Explore / Oceania / New South Wales
New South Wales
Ballina, NSW
Shelly and Lighthouse beaches, Comet and Tomkey wrecks
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Wreck timber
Nails and fittingsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1843 schooner Comet (wrecked 1851) hull on Shelly Beach and 1907 Tomkey engine remains at the north breakwater; both resurface when sand shifts.
NBN News 11 Mar 2025: ex-Cyclone Alfred exposed part of the Comet hull on Shelly Beach (a piece had surfaced Oct 2024); AOL/Reuters coverage notes vandalism and NSW warning to admire from a distanceView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Main swimming areaRips near the breakwater
Keep exploring nearby
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