrate this momentous event the long-term effects of which are yet to be fully understoodhellip

Green Seas and White Horses Western Australiarsquos maritime heritage from Flinders Bay to Eucla is the third book to be published in a companion series by authors Peter and Jill Worsley and editor Jeremy Green covering shipwrecks strandings maritime industries and maritime history along Western Australiarsquos coast Richly illustrated and fully indexed Green Seas and White Horses covers the entire southern coast of Western Australia from Flinders Bay Augusta to Eucla in the Great Australian Bight New information from state archives and local historical societies has been included along with many previously unpublished images Publication was made possible with the assistance of a Lotterywest Community Heritage Grant with extra funding from the Maritime Heritage Association and AIMA Green Seas and White Horses can be purchased through AIMA Publications for a special AIMA members price of $20 + postage and handling or via the Western Australian Museum bookshop for a RRP of $2995

Lively AIMA Special Publication

Myra Stanbury has recently completed researching compiling editing and typesetting another major legacy report with the results of excavations historical research and artefact studies into a mystery early 19th century shipwreck on Mermaid Atoll in the Rowley Shoals Considerable detective work involving many staff members contributors and overseas contacts in France and Britain over many years has seen the mystery wreck identified as the 300 ton Daniel Bennett-owned British whaler Lively wrecked in the Rowley Shoals around 1810 The Lively was formerly a French prize named LrsquoAbeille originally constructed as La Duchesse drsquoAiguillon built 1765 and the publication presents detailed research into early 19th century South Seas whaling London ship-owner Daniel Bennett the British prize system and 17th century French shipbuilding As usual all current 2014-15 AIMA members will receive a copy of this special publication

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Lustre Pearling and Australia exhibition

On the 19th June 2015 the Western Australian Museum launched its latest exhibition lsquoLustre Pearling and Australiarsquo an all-embracing account of the pearling industry that shaped Australiarsquos north It includes stories and artefacts from the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia to northern Queensland and the Torres Strait

The exhibition was co-curated by Sarah Yu Bart Pigram and Maya Shioji from Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd Broome with Western Australian Museum staff For over three years the curatorial team worked to develop an exhibition with a strong indigenous and maritime history focus This was greatly aided by contributions from AIMArsquos own Corioli Souter Ross Anderson Mack McCarthy Jennifer Rodrigues and Ian Macleod and historians and archaeologists from across Australia

lsquoLustrersquo begins with the story of Aboriginal pearlshell collection and the Kimberley tradition of carving shell to make riji

Indeed the inclusion of several early 20th century carved and ochred riji in the exhibition is one of the outstanding achievements of lead curator Sarah Yu These carved shell objects from the Western Australian Museumrsquos collection have not been shown publicly for over 40 years

Following on from the ancient tradition of pearlshell carving in the northwest the exhibition shifts its focus to the pearlshell industry (1860s-1940s) the cultured pearling industry (1860s-1940s) the cultured pearling industry (from the 1950s) and the subsequent social economic and environmental transformations of northern Australia The exhibition is enlivened by a focus on some of the characters in this story including the blackbirders the luggers the indentured multicultural crew and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander divers who gave their lives to the industry the Japanese technicians Master Pearlers pearl dealers and pearling companies

The stories presented are both confronting and triumphant in equal measure

The exhibition imagery draws heavily on historical documents photographs and film which combined with an impressive suite of artefacts presents a visual feast for maritime history enthusiasts

Notable highlights include a Pearly King suit from London (yoursquove never so many buttons on an outfit) the 2000 year old Brremangurey Pearl from the Kimberley model lugger boats early diving equipment comprising hard-hat suit and helmet and Heinke amp Co manual air compressor and archaeological material from recent excavations on Barrow Island (WA) and shipwreck sites such as the Emma Of course it is also difficult to bypass the rather stunning display of pearlshell items loose pearls and pearl jewellery

Lustre Pearling and Australia

is a free exhibition currently showing at the Western Australian Maritime Museum until the 25th October 2015

Ross Anderson and Anneliese Carson

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Remains of saltwoRks pieR on fRench island (image J mitchell)

photogRammetRic image of leven lass fRames (image J mitchell)

During February Heritage Victoria again partnered with Flinders University for the universityrsquos annual maritime archaeology field school The school was held on Phillip Island for the second year in a row and again focussed on the wreck of Leven Lass Previous work was aimed at the preparation of a detailed plan of the site and gathering information to positively identify the wreck

This year a limited excavation was conducted to uncover some of the shallowly buried hull remains determine the extent of preservation identify and record features of the shiprsquos construction and confirm the previous identification of the wreck as that of Leven Lass

The excavation provided an opportunity for students to gain experience in underwater archaeological excavation using a water dredge to expose and record a four metre section of the wreck structure Diving operations for the Leven Lass were based on little rookery beach and good weather conditions meant that only two days of diving were missed due to poor weather

While the underwater team was busy working on the Leven Lass a land-based team led by Jana Rogasch and supported by surveyor Rob Koch began an initial survey examining the remains of the former Cheetham Felton and Grimwade salt works at the southern end of nearby French Island The works were established by James Hart a Melbourne-based engineer and his business partner Edward Keogh a wholesale druggist in 1872 when Hart and a team of workmen built several huts using handmade bricks and prepared stone foundations for the furnaces

The initial survey located and recorded some of these early structures but more work is needed to completely document and interpret the site The salt works was among the earliest attempts at large-scale salt manufacture in Victoria with some of the other known examples having occurred in the Western Port district - at Bass River (1848) and Crib Point (1868-72) Heritage Victoria will continue to work with Parks Victoria ( the site manager) to document and develop an interpretation plan for this significant archaeological site

When Heritage Victoriarsquos boat Trim was not required to provide transport for the land team or surface support for diving operations HV staff teamed up with MAAV member and expert wreck finder Peter Taylor to continue the side scan sonar survey for wrecks on the eastern edge of the main Westernport channel During the 2014 field school this survey resulted in the finding of the wrecks of the Dandenong and the Vixen Analysis of the data from this year survey is still in progress

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AIMANAS course at Diveline Frankston

Heritage Victoria taught an AIMANAS Part one course at Diveline in Frankston in March 2015 Diveline have a very keen dive club interested in learning how to properly record shipwrecks Ten enthusiastic divers turned up over a weekend to listen to Peter Harvey Matt Carter and Jane Mitchell present the course Then they ventured outside to try to record random pieces of lsquowreckagersquo including a shopping trolley The participants are so keen Heritage Victoria is currently organising a part two course for them

Another shipwreck revealed through erosion

Heritage Victoria had two shipwrecks exposed through erosion last year and 2015 has already revealed another

Amazon was a three-masted wooden barque built in 1855 The vessel was built in one of the shipyards in Jersey one of the Channel Islands off the coast of the United Kingdom Amazon first appears in the 1856 Lloydrsquos Register Built under special survey yellow-metalled and copper fastened Amazon destination was listed as Australia

Not much is known of Amazonrsquos working life but on its final voyage Amazon left Melbourne bound for Mauritius on 12 December 1869 with a cargo of salted meats The vessel cleared Port Phillip Heads at 8pm that same evening and turned to starboard to head west towards the Indian Ocean

By 2am on the 13 December the wind had picked up and by 4am the Captain reported the gale had turned into a hurricane 14 miles off Cape Otway the wind tore off some of Amazonrsquos sails By the 14 December Amazon attempted to return to the Heads and the relative safety of Port Phillip but by noon on the 15th the Captain realised they werenrsquot going to make it and turned his attention to keeping his vessel away from the shore

Amazon continued to drift east as the storm still raged through into the next day and at 6am there were breakers off the port bow and rocks ahead Amazon struck the sand near what is now the Inverloch surf beach at 10am and Captain Ogier kept the vessel on course in an effort to drive the ship as far up the beach as possible The crew having been on deck for 48 hours straight were exhausted and it wasnrsquot until 3pm in the afternoon that everyone made it to shore

They set up tents on the beach the next day and searched the nearby area for signs of inhabitants There was no sign of anyone until the 21st December when Mr Heales who was passing close by on his way to Melbourne to visit family for Christmas saw a distress flag flying He escorted Captain Ogier to Melbourne who raised the alarm

The crew were rescued by HMCS Victoria (which happened to be the first vessel of the Victorian Colonial Navy) Victoriarsquos captain reported that the wreck was lying broadside onto the beach but embedded into the sand about three metres

The ship was high enough up the beach that it was dry at low tide He also reported that sixty feet of the main keel and forefoot was broken off and lying on the beach at the high-water mark

It is probably this sixty feet of vessel that has become exposed recently

Recent history There are no records within the

Victorian Heritage Database of any inspections of Amazonrsquos hull MAAV officially reported the wreck in 1997 and conducted a magnetometer survey in 1998 but there are no subsequent field inspections recorded Bob Young one of the initial reporters said that the wreck frames were visible for a time in the 1950s

In March 2015 Heritage Victoria was contacted by Parks Victoria who had received reports of organic wreckage exposed at the high tide mark at the western end of Inverloch surf beach HV staff were on the beach two days later but only two small concretions were visible and the tide was too high to properly inspect the tips of the frames that could be seen in the surf zone

In April more reports came in from members of the public reporting the artefacts were once more exposed and some were being taken off the beach while others were in danger of being stolen

Maritime archaeologists Peter Harvey and Jane Mitchell went to inspect the wreck site again on 23 April 2015 It was low tide (02m) at 915am and most of the wreck located in the surf zone was exposed

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This section of wreck consists of section of frames and planking a large ballast mound a water tank and sections of the keel and keelson with copper bolts One section of planking still has a small strip of copper sheathing attached The remains are quite jumbled and broken up and the tallest extent frames show severe teredo damage indicating they have been free of sand covering previously

The section of wreckage further up the beach consists of several sections of concretions lying at the surface Once concretion had a wooden deadeye that was in pristine condition and obviously hasnrsquot been exposed before or for very long this time The deadeye had rope with a knot tied in one end Another section of concretion had a heavily concreted pulley with evidence of rope attached still visible Parks Victoria Rangers have since reported the organic rope has been washed away

Heritage Victoria worked with Parks Victoria to place regulatory signs along the

Inverloch Beach reminding people that it is illegal to remove shipwreck artefacts

As at the start of May 2015 a king high tide washed a section of the beach dune back over the wreckage covering the remaining organic materials with hard compact sand

As part of the site inspection Amazonrsquos Statement of Significance was updated using the AIMA Guidelines for the Management of Australiarsquos Shipwrecks(1994)

Original Statement of

Significance The vessel is historically and

archaeologically significant in terms of the information it can yield regarding 19th century international coastal traders

Updated Significance Criteria Criterion 1 Historic Amazon is historically

significant as an example of a mid-19th century wooden international trading vessel that contributed to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s Built in 1855 in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom the ship may have historical insights into the shipbuilding tradition of that era

Criterion 2 Technical Wooden three-masted barques

were the more common types of deep-water international cargo carriers in the mid-19th century The technical significance of the vessel cannot be determined without further research but may offer some technical significance of New Jersey shipbuilding

deadeye fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 3 Social Social significance is minor

although there are echoes of the wrecking of the Amazon at Inverloch as the entrance to Wreck Creek (named for the wreck) is approximately 20 metres to the east of the site When Amazon ran aground on the beach this area of coastline was deserted and the crew were lucky Mr Heales passed by on his way to Melbourne Due to the limited exposure of the wreck since 1863 the local community do not appear to have embraced the wreck site until the recent exposure

Criterion 4 Archaeological The archaeological potential

of the wreck is still to be determined The exposed frames and ballast mound at the low tide mark is jumbled and much of the context may not be in its original form However the fact that the wreckage does not appear to have been exposed often since the wreck event in 1863 - and the ship was said to be beached into the sand up to 3 metres ndash indicates there may well be parts of the vessel still intact under the sand If any of the salted meat cargo still remains further archaeological work could contribute to studies around the practice of importing and exporting food into and out of the Australian colonies

Previous work in this subject matter in Victoria includes research into the salted meat cargo of the William Salthouse that was being imported from Canada

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The archaeology also has the potential to highlight 19th century New Jersey shipbuilding techniques that are poorly represented in the Victorian resource

fRames fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 5 Scientific Amazon is not currently the

subject of any scientific studies

Criterion 6 Interpretive Due to its current exposure

Amazon has current interpretive significance particularly for the local community This can be further explored through signage and images Amazon may have interpretive potential after further archaeological study

Criterion 7 Rare The Victorian shipwreck

resources has quite a few examples of international iron and steel trading ships but the wreck of the Amazon is a rare example of a mid-19th century wooden international cargo carrier The wreck is also the only example in the Victorian wreck resource that was built in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands in the United Kingdom

