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Brig "Amy"Print Page 
Monument erected in memory of those who lost their lives in the sinking of the brig "Amy" in 1898. A plaque was added to the memorial in 1996 listing the names of those who lost their lives.
In 1898 a cyclone of monsoon origin tracked from the continent over Brisbane and down the New South Wales coast. The brig Amy (220 tons) after leaving Wollongong at 9 am on 13th February was driven ashore near Bulli and the crew of 8 all drowned. Another man died on the beach from shock.
A collection was taken up at the unveiling of the Amy Wreck Memorial to defray the expense of putting a railing round the monument; £1 10s 9d was collected. The monument consists of a white marble column, surmounted by an urn arising from two marble pediments, the whole resting on a solid block of Pyrmont stone, on which is a carved anchor and broken cable. The face of the memorial bears the following inscription -" This monument was erected by residents of the district to the memory of Captain M'Kee, officers, and crew of the brig Amy, which was wrecked on Thirroul Beach February 13, 1898. "
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 28 November 1898.
Location
| Address: | Bath Street, Thirroul Beach Reserve, Thirroul, 2515 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.316389 Long: 150.926978 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Maritime |
| Actual Event STart Date: | 13-February-1898 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 13-February-1898 |
| Monument Designer: | F. Arnold (Sydney, NSW) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 23rd November, 1898 |
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This Monument Was
Erected By Residents
Of The District
To The Memory Of
Capt. McKee
Officers & Crew
Of The Brig Amy,
Which Was Totally Wrecked
On Thirroul Beach
Sunday 13th February 1898.
Unveiled by
Mrs. George Adams
on Wednesday 23rd November 1898
O near us when we cry to thee,
for those in peril on the sea.
T. Ball, T. Farrell Trustees
Re-erected on this site
September 1952
Plaque :
This Monument To Those Lost In
The Sinking Of The Brig
"BRIG AMY"
Was Rededicated Through
The Efforts Of
WOLLONGONG CITY COUNCIL
&
THE THIRROUL VILLAGE
COMMITTEE
In Memory Of
The Crew Of The Brig "Amy"
James McKee Master Belfast
Jorgen Ludvigson Mate Norway
John Jacobson (H. Polson) Cook Norway
O.A. Olson Winchman Sweden
Carl Olson AB Sweden
Peter Nagel AB Germany
S. Dunphey AB Linsburg
Dedicated 28 April 1996
