The ''Advance'' was a diesel powered wooden
carvel schooner
A schooner ( ) is a type of sailing ship, sailing vessel defined by its Rig (sailing), rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more Mast (sailing), masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than t ...
built in 1903 at
Kaipara, that was wrecked at
Wreck Bay,
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
in 1915. The wreck has not been located, but the approximate coordinates are .
Further reading
*''Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast''. By
Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993 .
*''Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850'',
Charles Bateson
Charles Bateson (4 August 1903 – 5 July 1974) was a maritime historian, journalist and author.
Early life
Charles Henry Bateson was born in Wellington, New Zealand, son of Charles Bateson, a company manager born Liverpool, England, and mo ...
, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, , Call number 910.4530994 BAT
*''Australian shipwrecks Vol. 2 1851–1871'' By
Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Sydney. Reed, 1980 910.4530994 LON
*''Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900'' By
Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON
*''Australian shipwrecks Vol. 4 1901–1986'' By
Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1987 910.4530994 LON
*''Australian shipwrecks Vol. 5 Update 1986'' By
Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1991 910.4530994 LON
References
Australian National Shipwreck DatabaseAustralian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968 including shipwrecks
Shipwrecks of the Shoalhaven Region
Ships built in New Zealand
1903 ships
Maritime incidents in 1915
1901 – World War I ships of Australia
Merchant ships of Australia
Schooners of Australia
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