Local Government
Rottnest
Region
Rottnest
Rottnest Island
Rottnest
Rottnest
Constructed from 1899
| 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 City of York hit a reef and sank on 12 July 1899 at the end of its journey from San Francisco to Fremantle with a cargo of 3638 timber doors. Captain Philip Jones was unfamiliar with the area and misinterpreted a signal from the lighthouse keeper. Two lifeboats were launched but one overturned. Some in the overturned boat made it back to the wreck and were saved by a line rigged from the ship to shore. Eleven people died in the wreck, including Captain Jones. The vessel was a 67.9 metre iron ship built in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1869. It was owned by the City of York Company Ltd. It lies near Rottnest Island in City of York Bay. Several paintings of the ship were created after the wreck, including two by European artist George N. Bourne and two by an Aboriginal convict, Johnny Cudgely (also known as Jimmy Cudgel) who was imprisoned on Rottnest Island at the time. Artefacts salvaged from the wreck site include portholes, a grindstone, a door, a bookcase, an anchor and the clapper from the ship’s bell. Latitude 31˚59.649 Longitude 115˚29.3394.
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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