The erosion that occurred during the Autumn storms in April 2015 exposed rare and delicate organic artefacts such as a deadeye with a knot still tied at one end

Criterion 8 Representative Amazon is representative of a

mid-19th century international wooden cargo carrier transporting goods across the world

Updated Statement of Significance

Amazon is archaeologically significant as a rare example of an international wooden trading ship from the mid-19th century Amazon is historically significant for its contribution to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s and has the potential to shed light on meat packing and transporting practices from that time Amazon is a representative example of mid-19th century wooden cargo carriers and while Victoria has a number of iron and steel international cargo carrying shipwrecks Amazon is rare as the only wooden vessel of this type so far located in Victorian waters

Amazonrsquos significance will need to be monitored as the site when exposed is at the mercy of the tides and looters

Wilsons Promontory Fieldwork The Victorian Maritime team

recently returned from Wilsons Promontory where they were conducting site inspections as part of their administration of the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976)

Fieldwork was conducted over the week 23 ndash 29 June 2015 and while winter is not the warmest time to visit the Prom the team experienced favourable westerly winds providing reasonably calm conditions along the eastern side of the Prom for the entire fieldwork schedule

Our first day was spent searching for evidence of wreckage that had been reported on the Eastern side of Rabbit Island ndash possibly part of the Elmgrove Unfortunately we were unable to locate any evidence of ship wreckage apart from a few random lumps of coal We then headed over to Cliffy Island and inspected the site of the Lune that wrecked in 1885

The vesselrsquos significance has been updated in both the Victorian Heritage Database and the Australian National Shipwreck Database

scott allen and des williams pRepaRing to look foR the elmgRove (image Jmitchell)

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Day two the team attempted to relocate the site of Tomatin which was recorded as wrecking south of Johnny Souey Cove Jane and Enrique on SCUBA were unable to locate any sign of wreckage underwater Both visual and side scan sonar searched were conducted from Trim without success

The afternoon was spent conducting a side scan search of Bentleigh Harbour along the south shoreline of Snake Island looking for signs of the wreck of Albert Victor A few promising positive returns were recorded on the side scan to be analysed back at the office with the Hummingbird viewing software

Day three we left Port Welshpool and steamed an hour and half South to Waterloo Bay and the wreck site of the Cheviot Cheviot is an old whaler that sank in 1854 The site hasnrsquot been visited since 2007 but due to its depth (~25m) and relative isolation it doesnrsquot appear to have altered much over the 8 year interval Computers are currently chugging away creating 3D images of sections of the wreck which we hope to be able to overlay onto the original hand drawn site plans to test the accuracy of 3D photogrammetry techniques

One wreck we were all looking forward to inspecting was the wreck of PS Clonmel one of the more significant wrecks in Victoria The shiprsquos sinking (on only its 3rd voyage) in 1841 was instrumental in the settlement of Gippsland and the establishment of Port Albert Tarraville and Alberton

adelle scott filming the cheviot (image lloyd cleaRihan)

Clonmel was one of the earliest steam-powered vessels in Australia However after we navigated our way through the tricky Port Albert Bar entrance we were faced with the position of the Clonmel now completely buried in its own sand island The only sign of the wreck is the isolated danger marker that would normally stand tall in the water to warn boats not to go near the sunken vessel Clonmel is certainly protected from the elements until the highly mobile sand in the area moves again

We continued on to the site of SS Blackbird Blackbird was wrecked in the same storm that wrecked the more famous wreck of the Loch Ard but is significant as a well-preserved example of an auxiliary steamer working the Australian colonial coastal trade The wreck site was located as it was easily visible as sections lie just under the surface and as the depth was only 2-3 metres Enrique Lloyd and Jane conducted the site inspection on snorkel

The water temperature was 11 degrees and visibility was only 2-3 metres

But the viz was enough to see that the site is significantly sanded over with only the port side of the stern the tip of the bow and the top of the engine visible

We then conducted side scan sonar inspection of Wave in an effort to pinpoint its exact location and determine the extent of the wreck However the remains appear to be completely sanded over in approximately 5 metres of water

Continuing to move slightly further south west we headed to the site of the PS Thistle Thistle was a paddle steamer travelling from Melbourne to Port Albert when it ran out of coal due to heavy winds and high seas The crew used any available timber to keep the boilers going but Thistle eventually beached on the Western Bank of the Port Albert Bar

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We located the vessel on side scan and Enrique Jane and Lloyd conducted the site inspection on SCUBA The unpredictable sand movement of the Port Albert area once again proved impossible to anticipate with Thistle actually being more exposed than the other vessels There were two engines visible with either hub or flywheel for the starboard paddle wheel The boiler was also exposed down to the level of the fire boxes where passengersrsquo furniture was burnt in an effort to make it to the safety of Port Albert

We spent the late afternoon warming up in the Port Albert Maritime Museum where we got to see the artefacts from the Clonmel wreck which made up for the fact we couldnrsquot inspect the vessel itself

After contacting Steve Voros the local ranger we had new information in our search for Tomatin Scott and Lloyd were put ashore in Johnny Souey Cove and found a large amount of scattered and battered ship wreckage Jane in the water on snorkel failed to locate any further parts of wreck site and so it is assumed that Tomatin is currently covered by sand

We headed back south towards Refuge Cove to continue our side scan search for the Truganini and on the way we called past Miranda Bay and could see two frames of the wreck of the Miranda sticking up through the sand We also spotted some wreckage of the Elmgrove in a creek on the mainland opposite Rabbit Island Both wrecks have been put on the list to visit next fieldwork season

The Victorian Maritime Unit would particularly like to acknowledge and thank all the volunteers who came to the the Prom as we couldnrsquot have completed this work without them Scott Allen Des Williams Lloyd Clearihan Enrique Aragon and Adelle Scott

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Shipwreck Publication

Two volumes on Tasmanian Shipwrecks were initially published through Navarine Publishing during 1998 and 2000 Expanded editions of these volumes were re-published during 2012 and 2013 and work is currently being undertaken on a third volume that will cover vessel strandings and other marine incidents that were not included in the first two volumes It will also include a series of maps with all the Statersquos known and estimated shipwreck locations It is likely that this volume will be published during the first half of 2016

Sydney Cove After a hiatus following the

establishment of a permanent display on the Sydney Cove shipwreck at the Queen Victoria Museum (Launceston) during 2010 there has been a flurry of activities connected with the project Work is currently underway to digitize and catalogue the entire picture collection from the project most of which consist of bw negatives and colour slides and this will be completed during 2015 The new head of conservation at the QVM has become interested in research possibilities with the collection and is revisiting the 30 plus alcohol bottle samples with a view to retesting them through more advanced equipment and publishing a paper on the results The wreck site and the associated land site were inspected in April of this year and an article on the wreck will be appearing in Australian Geographic in the near future Finally a chapter on the Sydney Cove has appeared in a recently published book Shipwrecks Around the World Revelations of the Past which has been edited by Sila Tripathi

Nord Commemoration A project to commemorate the

centennial of the loss of the steamship Nord off the Tasman Peninsula in November 1915 is currently underway This is one of the Tasmaniarsquos best dive-sites and interpretation is being prepared for a new bushwalkers hut that is located near cliffs overlooking

the wreck The shipwrecks display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania is also being upgraded to include information about the Nord and this will be assisted by the acquisition of the original shipbuilderrsquos model of the Nord that has recently come up for sale

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a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

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EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

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Lustre Pearling and Australia exhibition

On the 19th June 2015 the Western Australian Museum launched its latest exhibition lsquoLustre Pearling and Australiarsquo an all-embracing account of the pearling industry that shaped Australiarsquos north It includes stories and artefacts from the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia to northern Queensland and the Torres Strait

The exhibition was co-curated by Sarah Yu Bart Pigram and Maya Shioji from Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd Broome with Western Australian Museum staff For over three years the curatorial team worked to develop an exhibition with a strong indigenous and maritime history focus This was greatly aided by contributions from AIMArsquos own Corioli Souter Ross Anderson Mack McCarthy Jennifer Rodrigues and Ian Macleod and historians and archaeologists from across Australia

lsquoLustrersquo begins with the story of Aboriginal pearlshell collection and the Kimberley tradition of carving shell to make riji

Indeed the inclusion of several early 20th century carved and ochred riji in the exhibition is one of the outstanding achievements of lead curator Sarah Yu These carved shell objects from the Western Australian Museumrsquos collection have not been shown publicly for over 40 years

Following on from the ancient tradition of pearlshell carving in the northwest the exhibition shifts its focus to the pearlshell industry (1860s-1940s) the cultured pearling industry (1860s-1940s) the cultured pearling industry (from the 1950s) and the subsequent social economic and environmental transformations of northern Australia The exhibition is enlivened by a focus on some of the characters in this story including the blackbirders the luggers the indentured multicultural crew and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander divers who gave their lives to the industry the Japanese technicians Master Pearlers pearl dealers and pearling companies

The stories presented are both confronting and triumphant in equal measure

The exhibition imagery draws heavily on historical documents photographs and film which combined with an impressive suite of artefacts presents a visual feast for maritime history enthusiasts

Notable highlights include a Pearly King suit from London (yoursquove never so many buttons on an outfit) the 2000 year old Brremangurey Pearl from the Kimberley model lugger boats early diving equipment comprising hard-hat suit and helmet and Heinke amp Co manual air compressor and archaeological material from recent excavations on Barrow Island (WA) and shipwreck sites such as the Emma Of course it is also difficult to bypass the rather stunning display of pearlshell items loose pearls and pearl jewellery

Lustre Pearling and Australia

is a free exhibition currently showing at the Western Australian Maritime Museum until the 25th October 2015

Ross Anderson and Anneliese Carson

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Remains of saltwoRks pieR on fRench island (image J mitchell)

photogRammetRic image of leven lass fRames (image J mitchell)

During February Heritage Victoria again partnered with Flinders University for the universityrsquos annual maritime archaeology field school The school was held on Phillip Island for the second year in a row and again focussed on the wreck of Leven Lass Previous work was aimed at the preparation of a detailed plan of the site and gathering information to positively identify the wreck

This year a limited excavation was conducted to uncover some of the shallowly buried hull remains determine the extent of preservation identify and record features of the shiprsquos construction and confirm the previous identification of the wreck as that of Leven Lass

The excavation provided an opportunity for students to gain experience in underwater archaeological excavation using a water dredge to expose and record a four metre section of the wreck structure Diving operations for the Leven Lass were based on little rookery beach and good weather conditions meant that only two days of diving were missed due to poor weather

While the underwater team was busy working on the Leven Lass a land-based team led by Jana Rogasch and supported by surveyor Rob Koch began an initial survey examining the remains of the former Cheetham Felton and Grimwade salt works at the southern end of nearby French Island The works were established by James Hart a Melbourne-based engineer and his business partner Edward Keogh a wholesale druggist in 1872 when Hart and a team of workmen built several huts using handmade bricks and prepared stone foundations for the furnaces

The initial survey located and recorded some of these early structures but more work is needed to completely document and interpret the site The salt works was among the earliest attempts at large-scale salt manufacture in Victoria with some of the other known examples having occurred in the Western Port district - at Bass River (1848) and Crib Point (1868-72) Heritage Victoria will continue to work with Parks Victoria ( the site manager) to document and develop an interpretation plan for this significant archaeological site

When Heritage Victoriarsquos boat Trim was not required to provide transport for the land team or surface support for diving operations HV staff teamed up with MAAV member and expert wreck finder Peter Taylor to continue the side scan sonar survey for wrecks on the eastern edge of the main Westernport channel During the 2014 field school this survey resulted in the finding of the wrecks of the Dandenong and the Vixen Analysis of the data from this year survey is still in progress

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AIMANAS course at Diveline Frankston

Heritage Victoria taught an AIMANAS Part one course at Diveline in Frankston in March 2015 Diveline have a very keen dive club interested in learning how to properly record shipwrecks Ten enthusiastic divers turned up over a weekend to listen to Peter Harvey Matt Carter and Jane Mitchell present the course Then they ventured outside to try to record random pieces of lsquowreckagersquo including a shopping trolley The participants are so keen Heritage Victoria is currently organising a part two course for them

Another shipwreck revealed through erosion

Heritage Victoria had two shipwrecks exposed through erosion last year and 2015 has already revealed another

Amazon was a three-masted wooden barque built in 1855 The vessel was built in one of the shipyards in Jersey one of the Channel Islands off the coast of the United Kingdom Amazon first appears in the 1856 Lloydrsquos Register Built under special survey yellow-metalled and copper fastened Amazon destination was listed as Australia

