Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Mildura (1166)

North-West Cape

Most of the cattle perished
Always visible

Ship Built

Owner Austr. United Steam Nar. Co. Ltd.

Master Charles Albert Thorpe

Builder J. Reid & Co Ld, Whiteinch, Glascow

Country Built Scotland

Port Built Glasgow

Port Registered Brisbane

When Built 1901

Ship Lost

Gouped Region North-West

Sinking Gone ashore in bad weather

Crew 36

Deaths None

When Lost 1166

Where Lost North-West Cape

Latitude -21.784092

Longitude 114.167735

Position Information Aerial GIS

Port From Wyndham, Cambridge Gulf

Port To Fremantle

Cargo Livestock, 481 bullocks

Ship Details

Engine Screw Steamer, 253 np

Length 91.50

Beam 12.80

TONA 1394.00

TONB 2217.00

Draft 4.30

Museum Reference

Official Number 94191

Unique Number 572

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 2009/0166/SG _MA-51/95

Chart Number AUS 745, 329

Protected Protected Federal

Found Y

Inspected Y

Date Inspected 1992

Confidential NO