The 'Amy Memorial' is located at the end of Bath Street, in the village of Thirroul, north of Wollongong. On 13 February 1898, the brig 'Amy' left Wollongong Harbour loaded with a coal cargo and headed north. The wind blew with cyclonic force and the seas were mountainous, which drove the ship ashore on Thirroul Beach. Despite a large crowd creating a human chain on the beach that day to reach within a few yards of the captain and crew, all were lost, including the captain’s wife and child. The ship quickly broke up and the beach was strewn with wreckage of every kind.
Great memorial
ReplyDeleteHow amazing that I was in Thirroul on Friday for lunch at a venue with a Sydney friend. We travelled there and back from Sydney by train.
ReplyDeleteCool. I was there the previous Friday.
DeleteA sad event and fitting memorial.
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