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Queenscliff, VIC

Point Lonsdale back beach, Maffra wreck

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Wreck timberWreck timber
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: deadeyes.

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

Why this spot

Coastal schooner Maffra driven ashore 1888; lower hull exposed by erosion in October 2025 about 2 km north-west of Point Lonsdale near the Light of the Age site.

Heritage Victoria 2026: beach walkers Mark and Lucy Longden found timber frames exposed by erosion at the top of the beach, identified as Maffra; dry at low tide, submerged at highView source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Rips, shifting sand covering timbers

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