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Golden Beach, VIC

Ninety Mile Beach, Trinculo iron barque

Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Wreck timberWreck timber
Old bottlesOld bottles

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

Why this spot

Iron barque Trinculo (1858) driven onto a sandbar 1879; rusting hull and vertical iron shafts protrude from the sand.

Roadtrippers site guide: hull and iron shafts always visible, how much shows depends on tides and shifting sand; Melbourne Playgrounds guide: remains protrude in part, varies with stormsView source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Sharp rusted iron, rips, remote

Keep exploring nearby

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