Below is a collection of documents that relate to the Vergude Draeck 1656.
This is due to from my interest with what happened to the survivors of the 75 shipwreck survivors left ashore on the WA coastline
These documents have been gathered from a variety of sources including the western Australian Maritime Museum, oral histories, WA Historical Society, the Battey Library.
Much of the research was carried out in the late 1990s so there is probably additional information at those locations that that has since come to light that is not included in this information resource.
The files have been ordered into a number of categories, the wreck site, inscriptions, searches, items possibly from the wreck, coins on shore, historical documents wrecks reference materials, skeletons
As this website is maintained and designed by amateurs, we aim to add refine, and improve the site over time. This includes the categorisation of documents.
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NEW GILT DRAGON CONTENT
A MAAWA REPORTS RELATING TO THE VERGULDE DRAECK
GILT DRAGON TERRESTRIAL INVESTIGATION SKELETON AND COIN SITES 2001
VERGULDE DRAECK INSCRIPTION AT OCEAN REEF (document too large)
ALAN ROBINSONS claim to find 1957
Alister Edwards-SKELETON SITE
SEARCHES
GREEN HEAD
190529 JNG re Fugro searchRe- Koombana request.eml
190529 Re- Koombana Fugro search[1].eml
WAMM referring to Fugro aerial 2005.pdf
2011 Fugro Aerial Survey II
P1347 Fugro Final Report (Rev 0).pdf
2013 Mr Thomas Telegraph News Report
130605 NWT Koombana search.jpg
2019 Flotsam Analysis
2019 Western Australian Museum Ross Anderson Search Proposal
Koombana proposal for search area.pdf
2021 Flotsam Drift Modelling
Koombana: Flotsam Drift Modelling front page
2021 Western Australian Maritime Museum Aerial Magnometer Survey
201106 Re- Koombana - Proposal for search
SS Koombana aerial magnetometer search results 210518
Historical Searches
1978 Search Captain Marsh
100510 Koombana Annie MMA sighting search coords
CAPTAIN MARSH sightings East Bedout Island:
2003 Interview Captain Marsh & Annie Boyd
1985 Search Australian Navy Sonar Report
1985 Search Sonar HMAS COOK report on results
1988 Search United States Navy
200128 Annie Boyd Koombana Search polygons, US Navy, May 1988
210326 Bill Peters RE- FW- Koombana update
Port Hedland regional maritime USN Orien survey
Reporting of 1988 USN Orion.PDF
USN Project Magnet Koombana Search_1988
1989 Flamingo Bay Voyage Report
Department or Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum, Flamingo Bay Voyage
Historical Documents
1912 Marine Court Findings
1912 Court Of Marine Inquiry Transcript
1912 Derelict Hull Sighting
1912 Telegram Received by Captain Mills
Telegram 1912 debris collected
1912 The Hedland Advocate
THE HEDLAND ADVOCATE April 6 1912
1912 Weather and Cyclone Course
KEY LOSS DETAILS 1912 SUMMARY MARSH
Adelaide Steam Ship Company’s Sailing instructions From Broome to Port Hedland
190906 Adelaide Steam Ship Company’s sailing directions NW Coast A Boyd
191113 Jess RE Broome to Port Headland (reciprocal) passage plan
Adelaide Steam Ship Company’s Steamer track outside
Adelaide Steam Ship Company’s Broome to Hedland Outside And Inside Tracks
Retrieved Flotsam and Artefacts
Summary of possible sightings & bottles in crates
201106 Re- Koombana - Proposal for search
Charts (Historic)
Buccaneer Archipelago to Bedout Island (1915) 1048 State Library of WA
Port Hedland 1896 (1919) 1048 State Library of WA
Related Wrecks
1911 Townsville Maritime Museum SS Yongala
The SS Yongala lost 1911 - email exchange
Archive Links SS Bullara and SS Koombana
190812 Re- Archives Koombana and Bullarra - Links to further archives