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Old cannon primed to former glory

A PIECE of history in the form of a signal cannon has been restored to its former glory and is […]

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Maritime history anchored in the Bay


By Raquel Mustillo
IT was early 1951 when Limestone Coast resident Geoff Aslin saw the 100m-long, 3346 tonne freighter Corio shipwrecked roughly 4km from Cape Banks.


“I was about six years old at the time and my Dad had an emergency radio and he received a call about the wreck,” Mr Aslin said.
“I remember my parents driving me out to see it.

“There were no roads, just tracks and I can remember having to get out of the car and climb over the dunes.

“When I saw it I couldn’t believe how big it was.” 

On February 26, 1951 – 70 years ago today – the steel cargo ship was lost after running aground on Admella Reef when en route from the Fleurieu Peninsula to Wollongong with a cargo of limestone.



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