Events
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Disaster, despair, rescue and revelry – the shipwreck of the Walter Hood, 26 April 1870
If you love a good horror story, did you know that Milton-Ulladulla has one its very own? Here are your…
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Walter Hood – the man, his shipyard, and the ship
Walter Hood is three things – the man, his Aberdeen shipyard and the elegant clipper he built there in 1852.…
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Fateful Last Voyage of Walter Hood – 22 January to 26 April 1870
By 1870, at 18 years old, the Walter Hood was a bit of an ‘old girl’ but still considered sound and seaworthy.…
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Disaster! – how did the Walter Hood come to grief in Wreck Bay?
For the Aboriginal people and Warden in Ulladulla to see the Walter Hood in a wild storm and driving rain, she must…
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Despair! – crew cling desperately to life and the wrecked Walter Hood
Exactly what did happen after the Walter Hood struck the reef in Wreck Bay on the night of 26 April…
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Rescue! – how were men rescued from the shipwrecked Walter Hood?
According to third mate William Tickler’s account, those aboard the Walter Hood first see other men on the beach on the morning…
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Revelry! – a bounty-filled beach meets remote regional residents
When news of the Walter Hood shipwrecked finally reached Milton in the early hours of Friday 29 April the reaction…
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Respect – inquest, and burial of those who died
After the Illalong‘s rescue of the men aboard the Walter Hood, on 30 April 1870 the local coroner JV Wareham quickly convened…
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Sensation! – NSW’s response to the Walter Hood shipwreck
For 18 years, each summer-autumn the Walter Hood had been a welcome sight in Sydney Harbour. As a colony still 30 years…
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Retrieval – what was salvaged from the cargo of the Walter Hood?
As shipping agents and owners are not in the business of salvage, the wreck of the Walter Hood itself was…
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