Not much is known of Amazonrsquos working life but on its final voyage Amazon left Melbourne bound for Mauritius on 12 December 1869 with a cargo of salted meats The vessel cleared Port Phillip Heads at 8pm that same evening and turned to starboard to head west towards the Indian Ocean

By 2am on the 13 December the wind had picked up and by 4am the Captain reported the gale had turned into a hurricane 14 miles off Cape Otway the wind tore off some of Amazonrsquos sails By the 14 December Amazon attempted to return to the Heads and the relative safety of Port Phillip but by noon on the 15th the Captain realised they werenrsquot going to make it and turned his attention to keeping his vessel away from the shore

Amazon continued to drift east as the storm still raged through into the next day and at 6am there were breakers off the port bow and rocks ahead Amazon struck the sand near what is now the Inverloch surf beach at 10am and Captain Ogier kept the vessel on course in an effort to drive the ship as far up the beach as possible The crew having been on deck for 48 hours straight were exhausted and it wasnrsquot until 3pm in the afternoon that everyone made it to shore

They set up tents on the beach the next day and searched the nearby area for signs of inhabitants There was no sign of anyone until the 21st December when Mr Heales who was passing close by on his way to Melbourne to visit family for Christmas saw a distress flag flying He escorted Captain Ogier to Melbourne who raised the alarm

The crew were rescued by HMCS Victoria (which happened to be the first vessel of the Victorian Colonial Navy) Victoriarsquos captain reported that the wreck was lying broadside onto the beach but embedded into the sand about three metres

The ship was high enough up the beach that it was dry at low tide He also reported that sixty feet of the main keel and forefoot was broken off and lying on the beach at the high-water mark

It is probably this sixty feet of vessel that has become exposed recently

Recent history There are no records within the

Victorian Heritage Database of any inspections of Amazonrsquos hull MAAV officially reported the wreck in 1997 and conducted a magnetometer survey in 1998 but there are no subsequent field inspections recorded Bob Young one of the initial reporters said that the wreck frames were visible for a time in the 1950s

In March 2015 Heritage Victoria was contacted by Parks Victoria who had received reports of organic wreckage exposed at the high tide mark at the western end of Inverloch surf beach HV staff were on the beach two days later but only two small concretions were visible and the tide was too high to properly inspect the tips of the frames that could be seen in the surf zone

In April more reports came in from members of the public reporting the artefacts were once more exposed and some were being taken off the beach while others were in danger of being stolen

Maritime archaeologists Peter Harvey and Jane Mitchell went to inspect the wreck site again on 23 April 2015 It was low tide (02m) at 915am and most of the wreck located in the surf zone was exposed

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This section of wreck consists of section of frames and planking a large ballast mound a water tank and sections of the keel and keelson with copper bolts One section of planking still has a small strip of copper sheathing attached The remains are quite jumbled and broken up and the tallest extent frames show severe teredo damage indicating they have been free of sand covering previously

The section of wreckage further up the beach consists of several sections of concretions lying at the surface Once concretion had a wooden deadeye that was in pristine condition and obviously hasnrsquot been exposed before or for very long this time The deadeye had rope with a knot tied in one end Another section of concretion had a heavily concreted pulley with evidence of rope attached still visible Parks Victoria Rangers have since reported the organic rope has been washed away

Heritage Victoria worked with Parks Victoria to place regulatory signs along the

Inverloch Beach reminding people that it is illegal to remove shipwreck artefacts

As at the start of May 2015 a king high tide washed a section of the beach dune back over the wreckage covering the remaining organic materials with hard compact sand

As part of the site inspection Amazonrsquos Statement of Significance was updated using the AIMA Guidelines for the Management of Australiarsquos Shipwrecks(1994)

Original Statement of

Significance The vessel is historically and

archaeologically significant in terms of the information it can yield regarding 19th century international coastal traders

Updated Significance Criteria Criterion 1 Historic Amazon is historically

significant as an example of a mid-19th century wooden international trading vessel that contributed to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s Built in 1855 in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom the ship may have historical insights into the shipbuilding tradition of that era

Criterion 2 Technical Wooden three-masted barques

were the more common types of deep-water international cargo carriers in the mid-19th century The technical significance of the vessel cannot be determined without further research but may offer some technical significance of New Jersey shipbuilding

deadeye fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 3 Social Social significance is minor

although there are echoes of the wrecking of the Amazon at Inverloch as the entrance to Wreck Creek (named for the wreck) is approximately 20 metres to the east of the site When Amazon ran aground on the beach this area of coastline was deserted and the crew were lucky Mr Heales passed by on his way to Melbourne Due to the limited exposure of the wreck since 1863 the local community do not appear to have embraced the wreck site until the recent exposure

Criterion 4 Archaeological The archaeological potential

of the wreck is still to be determined The exposed frames and ballast mound at the low tide mark is jumbled and much of the context may not be in its original form However the fact that the wreckage does not appear to have been exposed often since the wreck event in 1863 - and the ship was said to be beached into the sand up to 3 metres ndash indicates there may well be parts of the vessel still intact under the sand If any of the salted meat cargo still remains further archaeological work could contribute to studies around the practice of importing and exporting food into and out of the Australian colonies

Previous work in this subject matter in Victoria includes research into the salted meat cargo of the William Salthouse that was being imported from Canada

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The archaeology also has the potential to highlight 19th century New Jersey shipbuilding techniques that are poorly represented in the Victorian resource

fRames fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 5 Scientific Amazon is not currently the

subject of any scientific studies

Criterion 6 Interpretive Due to its current exposure

Amazon has current interpretive significance particularly for the local community This can be further explored through signage and images Amazon may have interpretive potential after further archaeological study

Criterion 7 Rare The Victorian shipwreck

resources has quite a few examples of international iron and steel trading ships but the wreck of the Amazon is a rare example of a mid-19th century wooden international cargo carrier The wreck is also the only example in the Victorian wreck resource that was built in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands in the United Kingdom

The erosion that occurred during the Autumn storms in April 2015 exposed rare and delicate organic artefacts such as a deadeye with a knot still tied at one end

Criterion 8 Representative Amazon is representative of a

mid-19th century international wooden cargo carrier transporting goods across the world

Updated Statement of Significance

Amazon is archaeologically significant as a rare example of an international wooden trading ship from the mid-19th century Amazon is historically significant for its contribution to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s and has the potential to shed light on meat packing and transporting practices from that time Amazon is a representative example of mid-19th century wooden cargo carriers and while Victoria has a number of iron and steel international cargo carrying shipwrecks Amazon is rare as the only wooden vessel of this type so far located in Victorian waters

Amazonrsquos significance will need to be monitored as the site when exposed is at the mercy of the tides and looters

Wilsons Promontory Fieldwork The Victorian Maritime team

recently returned from Wilsons Promontory where they were conducting site inspections as part of their administration of the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976)

Fieldwork was conducted over the week 23 ndash 29 June 2015 and while winter is not the warmest time to visit the Prom the team experienced favourable westerly winds providing reasonably calm conditions along the eastern side of the Prom for the entire fieldwork schedule

Our first day was spent searching for evidence of wreckage that had been reported on the Eastern side of Rabbit Island ndash possibly part of the Elmgrove Unfortunately we were unable to locate any evidence of ship wreckage apart from a few random lumps of coal We then headed over to Cliffy Island and inspected the site of the Lune that wrecked in 1885

The vesselrsquos significance has been updated in both the Victorian Heritage Database and the Australian National Shipwreck Database

scott allen and des williams pRepaRing to look foR the elmgRove (image Jmitchell)

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Day two the team attempted to relocate the site of Tomatin which was recorded as wrecking south of Johnny Souey Cove Jane and Enrique on SCUBA were unable to locate any sign of wreckage underwater Both visual and side scan sonar searched were conducted from Trim without success

The afternoon was spent conducting a side scan search of Bentleigh Harbour along the south shoreline of Snake Island looking for signs of the wreck of Albert Victor A few promising positive returns were recorded on the side scan to be analysed back at the office with the Hummingbird viewing software

Day three we left Port Welshpool and steamed an hour and half South to Waterloo Bay and the wreck site of the Cheviot Cheviot is an old whaler that sank in 1854 The site hasnrsquot been visited since 2007 but due to its depth (~25m) and relative isolation it doesnrsquot appear to have altered much over the 8 year interval Computers are currently chugging away creating 3D images of sections of the wreck which we hope to be able to overlay onto the original hand drawn site plans to test the accuracy of 3D photogrammetry techniques

One wreck we were all looking forward to inspecting was the wreck of PS Clonmel one of the more significant wrecks in Victoria The shiprsquos sinking (on only its 3rd voyage) in 1841 was instrumental in the settlement of Gippsland and the establishment of Port Albert Tarraville and Alberton

adelle scott filming the cheviot (image lloyd cleaRihan)

Clonmel was one of the earliest steam-powered vessels in Australia However after we navigated our way through the tricky Port Albert Bar entrance we were faced with the position of the Clonmel now completely buried in its own sand island The only sign of the wreck is the isolated danger marker that would normally stand tall in the water to warn boats not to go near the sunken vessel Clonmel is certainly protected from the elements until the highly mobile sand in the area moves again

We continued on to the site of SS Blackbird Blackbird was wrecked in the same storm that wrecked the more famous wreck of the Loch Ard but is significant as a well-preserved example of an auxiliary steamer working the Australian colonial coastal trade The wreck site was located as it was easily visible as sections lie just under the surface and as the depth was only 2-3 metres Enrique Lloyd and Jane conducted the site inspection on snorkel

The water temperature was 11 degrees and visibility was only 2-3 metres

But the viz was enough to see that the site is significantly sanded over with only the port side of the stern the tip of the bow and the top of the engine visible

We then conducted side scan sonar inspection of Wave in an effort to pinpoint its exact location and determine the extent of the wreck However the remains appear to be completely sanded over in approximately 5 metres of water

Continuing to move slightly further south west we headed to the site of the PS Thistle Thistle was a paddle steamer travelling from Melbourne to Port Albert when it ran out of coal due to heavy winds and high seas The crew used any available timber to keep the boilers going but Thistle eventually beached on the Western Bank of the Port Albert Bar

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We located the vessel on side scan and Enrique Jane and Lloyd conducted the site inspection on SCUBA The unpredictable sand movement of the Port Albert area once again proved impossible to anticipate with Thistle actually being more exposed than the other vessels There were two engines visible with either hub or flywheel for the starboard paddle wheel The boiler was also exposed down to the level of the fire boxes where passengersrsquo furniture was burnt in an effort to make it to the safety of Port Albert

We spent the late afternoon warming up in the Port Albert Maritime Museum where we got to see the artefacts from the Clonmel wreck which made up for the fact we couldnrsquot inspect the vessel itself

After contacting Steve Voros the local ranger we had new information in our search for Tomatin Scott and Lloyd were put ashore in Johnny Souey Cove and found a large amount of scattered and battered ship wreckage Jane in the water on snorkel failed to locate any further parts of wreck site and so it is assumed that Tomatin is currently covered by sand

We headed back south towards Refuge Cove to continue our side scan search for the Truganini and on the way we called past Miranda Bay and could see two frames of the wreck of the Miranda sticking up through the sand We also spotted some wreckage of the Elmgrove in a creek on the mainland opposite Rabbit Island Both wrecks have been put on the list to visit next fieldwork season

The Victorian Maritime Unit would particularly like to acknowledge and thank all the volunteers who came to the the Prom as we couldnrsquot have completed this work without them Scott Allen Des Williams Lloyd Clearihan Enrique Aragon and Adelle Scott

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Shipwreck Publication

Two volumes on Tasmanian Shipwrecks were initially published through Navarine Publishing during 1998 and 2000 Expanded editions of these volumes were re-published during 2012 and 2013 and work is currently being undertaken on a third volume that will cover vessel strandings and other marine incidents that were not included in the first two volumes It will also include a series of maps with all the Statersquos known and estimated shipwreck locations It is likely that this volume will be published during the first half of 2016

Sydney Cove After a hiatus following the

establishment of a permanent display on the Sydney Cove shipwreck at the Queen Victoria Museum (Launceston) during 2010 there has been a flurry of activities connected with the project Work is currently underway to digitize and catalogue the entire picture collection from the project most of which consist of bw negatives and colour slides and this will be completed during 2015 The new head of conservation at the QVM has become interested in research possibilities with the collection and is revisiting the 30 plus alcohol bottle samples with a view to retesting them through more advanced equipment and publishing a paper on the results The wreck site and the associated land site were inspected in April of this year and an article on the wreck will be appearing in Australian Geographic in the near future Finally a chapter on the Sydney Cove has appeared in a recently published book Shipwrecks Around the World Revelations of the Past which has been edited by Sila Tripathi

