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Queensland
Caloundra, QLD
Dicky Beach, SS Dicky 1893 wreck
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Nails and fittings
Wreck timberPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Iron steamer Dicky driven ashore by a cyclone 1893; stern and ribs removed by council 2015, buried hull re-exposed by Cyclone Alfred 2025.
Inner East Review Mar 2025: erosion from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred uncovered buried remains of SS Dicky; wreck visible at the lowest tides; Cyclone Oswald 2013 also stripped itView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sharp iron in the surf zone, rips
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