Reefs south of Moruya Heads were the cause of several ship wrecks. The “Kameruka” was wrecked off Pedro Point in 1897 and earlier the “Monaro” in May 1879 was wrecked a little further south at Kelly’s Point, off Bingie. In both cases, there happily was no loss of life. All passengers and crew were rescued but not without some difficulties. The “Monaro” built in 1876, was 521 tons gross and 302 tons net. She was rigged as a two- masted schooner and her length was 180 feet, beam 24.7 feet and depth 15.6 feet. She was an excellent little steamer and cost the I.S.N. Company about £18,000, only a couple of years before she was lost. Her loss was the start of a run of bad luck for the I.S.N. Co. They expended several thousand pounds in having the “John Penn” lengthened and renovated as a replacement for the “Monaro” only to have it run aground a few miles north of Moruya a few months later. The “John Penn” was replaced on the South Coast run by the “Kameruka” which was also wrecked some years later. The “Monaro” left Sydney for Merimbula at 9.30 a.m. on 28th May 1879. She was carrying passengers, a crew of 22, men and materials for the Montague Island lighthouse, and goods on consignment. The weather was good and she had a splendid, uneventful trip until she met with her ill-fated accident at 3.30 a.m. on the following morning.
Park at the car park and walk along the stunning natural scenic trail. The large birds you may spot hovering around are the white bellied sea eagle. Great chance to see a whale or dolpin off the point. A stunning location very few visitors know about. Picture spots galore!
The cache is a 400ml sistema container with log book and pencil.Please rehide well.
The Final cache location is outside the entrance road due to cultural and heritage rules by the Ranger and National Parks.
The cache location is S 36.00 A51. E 150.09.B48
At the given co-ords of the shipwreck, the side facing the ocean has large rusty nuts the size of your hand on the side.How many are there? Let this answer be A.
A= 4 rusty nuts = 9 A= 7 rusty nuts = 3 A= 10 rusty nuts =6
B = Is the there a 4 m high mast still sticking up in the air from the middle of the rusty wreck ?
YES = 2 NO= 0
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