Local Government
Rottnest
Region
Rottnest
Dyer Island via Rottnest Island
Rottnest
Rottnest
Constructed from 1891
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Registered | 21 Mar 1978 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Historic Site - recognise | |
The Raven was lost on 11 May 1891 at Dyers Island, Rottnest. It had hit a reef on its way from Fremantle to Bunbury with a cargo of ballast. The vessel was a 36.9 metre carvel barque, built in Sunderland UK in 1864 and registered at Port Adelaide to owners W.R. Cave & Co. The vessel was under the command of Captain Swan when it sank. Various copper and brass bolts and a glass and copper telescope lens have been salvaged from the wreck site. Latitude 32˚01.2600 Longitude 115˚33.0800.
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | OTHER | Other |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Other |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | River & sea transport |
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