OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Balnarring Beach, 1993. A piece of timber from a wrecked sea vessel.

DATE1993

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERCarole Wilson

COLLECTIONBalnarring and District Historical Society

REG NO.P1322

HISTORY

Balnarring Beach, 1993. A piece of timber from a wrecked sea vessel found near the Palmers Bluff by Norm Wilkinson. It may be connected to a wreck mentioned in an interview of Frederick S. Grimwade.

“To the right of us was Palmers Hill close to where lies the remains of wreck of a Norwegian barque which went ashore some forty years ago.”
- interview with Frederick S. Grimwade, in ‘Punch’ magazine April 21st, 1904.

SUBJECTS

accidents and disasters, shipwreck, wood

KEYWORDS

Balnarring Beach, Palmers Bluff, Wilkinson, Norm, accidents and disasters Balnarring Beach, shipwreck, wood