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Western Australia
Walpole, WA
Mandalay Beach, 1911 Norwegian barque in the sand
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
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
Norwegian barque Mandalay wrecked 1911 between Chatham Island and Long Point; hull buried in the beach and uncovered every few years.
WA inHerit heritage inventory: wreck only appears every few years as the beach erodes, then sand reclaims it; Albany Advertiser 2016 says it can be seen buried on the beach from time to timeView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote, big surf, steep access steps
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