The ship named Batavia, with over 340 passengers aboard, met its demise in the Houtman Abrolhos islands off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. According to the National Museum Australia , 300 ...

These are ship-wrecking seas, which is why the archaeologists have travelled to the tiny archipelago from the US, Australia and Japan ... they were on their way to Batavia (today’s Jakarta ...

Each sunken ship, whether American, Japanese or Australian, marks the spot of a fierce fight for control. Today, however, Australia faces a different kind of battle, as these shipwrecks ...

The first merchant vessel to sail from Canada to Australia, just five years after settlement at ... voyaged to Mauritius in 1831, and Batavia and Singapore in 1832. Print version ...

Australia intercepted a boat carrying about 200 asylum seekers off the country's northwest coast and put them on a troop ship already carrying hundreds of other asylum seekers bound for Papua New ...

Ship's bell from HMAS Perth ... only 218 were eventually repatriated to Australia. Survivors of the sinking became prisoners of the Japanese and were initially incarcerated near Batavia, Java before ...

In Western Australia’s case ... which houses relics from the infamous 17th century Dutch Batavia shipwreck. Grab a beer at ...

A barge wreck found in September last year has been confirmed as the earliest known shipwreck discovered to date in Western Australia's Swan River, the WA Museum said. The barge was identified as ...

Batavia Downs, Australia? Know about Batavia Downs Airport in detail. Find out the location of Batavia Downs Airport on Australia map and also find out airports near to Batavia Downs. This airport ...

Geraldton is the capital of Western Australia's Mid West and gateway to the ... Enjoy a guided tour through the stories from four major early shipwrecks located in the region, the Batavia, Gilt Dragon ...

Historians say silverware recovered from a 1629 shipwreck off the coast of Western Australia has revealed the misguided view of Indians held by Europeans at that time. The ship named Batavia, with ...