Nord Commemoration A project to commemorate the

centennial of the loss of the steamship Nord off the Tasman Peninsula in November 1915 is currently underway This is one of the Tasmaniarsquos best dive-sites and interpretation is being prepared for a new bushwalkers hut that is located near cliffs overlooking

the wreck The shipwrecks display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania is also being upgraded to include information about the Nord and this will be assisted by the acquisition of the original shipbuilderrsquos model of the Nord that has recently come up for sale

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a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

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EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

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Remains of saltwoRks pieR on fRench island (image J mitchell)

photogRammetRic image of leven lass fRames (image J mitchell)

During February Heritage Victoria again partnered with Flinders University for the universityrsquos annual maritime archaeology field school The school was held on Phillip Island for the second year in a row and again focussed on the wreck of Leven Lass Previous work was aimed at the preparation of a detailed plan of the site and gathering information to positively identify the wreck

This year a limited excavation was conducted to uncover some of the shallowly buried hull remains determine the extent of preservation identify and record features of the shiprsquos construction and confirm the previous identification of the wreck as that of Leven Lass

The excavation provided an opportunity for students to gain experience in underwater archaeological excavation using a water dredge to expose and record a four metre section of the wreck structure Diving operations for the Leven Lass were based on little rookery beach and good weather conditions meant that only two days of diving were missed due to poor weather

While the underwater team was busy working on the Leven Lass a land-based team led by Jana Rogasch and supported by surveyor Rob Koch began an initial survey examining the remains of the former Cheetham Felton and Grimwade salt works at the southern end of nearby French Island The works were established by James Hart a Melbourne-based engineer and his business partner Edward Keogh a wholesale druggist in 1872 when Hart and a team of workmen built several huts using handmade bricks and prepared stone foundations for the furnaces

The initial survey located and recorded some of these early structures but more work is needed to completely document and interpret the site The salt works was among the earliest attempts at large-scale salt manufacture in Victoria with some of the other known examples having occurred in the Western Port district - at Bass River (1848) and Crib Point (1868-72) Heritage Victoria will continue to work with Parks Victoria ( the site manager) to document and develop an interpretation plan for this significant archaeological site

When Heritage Victoriarsquos boat Trim was not required to provide transport for the land team or surface support for diving operations HV staff teamed up with MAAV member and expert wreck finder Peter Taylor to continue the side scan sonar survey for wrecks on the eastern edge of the main Westernport channel During the 2014 field school this survey resulted in the finding of the wrecks of the Dandenong and the Vixen Analysis of the data from this year survey is still in progress

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AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

AIMANAS course at Diveline Frankston

Heritage Victoria taught an AIMANAS Part one course at Diveline in Frankston in March 2015 Diveline have a very keen dive club interested in learning how to properly record shipwrecks Ten enthusiastic divers turned up over a weekend to listen to Peter Harvey Matt Carter and Jane Mitchell present the course Then they ventured outside to try to record random pieces of lsquowreckagersquo including a shopping trolley The participants are so keen Heritage Victoria is currently organising a part two course for them

Another shipwreck revealed through erosion

Heritage Victoria had two shipwrecks exposed through erosion last year and 2015 has already revealed another

Amazon was a three-masted wooden barque built in 1855 The vessel was built in one of the shipyards in Jersey one of the Channel Islands off the coast of the United Kingdom Amazon first appears in the 1856 Lloydrsquos Register Built under special survey yellow-metalled and copper fastened Amazon destination was listed as Australia

Not much is known of Amazonrsquos working life but on its final voyage Amazon left Melbourne bound for Mauritius on 12 December 1869 with a cargo of salted meats The vessel cleared Port Phillip Heads at 8pm that same evening and turned to starboard to head west towards the Indian Ocean

By 2am on the 13 December the wind had picked up and by 4am the Captain reported the gale had turned into a hurricane 14 miles off Cape Otway the wind tore off some of Amazonrsquos sails By the 14 December Amazon attempted to return to the Heads and the relative safety of Port Phillip but by noon on the 15th the Captain realised they werenrsquot going to make it and turned his attention to keeping his vessel away from the shore

Amazon continued to drift east as the storm still raged through into the next day and at 6am there were breakers off the port bow and rocks ahead Amazon struck the sand near what is now the Inverloch surf beach at 10am and Captain Ogier kept the vessel on course in an effort to drive the ship as far up the beach as possible The crew having been on deck for 48 hours straight were exhausted and it wasnrsquot until 3pm in the afternoon that everyone made it to shore

They set up tents on the beach the next day and searched the nearby area for signs of inhabitants There was no sign of anyone until the 21st December when Mr Heales who was passing close by on his way to Melbourne to visit family for Christmas saw a distress flag flying He escorted Captain Ogier to Melbourne who raised the alarm

The crew were rescued by HMCS Victoria (which happened to be the first vessel of the Victorian Colonial Navy) Victoriarsquos captain reported that the wreck was lying broadside onto the beach but embedded into the sand about three metres

The ship was high enough up the beach that it was dry at low tide He also reported that sixty feet of the main keel and forefoot was broken off and lying on the beach at the high-water mark

It is probably this sixty feet of vessel that has become exposed recently

Recent history There are no records within the

Victorian Heritage Database of any inspections of Amazonrsquos hull MAAV officially reported the wreck in 1997 and conducted a magnetometer survey in 1998 but there are no subsequent field inspections recorded Bob Young one of the initial reporters said that the wreck frames were visible for a time in the 1950s

In March 2015 Heritage Victoria was contacted by Parks Victoria who had received reports of organic wreckage exposed at the high tide mark at the western end of Inverloch surf beach HV staff were on the beach two days later but only two small concretions were visible and the tide was too high to properly inspect the tips of the frames that could be seen in the surf zone

In April more reports came in from members of the public reporting the artefacts were once more exposed and some were being taken off the beach while others were in danger of being stolen

Maritime archaeologists Peter Harvey and Jane Mitchell went to inspect the wreck site again on 23 April 2015 It was low tide (02m) at 915am and most of the wreck located in the surf zone was exposed

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This section of wreck consists of section of frames and planking a large ballast mound a water tank and sections of the keel and keelson with copper bolts One section of planking still has a small strip of copper sheathing attached The remains are quite jumbled and broken up and the tallest extent frames show severe teredo damage indicating they have been free of sand covering previously

The section of wreckage further up the beach consists of several sections of concretions lying at the surface Once concretion had a wooden deadeye that was in pristine condition and obviously hasnrsquot been exposed before or for very long this time The deadeye had rope with a knot tied in one end Another section of concretion had a heavily concreted pulley with evidence of rope attached still visible Parks Victoria Rangers have since reported the organic rope has been washed away

Heritage Victoria worked with Parks Victoria to place regulatory signs along the

Inverloch Beach reminding people that it is illegal to remove shipwreck artefacts

As at the start of May 2015 a king high tide washed a section of the beach dune back over the wreckage covering the remaining organic materials with hard compact sand

As part of the site inspection Amazonrsquos Statement of Significance was updated using the AIMA Guidelines for the Management of Australiarsquos Shipwrecks(1994)

Original Statement of

Significance The vessel is historically and

archaeologically significant in terms of the information it can yield regarding 19th century international coastal traders

Updated Significance Criteria Criterion 1 Historic Amazon is historically

significant as an example of a mid-19th century wooden international trading vessel that contributed to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s Built in 1855 in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom the ship may have historical insights into the shipbuilding tradition of that era

Criterion 2 Technical Wooden three-masted barques

were the more common types of deep-water international cargo carriers in the mid-19th century The technical significance of the vessel cannot be determined without further research but may offer some technical significance of New Jersey shipbuilding

deadeye fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 3 Social Social significance is minor

although there are echoes of the wrecking of the Amazon at Inverloch as the entrance to Wreck Creek (named for the wreck) is approximately 20 metres to the east of the site When Amazon ran aground on the beach this area of coastline was deserted and the crew were lucky Mr Heales passed by on his way to Melbourne Due to the limited exposure of the wreck since 1863 the local community do not appear to have embraced the wreck site until the recent exposure

Criterion 4 Archaeological The archaeological potential

of the wreck is still to be determined The exposed frames and ballast mound at the low tide mark is jumbled and much of the context may not be in its original form However the fact that the wreckage does not appear to have been exposed often since the wreck event in 1863 - and the ship was said to be beached into the sand up to 3 metres ndash indicates there may well be parts of the vessel still intact under the sand If any of the salted meat cargo still remains further archaeological work could contribute to studies around the practice of importing and exporting food into and out of the Australian colonies

Previous work in this subject matter in Victoria includes research into the salted meat cargo of the William Salthouse that was being imported from Canada

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The archaeology also has the potential to highlight 19th century New Jersey shipbuilding techniques that are poorly represented in the Victorian resource

fRames fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 5 Scientific Amazon is not currently the

subject of any scientific studies

Criterion 6 Interpretive Due to its current exposure

Amazon has current interpretive significance particularly for the local community This can be further explored through signage and images Amazon may have interpretive potential after further archaeological study

Criterion 7 Rare The Victorian shipwreck

resources has quite a few examples of international iron and steel trading ships but the wreck of the Amazon is a rare example of a mid-19th century wooden international cargo carrier The wreck is also the only example in the Victorian wreck resource that was built in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands in the United Kingdom

The erosion that occurred during the Autumn storms in April 2015 exposed rare and delicate organic artefacts such as a deadeye with a knot still tied at one end

Criterion 8 Representative Amazon is representative of a

mid-19th century international wooden cargo carrier transporting goods across the world

Updated Statement of Significance

Amazon is archaeologically significant as a rare example of an international wooden trading ship from the mid-19th century Amazon is historically significant for its contribution to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s and has the potential to shed light on meat packing and transporting practices from that time Amazon is a representative example of mid-19th century wooden cargo carriers and while Victoria has a number of iron and steel international cargo carrying shipwrecks Amazon is rare as the only wooden vessel of this type so far located in Victorian waters

Amazonrsquos significance will need to be monitored as the site when exposed is at the mercy of the tides and looters

Wilsons Promontory Fieldwork The Victorian Maritime team

recently returned from Wilsons Promontory where they were conducting site inspections as part of their administration of the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976)

Fieldwork was conducted over the week 23 ndash 29 June 2015 and while winter is not the warmest time to visit the Prom the team experienced favourable westerly winds providing reasonably calm conditions along the eastern side of the Prom for the entire fieldwork schedule

Our first day was spent searching for evidence of wreckage that had been reported on the Eastern side of Rabbit Island ndash possibly part of the Elmgrove Unfortunately we were unable to locate any evidence of ship wreckage apart from a few random lumps of coal We then headed over to Cliffy Island and inspected the site of the Lune that wrecked in 1885

The vesselrsquos significance has been updated in both the Victorian Heritage Database and the Australian National Shipwreck Database

scott allen and des williams pRepaRing to look foR the elmgRove (image Jmitchell)

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Day two the team attempted to relocate the site of Tomatin which was recorded as wrecking south of Johnny Souey Cove Jane and Enrique on SCUBA were unable to locate any sign of wreckage underwater Both visual and side scan sonar searched were conducted from Trim without success

The afternoon was spent conducting a side scan search of Bentleigh Harbour along the south shoreline of Snake Island looking for signs of the wreck of Albert Victor A few promising positive returns were recorded on the side scan to be analysed back at the office with the Hummingbird viewing software

Day three we left Port Welshpool and steamed an hour and half South to Waterloo Bay and the wreck site of the Cheviot Cheviot is an old whaler that sank in 1854 The site hasnrsquot been visited since 2007 but due to its depth (~25m) and relative isolation it doesnrsquot appear to have altered much over the 8 year interval Computers are currently chugging away creating 3D images of sections of the wreck which we hope to be able to overlay onto the original hand drawn site plans to test the accuracy of 3D photogrammetry techniques

One wreck we were all looking forward to inspecting was the wreck of PS Clonmel one of the more significant wrecks in Victoria The shiprsquos sinking (on only its 3rd voyage) in 1841 was instrumental in the settlement of Gippsland and the establishment of Port Albert Tarraville and Alberton

adelle scott filming the cheviot (image lloyd cleaRihan)

Clonmel was one of the earliest steam-powered vessels in Australia However after we navigated our way through the tricky Port Albert Bar entrance we were faced with the position of the Clonmel now completely buried in its own sand island The only sign of the wreck is the isolated danger marker that would normally stand tall in the water to warn boats not to go near the sunken vessel Clonmel is certainly protected from the elements until the highly mobile sand in the area moves again

