Wendouree (1882)
Encyclopedia
Wendouree was a steel steamship built as a collier by S & H Morton & Co., Leith
, Scotland
for Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd.
She was later refitted to carry passengers for the Melbourne
to Sydney
run.
while leaving Newcastle
for Adelaide
on 20 July 1898.
Australian National Shipwreck Database
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/heritage/nsd/nsd_list.pl
Australian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968 including shipwrecks http://www.ozships.net/ozships/
Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks - New South Wales Shipwrecks http://oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au/nsw-main.html
Books
Leith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
for Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd.
Huddart Parker
Huddart Parker Limited was an Australian shipping company trading in various forms between 1876 and 1961. It was one of the seven major coastal shippers in Australia at a time when shipping was the principal means of interstate and trans-tasman transport. The company started in Geelong, but in 1890...
She was later refitted to carry passengers for the Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
run.
Fate
She was wrecked on the Oyster Bank at the mouth of the Hunter RiverHunter River
The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter River rises in the Liverpool Range and flows generally south and then east, reaching the Pacific Ocean at Newcastle, the second largest city in New South Wales and a major port....
while leaving Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
for Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
on 20 July 1898.
Further reading
Online Database'sAustralian National Shipwreck Database
Australian National Shipwreck Database
The Australian National Shipwreck Database is an online, searchable database of over 7,000 known shipwrecks around the coast of Australia. Originally developed by the Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology, it is now maintained by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the...
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/heritage/nsd/nsd_list.pl
Australian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968 including shipwrecks http://www.ozships.net/ozships/
Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks - New South Wales Shipwrecks http://oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au/nsw-main.html
Books
- Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth)Jack LoneyJack Kenneth Loney was an amateur marine historian who published over one hundred books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He was a schoolteacher and principal until his retirement...
, 1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993 ISBN 978-0-646-11081-3. - Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850, Charles BatesonCharles BatesonCharles Bateson was a maritime historian, journalist and author.Charles Henry Bateson was born in Wellington, New Zealand and migrated to Australia in 1922. He worked as a journalist for many Australian papers and also worked for the Department of the Interior during World War II...
, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0 589 07112 2 910.4530994 BAT - Australian shipwrecks Vol. 2 1851–1871 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth)Jack LoneyJack Kenneth Loney was an amateur marine historian who published over one hundred books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He was a schoolteacher and principal until his retirement...
, 1925–1995. Sydney. Reed, 1980 910.4530994 LON - Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth)Jack LoneyJack Kenneth Loney was an amateur marine historian who published over one hundred books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He was a schoolteacher and principal until his retirement...
, 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON - Australian shipwrecks Vol. 4 1901–1986 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth)Jack LoneyJack Kenneth Loney was an amateur marine historian who published over one hundred books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He was a schoolteacher and principal until his retirement...
, 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1987 910.4530994 LON - Australian shipwrecks Vol. 5 Update 1986 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth)Jack LoneyJack Kenneth Loney was an amateur marine historian who published over one hundred books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He was a schoolteacher and principal until his retirement...
, 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1991 910.4530994 LON