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New South Wales

Byron Bay, NSW

Belongil Beach, Wollongbar 1921 wreck

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Old bottlesOld bottles
Wreck timberWreck timber

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

Steamer Wollongbar stranded in the surf 1921 after breaking from the old jetty; remains lie in the surf zone where Belongil erodes most.

Byron Bay Historical Society history trail: Wollongbar stranded on Belongil Beach 1921, Tassie III sank at the old jetty 1945; 2025 cyclone coverage notes Byron's erosion may expose buried wrecksView source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Severe erosionExposed iron in the surf, rips

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