We continued on to the site of SS Blackbird Blackbird was wrecked in the same storm that wrecked the more famous wreck of the Loch Ard but is significant as a well-preserved example of an auxiliary steamer working the Australian colonial coastal trade The wreck site was located as it was easily visible as sections lie just under the surface and as the depth was only 2-3 metres Enrique Lloyd and Jane conducted the site inspection on snorkel

The water temperature was 11 degrees and visibility was only 2-3 metres

But the viz was enough to see that the site is significantly sanded over with only the port side of the stern the tip of the bow and the top of the engine visible

We then conducted side scan sonar inspection of Wave in an effort to pinpoint its exact location and determine the extent of the wreck However the remains appear to be completely sanded over in approximately 5 metres of water

Continuing to move slightly further south west we headed to the site of the PS Thistle Thistle was a paddle steamer travelling from Melbourne to Port Albert when it ran out of coal due to heavy winds and high seas The crew used any available timber to keep the boilers going but Thistle eventually beached on the Western Bank of the Port Albert Bar

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We located the vessel on side scan and Enrique Jane and Lloyd conducted the site inspection on SCUBA The unpredictable sand movement of the Port Albert area once again proved impossible to anticipate with Thistle actually being more exposed than the other vessels There were two engines visible with either hub or flywheel for the starboard paddle wheel The boiler was also exposed down to the level of the fire boxes where passengersrsquo furniture was burnt in an effort to make it to the safety of Port Albert

We spent the late afternoon warming up in the Port Albert Maritime Museum where we got to see the artefacts from the Clonmel wreck which made up for the fact we couldnrsquot inspect the vessel itself

After contacting Steve Voros the local ranger we had new information in our search for Tomatin Scott and Lloyd were put ashore in Johnny Souey Cove and found a large amount of scattered and battered ship wreckage Jane in the water on snorkel failed to locate any further parts of wreck site and so it is assumed that Tomatin is currently covered by sand

We headed back south towards Refuge Cove to continue our side scan search for the Truganini and on the way we called past Miranda Bay and could see two frames of the wreck of the Miranda sticking up through the sand We also spotted some wreckage of the Elmgrove in a creek on the mainland opposite Rabbit Island Both wrecks have been put on the list to visit next fieldwork season

The Victorian Maritime Unit would particularly like to acknowledge and thank all the volunteers who came to the the Prom as we couldnrsquot have completed this work without them Scott Allen Des Williams Lloyd Clearihan Enrique Aragon and Adelle Scott

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Shipwreck Publication

Two volumes on Tasmanian Shipwrecks were initially published through Navarine Publishing during 1998 and 2000 Expanded editions of these volumes were re-published during 2012 and 2013 and work is currently being undertaken on a third volume that will cover vessel strandings and other marine incidents that were not included in the first two volumes It will also include a series of maps with all the Statersquos known and estimated shipwreck locations It is likely that this volume will be published during the first half of 2016

Sydney Cove After a hiatus following the

establishment of a permanent display on the Sydney Cove shipwreck at the Queen Victoria Museum (Launceston) during 2010 there has been a flurry of activities connected with the project Work is currently underway to digitize and catalogue the entire picture collection from the project most of which consist of bw negatives and colour slides and this will be completed during 2015 The new head of conservation at the QVM has become interested in research possibilities with the collection and is revisiting the 30 plus alcohol bottle samples with a view to retesting them through more advanced equipment and publishing a paper on the results The wreck site and the associated land site were inspected in April of this year and an article on the wreck will be appearing in Australian Geographic in the near future Finally a chapter on the Sydney Cove has appeared in a recently published book Shipwrecks Around the World Revelations of the Past which has been edited by Sila Tripathi

Nord Commemoration A project to commemorate the

centennial of the loss of the steamship Nord off the Tasman Peninsula in November 1915 is currently underway This is one of the Tasmaniarsquos best dive-sites and interpretation is being prepared for a new bushwalkers hut that is located near cliffs overlooking

the wreck The shipwrecks display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania is also being upgraded to include information about the Nord and this will be assisted by the acquisition of the original shipbuilderrsquos model of the Nord that has recently come up for sale

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a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

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EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

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AIMANAS course at Diveline Frankston

Heritage Victoria taught an AIMANAS Part one course at Diveline in Frankston in March 2015 Diveline have a very keen dive club interested in learning how to properly record shipwrecks Ten enthusiastic divers turned up over a weekend to listen to Peter Harvey Matt Carter and Jane Mitchell present the course Then they ventured outside to try to record random pieces of lsquowreckagersquo including a shopping trolley The participants are so keen Heritage Victoria is currently organising a part two course for them

Another shipwreck revealed through erosion

Heritage Victoria had two shipwrecks exposed through erosion last year and 2015 has already revealed another

Amazon was a three-masted wooden barque built in 1855 The vessel was built in one of the shipyards in Jersey one of the Channel Islands off the coast of the United Kingdom Amazon first appears in the 1856 Lloydrsquos Register Built under special survey yellow-metalled and copper fastened Amazon destination was listed as Australia

Not much is known of Amazonrsquos working life but on its final voyage Amazon left Melbourne bound for Mauritius on 12 December 1869 with a cargo of salted meats The vessel cleared Port Phillip Heads at 8pm that same evening and turned to starboard to head west towards the Indian Ocean

By 2am on the 13 December the wind had picked up and by 4am the Captain reported the gale had turned into a hurricane 14 miles off Cape Otway the wind tore off some of Amazonrsquos sails By the 14 December Amazon attempted to return to the Heads and the relative safety of Port Phillip but by noon on the 15th the Captain realised they werenrsquot going to make it and turned his attention to keeping his vessel away from the shore

Amazon continued to drift east as the storm still raged through into the next day and at 6am there were breakers off the port bow and rocks ahead Amazon struck the sand near what is now the Inverloch surf beach at 10am and Captain Ogier kept the vessel on course in an effort to drive the ship as far up the beach as possible The crew having been on deck for 48 hours straight were exhausted and it wasnrsquot until 3pm in the afternoon that everyone made it to shore

They set up tents on the beach the next day and searched the nearby area for signs of inhabitants There was no sign of anyone until the 21st December when Mr Heales who was passing close by on his way to Melbourne to visit family for Christmas saw a distress flag flying He escorted Captain Ogier to Melbourne who raised the alarm

The crew were rescued by HMCS Victoria (which happened to be the first vessel of the Victorian Colonial Navy) Victoriarsquos captain reported that the wreck was lying broadside onto the beach but embedded into the sand about three metres

The ship was high enough up the beach that it was dry at low tide He also reported that sixty feet of the main keel and forefoot was broken off and lying on the beach at the high-water mark

It is probably this sixty feet of vessel that has become exposed recently

Recent history There are no records within the

Victorian Heritage Database of any inspections of Amazonrsquos hull MAAV officially reported the wreck in 1997 and conducted a magnetometer survey in 1998 but there are no subsequent field inspections recorded Bob Young one of the initial reporters said that the wreck frames were visible for a time in the 1950s

In March 2015 Heritage Victoria was contacted by Parks Victoria who had received reports of organic wreckage exposed at the high tide mark at the western end of Inverloch surf beach HV staff were on the beach two days later but only two small concretions were visible and the tide was too high to properly inspect the tips of the frames that could be seen in the surf zone

In April more reports came in from members of the public reporting the artefacts were once more exposed and some were being taken off the beach while others were in danger of being stolen

Maritime archaeologists Peter Harvey and Jane Mitchell went to inspect the wreck site again on 23 April 2015 It was low tide (02m) at 915am and most of the wreck located in the surf zone was exposed

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This section of wreck consists of section of frames and planking a large ballast mound a water tank and sections of the keel and keelson with copper bolts One section of planking still has a small strip of copper sheathing attached The remains are quite jumbled and broken up and the tallest extent frames show severe teredo damage indicating they have been free of sand covering previously

The section of wreckage further up the beach consists of several sections of concretions lying at the surface Once concretion had a wooden deadeye that was in pristine condition and obviously hasnrsquot been exposed before or for very long this time The deadeye had rope with a knot tied in one end Another section of concretion had a heavily concreted pulley with evidence of rope attached still visible Parks Victoria Rangers have since reported the organic rope has been washed away

Heritage Victoria worked with Parks Victoria to place regulatory signs along the

Inverloch Beach reminding people that it is illegal to remove shipwreck artefacts

As at the start of May 2015 a king high tide washed a section of the beach dune back over the wreckage covering the remaining organic materials with hard compact sand

As part of the site inspection Amazonrsquos Statement of Significance was updated using the AIMA Guidelines for the Management of Australiarsquos Shipwrecks(1994)

Original Statement of

Significance The vessel is historically and

archaeologically significant in terms of the information it can yield regarding 19th century international coastal traders

Updated Significance Criteria Criterion 1 Historic Amazon is historically

significant as an example of a mid-19th century wooden international trading vessel that contributed to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s Built in 1855 in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom the ship may have historical insights into the shipbuilding tradition of that era

Criterion 2 Technical Wooden three-masted barques

were the more common types of deep-water international cargo carriers in the mid-19th century The technical significance of the vessel cannot be determined without further research but may offer some technical significance of New Jersey shipbuilding

deadeye fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 3 Social Social significance is minor

although there are echoes of the wrecking of the Amazon at Inverloch as the entrance to Wreck Creek (named for the wreck) is approximately 20 metres to the east of the site When Amazon ran aground on the beach this area of coastline was deserted and the crew were lucky Mr Heales passed by on his way to Melbourne Due to the limited exposure of the wreck since 1863 the local community do not appear to have embraced the wreck site until the recent exposure

Criterion 4 Archaeological The archaeological potential

of the wreck is still to be determined The exposed frames and ballast mound at the low tide mark is jumbled and much of the context may not be in its original form However the fact that the wreckage does not appear to have been exposed often since the wreck event in 1863 - and the ship was said to be beached into the sand up to 3 metres ndash indicates there may well be parts of the vessel still intact under the sand If any of the salted meat cargo still remains further archaeological work could contribute to studies around the practice of importing and exporting food into and out of the Australian colonies

Previous work in this subject matter in Victoria includes research into the salted meat cargo of the William Salthouse that was being imported from Canada

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The archaeology also has the potential to highlight 19th century New Jersey shipbuilding techniques that are poorly represented in the Victorian resource

fRames fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 5 Scientific Amazon is not currently the

subject of any scientific studies

Criterion 6 Interpretive Due to its current exposure

Amazon has current interpretive significance particularly for the local community This can be further explored through signage and images Amazon may have interpretive potential after further archaeological study

Criterion 7 Rare The Victorian shipwreck

resources has quite a few examples of international iron and steel trading ships but the wreck of the Amazon is a rare example of a mid-19th century wooden international cargo carrier The wreck is also the only example in the Victorian wreck resource that was built in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands in the United Kingdom

The erosion that occurred during the Autumn storms in April 2015 exposed rare and delicate organic artefacts such as a deadeye with a knot still tied at one end

Criterion 8 Representative Amazon is representative of a

mid-19th century international wooden cargo carrier transporting goods across the world

Updated Statement of Significance

Amazon is archaeologically significant as a rare example of an international wooden trading ship from the mid-19th century Amazon is historically significant for its contribution to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s and has the potential to shed light on meat packing and transporting practices from that time Amazon is a representative example of mid-19th century wooden cargo carriers and while Victoria has a number of iron and steel international cargo carrying shipwrecks Amazon is rare as the only wooden vessel of this type so far located in Victorian waters

Amazonrsquos significance will need to be monitored as the site when exposed is at the mercy of the tides and looters

Wilsons Promontory Fieldwork The Victorian Maritime team

recently returned from Wilsons Promontory where they were conducting site inspections as part of their administration of the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976)

Fieldwork was conducted over the week 23 ndash 29 June 2015 and while winter is not the warmest time to visit the Prom the team experienced favourable westerly winds providing reasonably calm conditions along the eastern side of the Prom for the entire fieldwork schedule

Our first day was spent searching for evidence of wreckage that had been reported on the Eastern side of Rabbit Island ndash possibly part of the Elmgrove Unfortunately we were unable to locate any evidence of ship wreckage apart from a few random lumps of coal We then headed over to Cliffy Island and inspected the site of the Lune that wrecked in 1885

The vesselrsquos significance has been updated in both the Victorian Heritage Database and the Australian National Shipwreck Database

scott allen and des williams pRepaRing to look foR the elmgRove (image Jmitchell)

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Day two the team attempted to relocate the site of Tomatin which was recorded as wrecking south of Johnny Souey Cove Jane and Enrique on SCUBA were unable to locate any sign of wreckage underwater Both visual and side scan sonar searched were conducted from Trim without success

