 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1932 -
Description: The 'SS Colliboi' was once part of the State shipping Service, and was owned by WM Holyman & Sons since 1929. It was wrecked off Woolnorth Point on 23/8/1932. The ship was en route from Launceston to King Island and had just called at Hunter Island to load 27 head of cattle and was bound for Trefoil Island when it struck rocks in the channel known as Hell's Gates. The 'SS Colliboi" was beached at Woolnorth Point and the crewmen were able to save the majority of the cattle but the 'SS Colliboi' was declared a total wreck and was not salvageable. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Wreck of the S S ' Colliboi' off Woolnorth Point, Tasmania, which was wrecked in 1932. Subjects: shipping industry; ships; shipwrecks; beached vessels People/Orgs: SS Colliboi (vessel); W M Holyman & Sons Places: Woolnorth Point, Tasmania; Circular Head, Tasmania; Launceston, Tasmania; King Island, Tasmania; Trefoil Island, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00656 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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