Stormy morning

[Bob Pacey]

A little more info from the Historical Society

"The Selina was launched down at Petrie's Bite, took off and went up to Pine Rivers to get a load of pine and cedar logs to go to Sydney,"

"They headed off down to Sydney with the owner, the captain and a crew of four and was never seen again.

"Quite some time later the boat was found beached at Keppel Bay with its mast missing and its load of logs still intact. There was no sign of the crew.

"The boat that found the Selina left one of its men behind, they refloated the Selina and left their man to keep it afloat by bailing, pumping out the water.

"They left him with three week's supply of provisions. Well, seven months later another boat came back and found the Selina sunk in about 6 fathoms of water.

"They anchored overnight and in the morning they fired their guns - the man who had been left behind came back out. He'd had to go ashore to live because his provisions had run out.

"Of course once he stopped bailing, the ship filled with water and sank. So they picked him up and took off and the ship is still somewhere on the bottom of Keppel Bay and presumably parts of the ship must've washed up, to give it the name Wreck Point."

Robert Pacey esq


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[Terry]

Interesting Story Bob,

It is Bob isn't it? - The right one I mean!

Terry

[Mal McLean]

I havn't heard that story for a long time Bob. Goodonya mate