The afternoon was spent conducting a side scan search of Bentleigh Harbour along the south shoreline of Snake Island looking for signs of the wreck of Albert Victor A few promising positive returns were recorded on the side scan to be analysed back at the office with the Hummingbird viewing software

Day three we left Port Welshpool and steamed an hour and half South to Waterloo Bay and the wreck site of the Cheviot Cheviot is an old whaler that sank in 1854 The site hasnrsquot been visited since 2007 but due to its depth (~25m) and relative isolation it doesnrsquot appear to have altered much over the 8 year interval Computers are currently chugging away creating 3D images of sections of the wreck which we hope to be able to overlay onto the original hand drawn site plans to test the accuracy of 3D photogrammetry techniques

One wreck we were all looking forward to inspecting was the wreck of PS Clonmel one of the more significant wrecks in Victoria The shiprsquos sinking (on only its 3rd voyage) in 1841 was instrumental in the settlement of Gippsland and the establishment of Port Albert Tarraville and Alberton

adelle scott filming the cheviot (image lloyd cleaRihan)

Clonmel was one of the earliest steam-powered vessels in Australia However after we navigated our way through the tricky Port Albert Bar entrance we were faced with the position of the Clonmel now completely buried in its own sand island The only sign of the wreck is the isolated danger marker that would normally stand tall in the water to warn boats not to go near the sunken vessel Clonmel is certainly protected from the elements until the highly mobile sand in the area moves again

We continued on to the site of SS Blackbird Blackbird was wrecked in the same storm that wrecked the more famous wreck of the Loch Ard but is significant as a well-preserved example of an auxiliary steamer working the Australian colonial coastal trade The wreck site was located as it was easily visible as sections lie just under the surface and as the depth was only 2-3 metres Enrique Lloyd and Jane conducted the site inspection on snorkel

The water temperature was 11 degrees and visibility was only 2-3 metres

But the viz was enough to see that the site is significantly sanded over with only the port side of the stern the tip of the bow and the top of the engine visible

We then conducted side scan sonar inspection of Wave in an effort to pinpoint its exact location and determine the extent of the wreck However the remains appear to be completely sanded over in approximately 5 metres of water

Continuing to move slightly further south west we headed to the site of the PS Thistle Thistle was a paddle steamer travelling from Melbourne to Port Albert when it ran out of coal due to heavy winds and high seas The crew used any available timber to keep the boilers going but Thistle eventually beached on the Western Bank of the Port Albert Bar

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We located the vessel on side scan and Enrique Jane and Lloyd conducted the site inspection on SCUBA The unpredictable sand movement of the Port Albert area once again proved impossible to anticipate with Thistle actually being more exposed than the other vessels There were two engines visible with either hub or flywheel for the starboard paddle wheel The boiler was also exposed down to the level of the fire boxes where passengersrsquo furniture was burnt in an effort to make it to the safety of Port Albert

We spent the late afternoon warming up in the Port Albert Maritime Museum where we got to see the artefacts from the Clonmel wreck which made up for the fact we couldnrsquot inspect the vessel itself

After contacting Steve Voros the local ranger we had new information in our search for Tomatin Scott and Lloyd were put ashore in Johnny Souey Cove and found a large amount of scattered and battered ship wreckage Jane in the water on snorkel failed to locate any further parts of wreck site and so it is assumed that Tomatin is currently covered by sand

We headed back south towards Refuge Cove to continue our side scan search for the Truganini and on the way we called past Miranda Bay and could see two frames of the wreck of the Miranda sticking up through the sand We also spotted some wreckage of the Elmgrove in a creek on the mainland opposite Rabbit Island Both wrecks have been put on the list to visit next fieldwork season

The Victorian Maritime Unit would particularly like to acknowledge and thank all the volunteers who came to the the Prom as we couldnrsquot have completed this work without them Scott Allen Des Williams Lloyd Clearihan Enrique Aragon and Adelle Scott

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Shipwreck Publication

Two volumes on Tasmanian Shipwrecks were initially published through Navarine Publishing during 1998 and 2000 Expanded editions of these volumes were re-published during 2012 and 2013 and work is currently being undertaken on a third volume that will cover vessel strandings and other marine incidents that were not included in the first two volumes It will also include a series of maps with all the Statersquos known and estimated shipwreck locations It is likely that this volume will be published during the first half of 2016

Sydney Cove After a hiatus following the

establishment of a permanent display on the Sydney Cove shipwreck at the Queen Victoria Museum (Launceston) during 2010 there has been a flurry of activities connected with the project Work is currently underway to digitize and catalogue the entire picture collection from the project most of which consist of bw negatives and colour slides and this will be completed during 2015 The new head of conservation at the QVM has become interested in research possibilities with the collection and is revisiting the 30 plus alcohol bottle samples with a view to retesting them through more advanced equipment and publishing a paper on the results The wreck site and the associated land site were inspected in April of this year and an article on the wreck will be appearing in Australian Geographic in the near future Finally a chapter on the Sydney Cove has appeared in a recently published book Shipwrecks Around the World Revelations of the Past which has been edited by Sila Tripathi

Nord Commemoration A project to commemorate the

centennial of the loss of the steamship Nord off the Tasman Peninsula in November 1915 is currently underway This is one of the Tasmaniarsquos best dive-sites and interpretation is being prepared for a new bushwalkers hut that is located near cliffs overlooking

the wreck The shipwrecks display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania is also being upgraded to include information about the Nord and this will be assisted by the acquisition of the original shipbuilderrsquos model of the Nord that has recently come up for sale

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a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

AIMA Newsletter Vol 34 Issue2- June 2015 ISSN 1446ndash8948

EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

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This section of wreck consists of section of frames and planking a large ballast mound a water tank and sections of the keel and keelson with copper bolts One section of planking still has a small strip of copper sheathing attached The remains are quite jumbled and broken up and the tallest extent frames show severe teredo damage indicating they have been free of sand covering previously

The section of wreckage further up the beach consists of several sections of concretions lying at the surface Once concretion had a wooden deadeye that was in pristine condition and obviously hasnrsquot been exposed before or for very long this time The deadeye had rope with a knot tied in one end Another section of concretion had a heavily concreted pulley with evidence of rope attached still visible Parks Victoria Rangers have since reported the organic rope has been washed away

Heritage Victoria worked with Parks Victoria to place regulatory signs along the

Inverloch Beach reminding people that it is illegal to remove shipwreck artefacts

As at the start of May 2015 a king high tide washed a section of the beach dune back over the wreckage covering the remaining organic materials with hard compact sand

As part of the site inspection Amazonrsquos Statement of Significance was updated using the AIMA Guidelines for the Management of Australiarsquos Shipwrecks(1994)

Original Statement of

Significance The vessel is historically and

archaeologically significant in terms of the information it can yield regarding 19th century international coastal traders

Updated Significance Criteria Criterion 1 Historic Amazon is historically

significant as an example of a mid-19th century wooden international trading vessel that contributed to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s Built in 1855 in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom the ship may have historical insights into the shipbuilding tradition of that era

Criterion 2 Technical Wooden three-masted barques

were the more common types of deep-water international cargo carriers in the mid-19th century The technical significance of the vessel cannot be determined without further research but may offer some technical significance of New Jersey shipbuilding

deadeye fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 3 Social Social significance is minor

although there are echoes of the wrecking of the Amazon at Inverloch as the entrance to Wreck Creek (named for the wreck) is approximately 20 metres to the east of the site When Amazon ran aground on the beach this area of coastline was deserted and the crew were lucky Mr Heales passed by on his way to Melbourne Due to the limited exposure of the wreck since 1863 the local community do not appear to have embraced the wreck site until the recent exposure

Criterion 4 Archaeological The archaeological potential

of the wreck is still to be determined The exposed frames and ballast mound at the low tide mark is jumbled and much of the context may not be in its original form However the fact that the wreckage does not appear to have been exposed often since the wreck event in 1863 - and the ship was said to be beached into the sand up to 3 metres ndash indicates there may well be parts of the vessel still intact under the sand If any of the salted meat cargo still remains further archaeological work could contribute to studies around the practice of importing and exporting food into and out of the Australian colonies

Previous work in this subject matter in Victoria includes research into the salted meat cargo of the William Salthouse that was being imported from Canada

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The archaeology also has the potential to highlight 19th century New Jersey shipbuilding techniques that are poorly represented in the Victorian resource

fRames fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 5 Scientific Amazon is not currently the

subject of any scientific studies

Criterion 6 Interpretive Due to its current exposure

Amazon has current interpretive significance particularly for the local community This can be further explored through signage and images Amazon may have interpretive potential after further archaeological study

Criterion 7 Rare The Victorian shipwreck

resources has quite a few examples of international iron and steel trading ships but the wreck of the Amazon is a rare example of a mid-19th century wooden international cargo carrier The wreck is also the only example in the Victorian wreck resource that was built in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands in the United Kingdom

The erosion that occurred during the Autumn storms in April 2015 exposed rare and delicate organic artefacts such as a deadeye with a knot still tied at one end

Criterion 8 Representative Amazon is representative of a

mid-19th century international wooden cargo carrier transporting goods across the world

Updated Statement of Significance

Amazon is archaeologically significant as a rare example of an international wooden trading ship from the mid-19th century Amazon is historically significant for its contribution to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s and has the potential to shed light on meat packing and transporting practices from that time Amazon is a representative example of mid-19th century wooden cargo carriers and while Victoria has a number of iron and steel international cargo carrying shipwrecks Amazon is rare as the only wooden vessel of this type so far located in Victorian waters

Amazonrsquos significance will need to be monitored as the site when exposed is at the mercy of the tides and looters

Wilsons Promontory Fieldwork The Victorian Maritime team

recently returned from Wilsons Promontory where they were conducting site inspections as part of their administration of the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976)

Fieldwork was conducted over the week 23 ndash 29 June 2015 and while winter is not the warmest time to visit the Prom the team experienced favourable westerly winds providing reasonably calm conditions along the eastern side of the Prom for the entire fieldwork schedule

Our first day was spent searching for evidence of wreckage that had been reported on the Eastern side of Rabbit Island ndash possibly part of the Elmgrove Unfortunately we were unable to locate any evidence of ship wreckage apart from a few random lumps of coal We then headed over to Cliffy Island and inspected the site of the Lune that wrecked in 1885

The vesselrsquos significance has been updated in both the Victorian Heritage Database and the Australian National Shipwreck Database

scott allen and des williams pRepaRing to look foR the elmgRove (image Jmitchell)

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Day two the team attempted to relocate the site of Tomatin which was recorded as wrecking south of Johnny Souey Cove Jane and Enrique on SCUBA were unable to locate any sign of wreckage underwater Both visual and side scan sonar searched were conducted from Trim without success

The afternoon was spent conducting a side scan search of Bentleigh Harbour along the south shoreline of Snake Island looking for signs of the wreck of Albert Victor A few promising positive returns were recorded on the side scan to be analysed back at the office with the Hummingbird viewing software

Day three we left Port Welshpool and steamed an hour and half South to Waterloo Bay and the wreck site of the Cheviot Cheviot is an old whaler that sank in 1854 The site hasnrsquot been visited since 2007 but due to its depth (~25m) and relative isolation it doesnrsquot appear to have altered much over the 8 year interval Computers are currently chugging away creating 3D images of sections of the wreck which we hope to be able to overlay onto the original hand drawn site plans to test the accuracy of 3D photogrammetry techniques

One wreck we were all looking forward to inspecting was the wreck of PS Clonmel one of the more significant wrecks in Victoria The shiprsquos sinking (on only its 3rd voyage) in 1841 was instrumental in the settlement of Gippsland and the establishment of Port Albert Tarraville and Alberton

adelle scott filming the cheviot (image lloyd cleaRihan)

Clonmel was one of the earliest steam-powered vessels in Australia However after we navigated our way through the tricky Port Albert Bar entrance we were faced with the position of the Clonmel now completely buried in its own sand island The only sign of the wreck is the isolated danger marker that would normally stand tall in the water to warn boats not to go near the sunken vessel Clonmel is certainly protected from the elements until the highly mobile sand in the area moves again

We continued on to the site of SS Blackbird Blackbird was wrecked in the same storm that wrecked the more famous wreck of the Loch Ard but is significant as a well-preserved example of an auxiliary steamer working the Australian colonial coastal trade The wreck site was located as it was easily visible as sections lie just under the surface and as the depth was only 2-3 metres Enrique Lloyd and Jane conducted the site inspection on snorkel

The water temperature was 11 degrees and visibility was only 2-3 metres

But the viz was enough to see that the site is significantly sanded over with only the port side of the stern the tip of the bow and the top of the engine visible

