Newcastle

Newcastle is a harbour city in the Australian state of New South Wales. Its plentiful beaches are linked by the Bathers Way, a coastal walk stretching between Nobbys Beach and Merewether Beach. The walk provides access to Bogey Hole, a convict-built ocean bath from the colonial period.

View Shipwreck – ALCANDRE

The brigantine ALCANDRE left Newcastle for Melbourne on August 17, 1877 under the command of Captain Jones, carrying coal to Melbourne. On 26 August whilst off Wilsons Promontory the vessel encountered heavy seas which caused it to leak badly.

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