CAMBRIDGESHIRE (J. Marshall) was on voyage from Gravesend UK to Sydney, New South Wales with a cargo of general goods and a crew of 40, when she was lost off Cambridgeshire Reef. Read more at wrecksite: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?543123 glass bottles, 3 ceramic ink bottles, 2 ceramic bottles, 1 brass door knob, 1 engraved metal discunderwater relics, salvage, glass bottles, ceramic bottles, ceramic ink wells

The iron anchor is from the iron steamship, Easby built in England in 1873. It struck Skerries Reef at Gabo Island and sank in the harbour in April 1907 while carrying a cargo of potatoes. The iron anchor was recovered from the wreck at an unknown date and put on display between the two sets of keepers’ quarters. Parts of the ship, including the collapsed hull plating, engine and boilers as well as another anchor lie at a shallow depth at the wreck site 15m west of the jetty. This wreck became a shipping hazard and was eventually blown up. (1928) Another anchor of identical design lies underwater on the shoreline 15 metres west of the jetty.The wreck site and relics, including the anchor on display, are protected by the Victorian Heritage Register (VHDS S204).Large rusted metal anchor.