ss ajax was the ship that sank off cape bowling green in 1911.
ss ajax was the ship that sank off cape bowling green in 1911.
ship that sank off cape bowling green in 1911?
ss ajax
ss yongala









































the passenger ship ss "yongala" sank off cape bowling green, queensland, australia on 23 march 1911. en route from melbourne to cairns she steamed into a cyclone and sank south of townsville. all 122 aboard were lost, and traces of the ship were not found until days later, when cargo and wreckage began to wash ashore at cape bowling green and at cleveland bay. it was believed that the hull of the ship had been ripped open by a submerged rock. the wreck, which has become a tourist attraction and dive site, was not found until 1958.
ss yongala
cape bowling green light









































cape bowling green light is an active lighthouse located on cape bowling green, a lengthy headland ending with a long low sandspit, about from ayr, queensland, australia. the lighthouse is at the end of the headland, near the base of the sandspit. the first lighthouse at the location, established in 1874, was moved multiple times. it was prefabricated in brisbane, shipped to the location, moved twice due to coastal erosion and finally transferred for display at the australian national maritime museum at darling harbour in sydney.









































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