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Spectators viewing the shipwreck of SS KOONYA off Cronulla in 1898
Spectators viewing the shipwreck of SS KOONYA off Cronulla in 1898

Spectators viewing the shipwreck of SS KOONYA off Cronulla in 1898

Date1898
Object numberANMS0232[007]
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper mounted on cardboard.
DimensionsImage: 100 × 120 mm
Overall: 167 × 216 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Jerry Grover
HistoryThe steamship was wrecked on Doboy reef off North end of Cronulla Beach. Doboy Reef is about three quarters of a mile (1.2km) off the coast. At the time it was owned by Moruya Steam Navigation Company. Sold to wreckers on 29 January 1898.