We then conducted side scan sonar inspection of Wave in an effort to pinpoint its exact location and determine the extent of the wreck However the remains appear to be completely sanded over in approximately 5 metres of water

Continuing to move slightly further south west we headed to the site of the PS Thistle Thistle was a paddle steamer travelling from Melbourne to Port Albert when it ran out of coal due to heavy winds and high seas The crew used any available timber to keep the boilers going but Thistle eventually beached on the Western Bank of the Port Albert Bar

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We located the vessel on side scan and Enrique Jane and Lloyd conducted the site inspection on SCUBA The unpredictable sand movement of the Port Albert area once again proved impossible to anticipate with Thistle actually being more exposed than the other vessels There were two engines visible with either hub or flywheel for the starboard paddle wheel The boiler was also exposed down to the level of the fire boxes where passengersrsquo furniture was burnt in an effort to make it to the safety of Port Albert

We spent the late afternoon warming up in the Port Albert Maritime Museum where we got to see the artefacts from the Clonmel wreck which made up for the fact we couldnrsquot inspect the vessel itself

After contacting Steve Voros the local ranger we had new information in our search for Tomatin Scott and Lloyd were put ashore in Johnny Souey Cove and found a large amount of scattered and battered ship wreckage Jane in the water on snorkel failed to locate any further parts of wreck site and so it is assumed that Tomatin is currently covered by sand

We headed back south towards Refuge Cove to continue our side scan search for the Truganini and on the way we called past Miranda Bay and could see two frames of the wreck of the Miranda sticking up through the sand We also spotted some wreckage of the Elmgrove in a creek on the mainland opposite Rabbit Island Both wrecks have been put on the list to visit next fieldwork season

The Victorian Maritime Unit would particularly like to acknowledge and thank all the volunteers who came to the the Prom as we couldnrsquot have completed this work without them Scott Allen Des Williams Lloyd Clearihan Enrique Aragon and Adelle Scott

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Shipwreck Publication

Two volumes on Tasmanian Shipwrecks were initially published through Navarine Publishing during 1998 and 2000 Expanded editions of these volumes were re-published during 2012 and 2013 and work is currently being undertaken on a third volume that will cover vessel strandings and other marine incidents that were not included in the first two volumes It will also include a series of maps with all the Statersquos known and estimated shipwreck locations It is likely that this volume will be published during the first half of 2016

Sydney Cove After a hiatus following the

establishment of a permanent display on the Sydney Cove shipwreck at the Queen Victoria Museum (Launceston) during 2010 there has been a flurry of activities connected with the project Work is currently underway to digitize and catalogue the entire picture collection from the project most of which consist of bw negatives and colour slides and this will be completed during 2015 The new head of conservation at the QVM has become interested in research possibilities with the collection and is revisiting the 30 plus alcohol bottle samples with a view to retesting them through more advanced equipment and publishing a paper on the results The wreck site and the associated land site were inspected in April of this year and an article on the wreck will be appearing in Australian Geographic in the near future Finally a chapter on the Sydney Cove has appeared in a recently published book Shipwrecks Around the World Revelations of the Past which has been edited by Sila Tripathi

Nord Commemoration A project to commemorate the

centennial of the loss of the steamship Nord off the Tasman Peninsula in November 1915 is currently underway This is one of the Tasmaniarsquos best dive-sites and interpretation is being prepared for a new bushwalkers hut that is located near cliffs overlooking

the wreck The shipwrecks display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania is also being upgraded to include information about the Nord and this will be assisted by the acquisition of the original shipbuilderrsquos model of the Nord that has recently come up for sale

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AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

AIMA Newsletter Vol 34 Issue2- June 2015 ISSN 1446ndash8948

EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

AIMA16NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

The archaeology also has the potential to highlight 19th century New Jersey shipbuilding techniques that are poorly represented in the Victorian resource

fRames fRom the amazon ( J mitchell)

Criterion 5 Scientific Amazon is not currently the

subject of any scientific studies

Criterion 6 Interpretive Due to its current exposure

Amazon has current interpretive significance particularly for the local community This can be further explored through signage and images Amazon may have interpretive potential after further archaeological study

Criterion 7 Rare The Victorian shipwreck

resources has quite a few examples of international iron and steel trading ships but the wreck of the Amazon is a rare example of a mid-19th century wooden international cargo carrier The wreck is also the only example in the Victorian wreck resource that was built in New Jersey one of the Channel Islands in the United Kingdom

The erosion that occurred during the Autumn storms in April 2015 exposed rare and delicate organic artefacts such as a deadeye with a knot still tied at one end

Criterion 8 Representative Amazon is representative of a

mid-19th century international wooden cargo carrier transporting goods across the world

Updated Statement of Significance

Amazon is archaeologically significant as a rare example of an international wooden trading ship from the mid-19th century Amazon is historically significant for its contribution to Victoriarsquos economy in the 1800s and has the potential to shed light on meat packing and transporting practices from that time Amazon is a representative example of mid-19th century wooden cargo carriers and while Victoria has a number of iron and steel international cargo carrying shipwrecks Amazon is rare as the only wooden vessel of this type so far located in Victorian waters

Amazonrsquos significance will need to be monitored as the site when exposed is at the mercy of the tides and looters

Wilsons Promontory Fieldwork The Victorian Maritime team

recently returned from Wilsons Promontory where they were conducting site inspections as part of their administration of the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976)

Fieldwork was conducted over the week 23 ndash 29 June 2015 and while winter is not the warmest time to visit the Prom the team experienced favourable westerly winds providing reasonably calm conditions along the eastern side of the Prom for the entire fieldwork schedule

Our first day was spent searching for evidence of wreckage that had been reported on the Eastern side of Rabbit Island ndash possibly part of the Elmgrove Unfortunately we were unable to locate any evidence of ship wreckage apart from a few random lumps of coal We then headed over to Cliffy Island and inspected the site of the Lune that wrecked in 1885

The vesselrsquos significance has been updated in both the Victorian Heritage Database and the Australian National Shipwreck Database

scott allen and des williams pRepaRing to look foR the elmgRove (image Jmitchell)

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Day two the team attempted to relocate the site of Tomatin which was recorded as wrecking south of Johnny Souey Cove Jane and Enrique on SCUBA were unable to locate any sign of wreckage underwater Both visual and side scan sonar searched were conducted from Trim without success

The afternoon was spent conducting a side scan search of Bentleigh Harbour along the south shoreline of Snake Island looking for signs of the wreck of Albert Victor A few promising positive returns were recorded on the side scan to be analysed back at the office with the Hummingbird viewing software

Day three we left Port Welshpool and steamed an hour and half South to Waterloo Bay and the wreck site of the Cheviot Cheviot is an old whaler that sank in 1854 The site hasnrsquot been visited since 2007 but due to its depth (~25m) and relative isolation it doesnrsquot appear to have altered much over the 8 year interval Computers are currently chugging away creating 3D images of sections of the wreck which we hope to be able to overlay onto the original hand drawn site plans to test the accuracy of 3D photogrammetry techniques

One wreck we were all looking forward to inspecting was the wreck of PS Clonmel one of the more significant wrecks in Victoria The shiprsquos sinking (on only its 3rd voyage) in 1841 was instrumental in the settlement of Gippsland and the establishment of Port Albert Tarraville and Alberton

adelle scott filming the cheviot (image lloyd cleaRihan)

Clonmel was one of the earliest steam-powered vessels in Australia However after we navigated our way through the tricky Port Albert Bar entrance we were faced with the position of the Clonmel now completely buried in its own sand island The only sign of the wreck is the isolated danger marker that would normally stand tall in the water to warn boats not to go near the sunken vessel Clonmel is certainly protected from the elements until the highly mobile sand in the area moves again

We continued on to the site of SS Blackbird Blackbird was wrecked in the same storm that wrecked the more famous wreck of the Loch Ard but is significant as a well-preserved example of an auxiliary steamer working the Australian colonial coastal trade The wreck site was located as it was easily visible as sections lie just under the surface and as the depth was only 2-3 metres Enrique Lloyd and Jane conducted the site inspection on snorkel

The water temperature was 11 degrees and visibility was only 2-3 metres

But the viz was enough to see that the site is significantly sanded over with only the port side of the stern the tip of the bow and the top of the engine visible

We then conducted side scan sonar inspection of Wave in an effort to pinpoint its exact location and determine the extent of the wreck However the remains appear to be completely sanded over in approximately 5 metres of water

Continuing to move slightly further south west we headed to the site of the PS Thistle Thistle was a paddle steamer travelling from Melbourne to Port Albert when it ran out of coal due to heavy winds and high seas The crew used any available timber to keep the boilers going but Thistle eventually beached on the Western Bank of the Port Albert Bar

AIMA18NEWSLETTER

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We located the vessel on side scan and Enrique Jane and Lloyd conducted the site inspection on SCUBA The unpredictable sand movement of the Port Albert area once again proved impossible to anticipate with Thistle actually being more exposed than the other vessels There were two engines visible with either hub or flywheel for the starboard paddle wheel The boiler was also exposed down to the level of the fire boxes where passengersrsquo furniture was burnt in an effort to make it to the safety of Port Albert

We spent the late afternoon warming up in the Port Albert Maritime Museum where we got to see the artefacts from the Clonmel wreck which made up for the fact we couldnrsquot inspect the vessel itself

After contacting Steve Voros the local ranger we had new information in our search for Tomatin Scott and Lloyd were put ashore in Johnny Souey Cove and found a large amount of scattered and battered ship wreckage Jane in the water on snorkel failed to locate any further parts of wreck site and so it is assumed that Tomatin is currently covered by sand

We headed back south towards Refuge Cove to continue our side scan search for the Truganini and on the way we called past Miranda Bay and could see two frames of the wreck of the Miranda sticking up through the sand We also spotted some wreckage of the Elmgrove in a creek on the mainland opposite Rabbit Island Both wrecks have been put on the list to visit next fieldwork season

The Victorian Maritime Unit would particularly like to acknowledge and thank all the volunteers who came to the the Prom as we couldnrsquot have completed this work without them Scott Allen Des Williams Lloyd Clearihan Enrique Aragon and Adelle Scott

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Shipwreck Publication

Two volumes on Tasmanian Shipwrecks were initially published through Navarine Publishing during 1998 and 2000 Expanded editions of these volumes were re-published during 2012 and 2013 and work is currently being undertaken on a third volume that will cover vessel strandings and other marine incidents that were not included in the first two volumes It will also include a series of maps with all the Statersquos known and estimated shipwreck locations It is likely that this volume will be published during the first half of 2016

Sydney Cove After a hiatus following the

establishment of a permanent display on the Sydney Cove shipwreck at the Queen Victoria Museum (Launceston) during 2010 there has been a flurry of activities connected with the project Work is currently underway to digitize and catalogue the entire picture collection from the project most of which consist of bw negatives and colour slides and this will be completed during 2015 The new head of conservation at the QVM has become interested in research possibilities with the collection and is revisiting the 30 plus alcohol bottle samples with a view to retesting them through more advanced equipment and publishing a paper on the results The wreck site and the associated land site were inspected in April of this year and an article on the wreck will be appearing in Australian Geographic in the near future Finally a chapter on the Sydney Cove has appeared in a recently published book Shipwrecks Around the World Revelations of the Past which has been edited by Sila Tripathi

Nord Commemoration A project to commemorate the

centennial of the loss of the steamship Nord off the Tasman Peninsula in November 1915 is currently underway This is one of the Tasmaniarsquos best dive-sites and interpretation is being prepared for a new bushwalkers hut that is located near cliffs overlooking

the wreck The shipwrecks display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania is also being upgraded to include information about the Nord and this will be assisted by the acquisition of the original shipbuilderrsquos model of the Nord that has recently come up for sale

NEWSLETTER19

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AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

AIMA Newsletter Vol 34 Issue2- June 2015 ISSN 1446ndash8948

EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

NEWSLETTER17

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Day two the team attempted to relocate the site of Tomatin which was recorded as wrecking south of Johnny Souey Cove Jane and Enrique on SCUBA were unable to locate any sign of wreckage underwater Both visual and side scan sonar searched were conducted from Trim without success

The afternoon was spent conducting a side scan search of Bentleigh Harbour along the south shoreline of Snake Island looking for signs of the wreck of Albert Victor A few promising positive returns were recorded on the side scan to be analysed back at the office with the Hummingbird viewing software

Day three we left Port Welshpool and steamed an hour and half South to Waterloo Bay and the wreck site of the Cheviot Cheviot is an old whaler that sank in 1854 The site hasnrsquot been visited since 2007 but due to its depth (~25m) and relative isolation it doesnrsquot appear to have altered much over the 8 year interval Computers are currently chugging away creating 3D images of sections of the wreck which we hope to be able to overlay onto the original hand drawn site plans to test the accuracy of 3D photogrammetry techniques

