Jane (ship)
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Jane was a ship that disappeared without a trace near Cape Hawke
, New South Wales
, Australia
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The Jane was possibly a sloop
of some 15 tons and was owned by Robert Mills, who was also the captain. On 10 June 1816, in the same storm that wrecked the Edwin
, Jane , with Edwin made it as far as Cape Hawke
, where the two ships separated. Jane was never seen again. Mills and his two crew were presumed drowned. The dinghy from the Jane was later washed up on a beach near the Manning River
.
Cape Hawke
Cape Hawke is a coastal headland in Australia on the New South Wales coast, just south of Forster/Tuncurry and within the Booti Booti National Park....
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The Jane was possibly a sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
of some 15 tons and was owned by Robert Mills, who was also the captain. On 10 June 1816, in the same storm that wrecked the Edwin
Edwin (ship)
The Edwin was a ship that was wrecked near Cape Hawke, New South Wales, Australia in late June 1816.Edwin was a schooner of 15 tons and owned by John Palmer in Sydney. It was under the command of Captain R Matthews when it sailed from Sydney for the Hawkesbury on 10 June 1816...
, Jane , with Edwin made it as far as Cape Hawke
Cape Hawke
Cape Hawke is a coastal headland in Australia on the New South Wales coast, just south of Forster/Tuncurry and within the Booti Booti National Park....
, where the two ships separated. Jane was never seen again. Mills and his two crew were presumed drowned. The dinghy from the Jane was later washed up on a beach near the Manning River
Manning River
The Manning River is a river in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia that flows through the Manning Valley. It is one of Australia's few large river systems not to be dammed for water supply purposes anywhere along its catchment...
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