This was taken while staying at the Safelanding Resort on Nacula Island
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Wrecks
The S.S. Maheno was grounded on Fraser Island on July 9th, 1935. It was built in Scotland in 1904 as a luxury passenger ship for trans-Tasman crossings. During World War 1 it was used as a Hospital ship. After being declared unseaworthy in 1935, it was sold to a Japanese company for scrap metal. They decided to tow the S.S. Maheno back to Japan but on the way they were caught in an unseasonal winter cyclone which snapped the tow line and the S.S. Maheno was left to drift onto Fraser Island. The Japanese left the S.S. Maheno on Fraser fIsland for 4 months before returning to retreive but due to the strong currents on the beach the ship was burried so deep that it was irretrievable. The company could do nothing but leave it there for good.
The S.S Maheno was later used by the Royal Australian Air Force as target practice in World War II. 200 bombs were dropped but only two hit (I guess they really did need the practice).
This car was just a random car I found off the road on my way through Mungo National Park in New South Wales.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Split Point Lighthouse
The Split Point Lighthouse overlooks Eagle Rock at Cape Otway and was also used in the TV series Round The Twist.
St. Clair National Park
Top of Cradle Mountain
Lake Hanson
Dove Lake
Cradle Mountain
Images from St. Clair National Park in Tasmania.
The Bay of Islands
One of the coastal beaches at the Bay Of Islands on Great Ocean Road in Victoria.
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