One wreck we were all looking forward to inspecting was the wreck of PS Clonmel one of the more significant wrecks in Victoria The shiprsquos sinking (on only its 3rd voyage) in 1841 was instrumental in the settlement of Gippsland and the establishment of Port Albert Tarraville and Alberton

adelle scott filming the cheviot (image lloyd cleaRihan)

Clonmel was one of the earliest steam-powered vessels in Australia However after we navigated our way through the tricky Port Albert Bar entrance we were faced with the position of the Clonmel now completely buried in its own sand island The only sign of the wreck is the isolated danger marker that would normally stand tall in the water to warn boats not to go near the sunken vessel Clonmel is certainly protected from the elements until the highly mobile sand in the area moves again

We continued on to the site of SS Blackbird Blackbird was wrecked in the same storm that wrecked the more famous wreck of the Loch Ard but is significant as a well-preserved example of an auxiliary steamer working the Australian colonial coastal trade The wreck site was located as it was easily visible as sections lie just under the surface and as the depth was only 2-3 metres Enrique Lloyd and Jane conducted the site inspection on snorkel

The water temperature was 11 degrees and visibility was only 2-3 metres

But the viz was enough to see that the site is significantly sanded over with only the port side of the stern the tip of the bow and the top of the engine visible

We then conducted side scan sonar inspection of Wave in an effort to pinpoint its exact location and determine the extent of the wreck However the remains appear to be completely sanded over in approximately 5 metres of water

Continuing to move slightly further south west we headed to the site of the PS Thistle Thistle was a paddle steamer travelling from Melbourne to Port Albert when it ran out of coal due to heavy winds and high seas The crew used any available timber to keep the boilers going but Thistle eventually beached on the Western Bank of the Port Albert Bar

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We located the vessel on side scan and Enrique Jane and Lloyd conducted the site inspection on SCUBA The unpredictable sand movement of the Port Albert area once again proved impossible to anticipate with Thistle actually being more exposed than the other vessels There were two engines visible with either hub or flywheel for the starboard paddle wheel The boiler was also exposed down to the level of the fire boxes where passengersrsquo furniture was burnt in an effort to make it to the safety of Port Albert

We spent the late afternoon warming up in the Port Albert Maritime Museum where we got to see the artefacts from the Clonmel wreck which made up for the fact we couldnrsquot inspect the vessel itself

After contacting Steve Voros the local ranger we had new information in our search for Tomatin Scott and Lloyd were put ashore in Johnny Souey Cove and found a large amount of scattered and battered ship wreckage Jane in the water on snorkel failed to locate any further parts of wreck site and so it is assumed that Tomatin is currently covered by sand

We headed back south towards Refuge Cove to continue our side scan search for the Truganini and on the way we called past Miranda Bay and could see two frames of the wreck of the Miranda sticking up through the sand We also spotted some wreckage of the Elmgrove in a creek on the mainland opposite Rabbit Island Both wrecks have been put on the list to visit next fieldwork season

The Victorian Maritime Unit would particularly like to acknowledge and thank all the volunteers who came to the the Prom as we couldnrsquot have completed this work without them Scott Allen Des Williams Lloyd Clearihan Enrique Aragon and Adelle Scott

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Shipwreck Publication

Two volumes on Tasmanian Shipwrecks were initially published through Navarine Publishing during 1998 and 2000 Expanded editions of these volumes were re-published during 2012 and 2013 and work is currently being undertaken on a third volume that will cover vessel strandings and other marine incidents that were not included in the first two volumes It will also include a series of maps with all the Statersquos known and estimated shipwreck locations It is likely that this volume will be published during the first half of 2016

Sydney Cove After a hiatus following the

establishment of a permanent display on the Sydney Cove shipwreck at the Queen Victoria Museum (Launceston) during 2010 there has been a flurry of activities connected with the project Work is currently underway to digitize and catalogue the entire picture collection from the project most of which consist of bw negatives and colour slides and this will be completed during 2015 The new head of conservation at the QVM has become interested in research possibilities with the collection and is revisiting the 30 plus alcohol bottle samples with a view to retesting them through more advanced equipment and publishing a paper on the results The wreck site and the associated land site were inspected in April of this year and an article on the wreck will be appearing in Australian Geographic in the near future Finally a chapter on the Sydney Cove has appeared in a recently published book Shipwrecks Around the World Revelations of the Past which has been edited by Sila Tripathi

Nord Commemoration A project to commemorate the

centennial of the loss of the steamship Nord off the Tasman Peninsula in November 1915 is currently underway This is one of the Tasmaniarsquos best dive-sites and interpretation is being prepared for a new bushwalkers hut that is located near cliffs overlooking

the wreck The shipwrecks display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania is also being upgraded to include information about the Nord and this will be assisted by the acquisition of the original shipbuilderrsquos model of the Nord that has recently come up for sale

NEWSLETTER19

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AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

AIMA Newsletter Vol 34 Issue2- June 2015 ISSN 1446ndash8948

EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

AIMA18NEWSLETTER

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2 ISSN 1446ndash8948

We located the vessel on side scan and Enrique Jane and Lloyd conducted the site inspection on SCUBA The unpredictable sand movement of the Port Albert area once again proved impossible to anticipate with Thistle actually being more exposed than the other vessels There were two engines visible with either hub or flywheel for the starboard paddle wheel The boiler was also exposed down to the level of the fire boxes where passengersrsquo furniture was burnt in an effort to make it to the safety of Port Albert

We spent the late afternoon warming up in the Port Albert Maritime Museum where we got to see the artefacts from the Clonmel wreck which made up for the fact we couldnrsquot inspect the vessel itself

After contacting Steve Voros the local ranger we had new information in our search for Tomatin Scott and Lloyd were put ashore in Johnny Souey Cove and found a large amount of scattered and battered ship wreckage Jane in the water on snorkel failed to locate any further parts of wreck site and so it is assumed that Tomatin is currently covered by sand

We headed back south towards Refuge Cove to continue our side scan search for the Truganini and on the way we called past Miranda Bay and could see two frames of the wreck of the Miranda sticking up through the sand We also spotted some wreckage of the Elmgrove in a creek on the mainland opposite Rabbit Island Both wrecks have been put on the list to visit next fieldwork season

The Victorian Maritime Unit would particularly like to acknowledge and thank all the volunteers who came to the the Prom as we couldnrsquot have completed this work without them Scott Allen Des Williams Lloyd Clearihan Enrique Aragon and Adelle Scott

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Shipwreck Publication

Two volumes on Tasmanian Shipwrecks were initially published through Navarine Publishing during 1998 and 2000 Expanded editions of these volumes were re-published during 2012 and 2013 and work is currently being undertaken on a third volume that will cover vessel strandings and other marine incidents that were not included in the first two volumes It will also include a series of maps with all the Statersquos known and estimated shipwreck locations It is likely that this volume will be published during the first half of 2016

Sydney Cove After a hiatus following the

establishment of a permanent display on the Sydney Cove shipwreck at the Queen Victoria Museum (Launceston) during 2010 there has been a flurry of activities connected with the project Work is currently underway to digitize and catalogue the entire picture collection from the project most of which consist of bw negatives and colour slides and this will be completed during 2015 The new head of conservation at the QVM has become interested in research possibilities with the collection and is revisiting the 30 plus alcohol bottle samples with a view to retesting them through more advanced equipment and publishing a paper on the results The wreck site and the associated land site were inspected in April of this year and an article on the wreck will be appearing in Australian Geographic in the near future Finally a chapter on the Sydney Cove has appeared in a recently published book Shipwrecks Around the World Revelations of the Past which has been edited by Sila Tripathi

Nord Commemoration A project to commemorate the

centennial of the loss of the steamship Nord off the Tasman Peninsula in November 1915 is currently underway This is one of the Tasmaniarsquos best dive-sites and interpretation is being prepared for a new bushwalkers hut that is located near cliffs overlooking

the wreck The shipwrecks display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania is also being upgraded to include information about the Nord and this will be assisted by the acquisition of the original shipbuilderrsquos model of the Nord that has recently come up for sale

NEWSLETTER19

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

AIMA Newsletter Vol 34 Issue2- June 2015 ISSN 1446ndash8948

EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

NEWSLETTER19

AIMA

AIMA Newsletter | June 2015 | Volume 34 | Issue 2ISSN 1446ndash8948

a peRiod painting of the baRque petRel passing the low head lighthouse at the entRance to the tamaR RiveR maRitime museum of tasmania

bow timbeRs fRom the petRel on display at the maRitime museum of tasmania maRitime museum of tasmania

Petrel Shipwreck In July 2006 winter storms

threw up a bow section of a shipwreck at Hope Beach south-west from Hobart The section was recovered from the beach conserved and eventually went on permanent display at the Maritime Museum of Tasmanian at Hobart While there was known to be at least six wrecks in the vicinity the site was identified as the 1853 wreck of the barque Petrel based on the size and type of the timbers the type of metal fastenings and the remnants of Muntz metal sheathing The Petrel had been built at Launceston (Tasmania) in 1847 and exhibited a raked stem (or Aberdeen Bow) that was favoured by the innovative Tamar River shipbuilders of the time Further confirmation of this has recently come to light when a period painting of the Petrel passing the Low Head lighthouse came up for auction in Tasmania High quality copies of the painting were obtained and it showed the bow of the vessel in almost the same configuration as the wreck timbers confirming that the initial identification was correct Copies of the picture will also be incorporated into the current shipwreck display at the Maritime Museum

Editor Hopefully we will see you at the conference in

Geelong The next issue is for July - September 2015 and will be out in October so please get your submissions in by COB 18 October 2015

AIMA Newsletter Vol 34 Issue2- June 2015 ISSN 1446ndash8948

EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

AIMA Newsletter Vol 34 Issue2- June 2015 ISSN 1446ndash8948

EXECUTIVEAIMA 2014ndash2015

EDITORrsquoS NOTE

Officers President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

State Councillors

ACT Queensland New South Wales New Zealand Northern Territory South Australia

David SteinbergDLPE Heritage BranchGPO Box 1680DARWIN NT 0801Ph (08) 8999 5041Fax (08) 8999 8949E-mail presidentaima-underwaterorgauRoss AndersonWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8442Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail seniorvicepresidentaima-underwaterorgau William JeffreyHong Kong Maritime MuseumPier 8 CentralHONG KONGPh +852 6604 0775E-mail vicepresident2aima-underwaterorgau Jennifer RodriguesWA Museum DMA47 Cliff StreetFREMANTLE WA 6160Ph (08) 9431 8445Fax (08) 9431 8489E-mail vicepresident1aima-underwaterorgauMadeleine FowlerFlinders University ArchaeologyGPO Box 2100ADELAIDE SA 5001Email secretaryaima-underwaterorgauRick BullersEcology amp Heritage Partners393 Autumn StreetNEWTOWN VIC 3220Ph 0400 990 887E-mail treasureraima-underwaterorgau

Grant Luckman Andrew VidukaPeter IllidgeBrad Duncan Kieran HostyMatt Carter Andy DoddDavid SteinbergJonathan Benjamin Terry Drew Amer Khan Mark Polzer Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Tasmania Western Australia

Victoria

USA

Publications Committee

Newsletter Editor

Website Administrator

Public Officer

AIMANAS Senior Tutor

AIMANAS Tutors

Mike NashNicolas Bigourdan Vicki Richards

Peter Harvey Jane Mitchell Mark RyanJennifer McKinnon Debra Shefi

Ross Anderson Jeremy Green David Gregory Peter Harvey Graeme Henderson Sarah Holland William Jeffery Margaret Leshikar-Denton Jennifer McKinnon Jane Mitchell David Nutley Bobby Orillaneda Jason Raupp Nathan Richards Vicki Richards Jennifer Rodrigues Della Scott-Ireton Debra Shefi Myra Stanbury Wendy van Duivenvoorde

Paddy Waterson

Chris Lewczak

Corioli Souter

Cassandra Philippou

(NSW) Sarah Ward (NT) David Steinberg (NZ) Andy Dodd (QLD) Paddy Waterson (SA) Cass Philippou (VIC) Peter Harvey

Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc Registration No A0820044JWestern Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987 s18(6)Newsletter Registered by Australia PostPublication No WBH 1635

Dear Members Please try to submit articles and updates as often

as possible so that your hard work is recognised and the membership remain informed

- Editor

The AIMA Newsletter is supported by

THE HISTORIC SHIPWECKS PROGRAM

AIMA NewsletterVolume 34 Number 2 June 2015