From the small amount of research that I've done, Australia doesn't seems to have as many 'Lost Treasures" or "Mysterious Legends" as the US, but there are a few noteable ones. I thought I'd post some links to some stories & leads. If anyone knows of any others, please post.
- Shipwreck of the Marie (Cargo included 4,000 English gold sovereigns)
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- Lost Treasure of Frank Gardniner (Bushranger)
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http://www.gold-net.com.au/archivemagazines/feb20/78152744.html#6
- Lost Gold Mines
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http://www.gold-net.com.au/archivemagazines/feb20/78152744.html#10
- Lasseter's Reef
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http://simplyaustralia.net/article-gs-dreaming.html
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http://nationaltreasures.nla.gov.au/%3E/Treasures/item/nla.int-ex6-s53
- Lost Treasures of the Peruvian Church
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http://www.oceantreasures.org/rubrique,the-jesuits-treasure,1086744.html
- German Passenger ship the Seydlitz and Lost Treasure
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http://www.stradbrokeislandgalleon.com/Seidlitz.html
- Stradbroke Island Galleon
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- Mystery Shipwrecks
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- Gympie Pyramid
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- Mahogany Ship
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- Shipwreck of the Hope
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Cheers
Grumpy
Posted on: November 06, 2010, 10:20:17 PM
More information about shipwrecks and lost treasure around Australia
QUEENSLANDBOOT REEF: Frank Jardine, one of the giants of Queensland history who ran the old Somerset settlement near the tip of Cape York last century, and the owner of a pearling lugger was trapped in a shallow lagoon on this reef during a storm in 1890. In order to get the vessel back out to sea, his crew began smashing coral between the boat and the deeper water. One mass of coral split open and disclosed a large conglomerate of Spanish silver dollars. Similar smaller hoards were found nearby with coins dating back to the 17th and 18th century.
FRASER ISLAND: In 1884, the ship Chang Chow left Newcastle bound for Hong Kong with around 120 Chinese diggers aboard returning to their homeland with their gold and gold sovereigns struck the Great Sand Shoal reef off Sandy Cape. It was reported in the newspapers of the time that some of the Chinese were carrying up to 800 sovereigns each, possibly more, and that one of the men who fell into the sea had 30 pounds of gold strapped to his chest and disappeared. The tides and currents may have swept their treasure-laden bodies to any number of locations on Fraser Island. To date, the treasure has not yet been recovered.
LONG ISLAND (Whitsunday Passage): Towards to end of last century part of an ancient ship previously seen by the aborigines was seen again. It is likely that this could have been part of a Spanish treasure ship as a local farmer claimed to have found silver coins and cutlery nearby.
MAGNETIC ISLAND (off Townsville): A story relates that around 1680, a Japanese pirate named Yamada Nagamasa plundered ships in the south-west Pacific, buried a large portion of this treasure believed to be pearls on this island. It is estimated that the treasure is worth over $100 million and has never been found.
MORETON ISLAND: In 1863 the boat 'Princeza' sank near the northern tip of the island. It carried U.S. gold coins worth several hundred thousand dollars, none of which have ever been located.
MURRAY ISLAND: In the 1840?s, castaways carried chests of gold coins from a wrecked ship to this island. They were killed by the natives, so it is quite probable that this treasure remains there to this day.
PORTLOCK SHAWL REEFS: This island lies north-east of Cape York and in 1890 a large quantity of Spanish silver and gold coins were discovered by a group of pearlers when they were trying to free a stranded trawler from the coral. It is believed there are more to be found.
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND: Situated at the tip of Cape York, this island has been the subject of many unsuccessful searches following the discovery of a skeleton and a gold goblet in a cave in 1926. This find has led to a suggestion of a forgotten buried treasure somewhere on the island.
SETTLEMENT POINT (Gladstone): The remains of a Spanish ship lie high up in the sand whilst at Auckland Point on a hill, there is a carving on a rock bearing the date 1606 and old teak wells at South Trees Point.
TORRES STRAIT: Spanish galleons sailed in these waters for 200 years after Spain conquered the Philippines often carrying gold and pieces-of-eight valued in today?s terms in excess of $10 million and later, the American trading ships used Torres Strait as a quick route to China and the East Indies carrying large quantities of silver dollars, struck many of the coral reefs in the area.
NEW SOUTH WALESSEAL ROCKS: The 'Catterhun' was lost on these rocks in 1895. It was carrying ₤11,000 in gold of about one third was recovered. The rest is still believed to be there.
SYDNEY: It is claimed that the 'Edward Lombe' sunk off Middle Head, Sydney Harbour in 1834 carrying 300 sovereigns in a box.
SYDNEY: The ship 'Dunbar' was lost off Sydney Heads in 1857. It was carrying ₤70,000 in coins and treasure. Some of these have been found by some lucky treasure hunters on the nearby beach.
VICTORIACAPE OTWAY: Off Cape Otway the 'City of Rayville' sank in 1940. It was claimed that ₤34,000 in treasure was contained in the ships strongroom.
TASMANIADERWENT RIVER: Near the mouth of the Derwent River (between Betsey Island and the Iron Pot ? now known as Hope Beach) the ship 'Hope' was wrecked on the 29th April 1827 which is supposed to have been carrying a chest of coins valued at ₤30,000 for the troops stationed at Hobart.
KING ISLAND: This island in Bass Strait is the resting place of the 'Neva' that sank somewhere around this island which was rumoured to be carrying ₤50,000 which was to pay the troops and officials stationed in Tasmania.
PORT DAVEY: In about 15 fathoms of water somewhere near Port Davey lies the 'Brier Holme' which was carrying ₤40,000 in silver plate and jewellery.
SWAN ISLAND: This island can be found on the most north-easterly tip of Tasmania. The ship 'Union' was carrying ₤2000 in gold when wrecked on a reef about a mile and a half north-west of this island in 1852.
WESTERN AUSTRALIAFREMANTLE: The 'Lancier' was wrecked on Straggler's Rocks, Rottenest Island, near Fremantle in about 1839. Whilst sinking, a chest containing 7,000 sovereigns being transferred from the ship to a boat alongside was accidentally dropped into the sea.
PELSAERT ISLAND: This island is within the Abrolhos Island group also known as Houtman Rocks about 45 miles west of Geraldton. On the 13th September 1842, the ship 'Ocean Queen' was wrecked on rocks on the eastern side of the island. It is claimed that a chest of gold was buried on the island's beach.
ROCKINGHAM: Near here a reef, the Carlisle Castle' was wrecked in 1899, and was said to have been carrying ₤50,000 in gold, none of which has been recovered.
Cheers
Grumpy
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