Local Government
Bunbury
Region
South West
Koombana Bay Bunbury
near flood gates and Koombana Bay Holiday Resort
Bunbury
South West
Constructed from 1878 to 1882
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 15 Apr 2003 |
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Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 31 Jul 1996 | Historic Site - Shipwreck |
SHIPWRECK 'Citizen of London' has historic significance as a locally built colonial ship. Owned by George Payne, the Citizen of London respresents the dependency of the Bunbury community on shipping and associated trade activities. It is one of a number of shipwrecks in Koombana Bay from the colonial period that tell the story of the trials and dangers of early trade and transport in and out of the port of Bunbury.
SHIPWRECK
'Citizen of London' was built in 1878 by George Payne at the Vasse and was registered at Fremantle. She plied the coast as a local trading vessel. She was a 17 metre schooner, weighing 53.15 tons, with a carvel hull, and a single deck with two masts. The vessel was wrecked at Bunbury on 20 August 1880. It was repaired in 1882 but was unable to be refloated, so the remains were exploded in 1884.
SHIPWRECK
No visible remains.
Relics buried in sand closer to the Inlet than Koombana Bay
Historic Site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Other |
Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | River & sea transport |
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