''Aeolus'' was a wooden

ketch A ketch is a two- masted sailboat whose mainmast is taller than the mizzen mast (or aft-mast), and whose mizzen mast is stepped forward of the rudder post. The mizzen mast stepped forward of the rudder post is what distinguishes the ketch f ...

built in 1850 at Pyrmont,

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 ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. She was carrying timber to

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

, New South Wales, when she was lost at Hole in the Wall,

Jervis Bay Jervis Bay () is a oceanic bay and village in the Jervis Bay Territory and on the South Coast (New South Wales), South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. A area of land around the southern headland of the bay, known as the Jervis Bay Terri ...

, New South Wales, on 24 October 1867. The wreck has not been located, but its approximate position is .

Service history

''Æolus'' started to ply the Australian coast under Captain Watts who made for Wide Bay in December 1850. ''Æolus'' in December 1851, while on a journey from "FEEJEE ISLANDS" with W Cocks as the master,Mariners and ships in Australian Waters
assisted along with the whaler ''Jane'' in taking off survivors from the wreck of the ''Tyrian'', which on 24 November 1851 had struck

Elizabeth Reef Elizabeth Reef, located at , is a coral reef in the Coral Sea. The reef is separated by a deep oceanic pass, some 47 km wide, from nearby Middleton Reef, both of which are part of the underwater plateau known as the Lord Howe Rise. It is ...

in the early hours. The ''Tyrian'' had been carrying 46 passengers and crew. The ''Æolus'' returned to Sydney with her master and her crew of 7, as well as 2 cabin passengers, 3 steerage passengers from the islands, and 4 passengers and 3 crew from the ''Tyrian'' During the early 1850s she made a number of trips to the

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...

and

Tweed Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained ...

Rivers, returning to Sydney with a cargo of hardwoods. By 1854 she had taken up trade in the

Shoalhaven The City of Shoalhaven is a local government area in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is about south of Sydney. The Princes Highway passes through the area, and the South Coast railway line traverses the norther ...

whilst still continuing her northward trips. By 1858 she was also starting to carry coal from the

Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle, also commonly referred to as Greater Newcastle ( ; ), is a large Metropolitan area, metropolitan area and the second-most-populous such area of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the cities of City of Newcastle, Newcastle and Ci ...

coal fields. In August 1864 John McAveny, then master of the ketch ''Æolus'', was sued by both Thomas Maneon and Nathan Clements, members of the crew, for a balance of wages. The court ordered the sum of £1, due to Maneon for services as a seaman on board the vessel. Clements obtained back pay to the sum of £2 15s 4d due to him for wages as a seaman.

Shipwreck

''Æolus'', under the command of

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

R. Taylor, left Jervis Bay for Sydney on the 23rd with a SW wind, then put back in and brought anchors up in Darling Roads at 6 am the same day. During the afternoon the wind blew in heavy squalls from the WNW to WSW, and at about 3pm on the 24th she parted her anchors and went ashore at the farmer's port Hole in the Wall. There were no deaths. On the 25th the vessel was lying on her broadside full of water, a total wreck. The crew proceeded to unrig the vessel and at midnight left in the ketch ''Dauntless'' and arrived in Sydney at 4pm on the 26th. Her cargo consisted of of hardwood. The ''Æolus'' was insured for £500 in the Sydney Marine Office. She was owned by Mr. Davis, of Pyrmont. The Colonial-built ketch ''Æolus'', while stranded in Jervis Bay, was put up for sale by auction, by BRADLEY, NEWTON, and LAMB. The ketch ''Æolus'' was described as:

46 tons register, as now stranded on the beach in Darling Roads, Jervis Bay. She was: copper-fastened newly coppered in February last. A list of sails, &c., landed on the beach, may be seen at the sale rooms.The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 31 October 1867
/ref>

References

External links

Australian National Shipwreck Database

Australian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788–1968 including shipwrecks

{{Navbox shipwrecks of New South Wales, Wrecksshoalhaven Shipwrecks of the Shoalhaven Region Ships built in New South Wales 1850 ships Maritime incidents in October 1867 1851–1870 ships of Australia Merchant ships of Australia Ketches of Australia

Service history

Shipwreck

References

Further reading

External links