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New South Wales
Malabar, NSW
Malabar Beach Long Bay, sea glass and MV Malabar wreck
Tidal foreshore Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Amber
Sea glass
Sea potteryAlso reported: brass and iron from the 1931 wreck.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Wikited at English Wikipedia (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Long Bay's sheltered pocket beach collects glass from decades of harbour and outfall rubbish; MV Malabar wrecked on the headland 1931, four other wrecks on the headland.
SmarterTravel: Malabar often yields large quantities of emerald green and amber sea glass; Beachcombing Magazine names it a well-known Sydney sea glass spot; Wikipedia lists the 1931 MV Malabar wreck and headland wrecksView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Rips off the boat rampHistoric water quality issues
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.