Global InformationGeffrard information
 The bell of Geffrard, hanging in Bussleton Primary School
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Geffrard |
| Builder | Fred Clark[2] |
| Completed | 1853 |
| Identification | 23262 (Official number)[1] |
| Fate | Wrecked, 13 June 1875, Western Australia |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Brig |
| Tons burthen | 316.13 long tons (321.20 t) |
| Length | 37 m (121 ft)[3] |
| Notes | Composite construction (wood and iron)[4] |
Geffrard was a 321-ton British brig[1] that traded between Australia, Mauritius, and Shanghai,[5] and was wrecked off the coast of Western Australia on 13 June 1875.[1] She was built in 1853 by Fred Clark in Jersey in the Channel Islands.[2] By 1873 she had made her way to Melbourne and was owned by Fred Davis[2] and under the control of Captain William James Munday.[6] Her movements after that were generally around the southern coasts of Australia, from Geraldton in the west to Sydney in the east, laden with a variety of general cargo.[7][a][15][16]
On 21 May 1875 she was loading timber at Quindalup, bound for Adelaide.[17] This voyage was completed without event, and she returned to Fremantle; but three weeks later, bound on the same journey, mooring in the same place led to disaster.
- ^ a b c . Busselton, Western Australia: Court of Inquiry. 1875 – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c Henderson, Graeme; Henderson, Kandy-Jane (1980). Unfinished Voyages. University of Western Australia Press. OL 4731124W.
- ^ Jennifer Rodrigues; Wendy van Duivenvoorde; Michael McCarthy; Michael Gregg (March 2011), "Australasia News, Western Australia" (PDF), Newsletter of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, p. 13, archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012,
The Geffrard remains, however, were located, with the wreck's location matching a position marked on contemporary charts. The wreckage includes iron knees and a keelson with copper alloy fastenings, indicating a vessel of the middle to late 19th century and not a whaler. The remains also fit the circumstances of the 37-m, 316-ton brig Geffrard, which ran ashore in a gale whilst loading timber. Of the shipwrecks known to lie in the region, only Geffrard was unresolved at the time of the expedition.
- ^ Green, Jeremy, The Busselton Area Survey 2009 and 2011 and the finding of the Geffrard (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013, retrieved 6 October 2013
- ^ Deadman, Ron, Geographe Bay wrecks and shipping incidents (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013, retrieved 21 August 2012
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times. 31 January 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
ARRIVAL. Jan. 24.-Geffrard, brig, 316 tons, W. J. Munday, from Melbourne, via Adelaide. Passengers — in cabin, Mr. and Mrs. F. Davis; T. & H. Carter & Co., agents.
- ^ "Adelaide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1873. p. 6. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Nearly 4000 packages tea, ex Geffrard, [at] auction to-day at fair prices.
- ^ "ENTERED OUTWARDS — October 1". Empire (Sydney). 2 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Geffrard, brq, 316 tons, Munday, for Adelaide.
- ^ "PROJECTED DEPARTURES — OCTOBER 7". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Geffrard, for Adelaide.
- ^ "CLEARANCES. — October 6". Empire. 7 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Geffrard, brig, 316 tons, Munday, for Adelaide.
- ^ "PROJECTED DEPARTURES — OCTOBER 9". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
"Geffrard, for Adelaide.
- ^ "PROJECTED DEPARTURES — OCTOBER 10". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 October 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Geffrard, for Adelaide.
- ^ "DEPARTURES — Ootober 11". Empire. 13 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Geffrard, brig, for Adelaide.
- ^ "ADELAIDE. Arrivals". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
November 4.-Geffrard, from Newcastle.
- ^ "CHAMPION BAY". The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times. 16 January 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
The 'Geffrard,' brig, arrived here on Sunday, from Fremantle, after a run of 24 hours from port to port.
- ^ "PORT OF ADELAIDE". The Argus (Melbourne). 27 January 1875. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Jan 25—...Geffrard, from Western Australia.
- ^ "VASSE". The Western Australian Times. 21 May 1875. p. 5. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
The Geffrard is loading at Quindalup, for Adelaide.
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