Shipwrecks
MV Lake Illawarra was a handysize bulk carrier of 7,274 tons in the service of the Australian National Line shipping company. This ship is known for causing the Tasman Bridge disaster when it collided with pylon 19 of Hobart’s giant high concrete arch style Tasman Bridge on the evening of 5 January 1975 at 9.27 p.m, resulting in the deaths of 12 people.
Our Fallen!
The memorial at Gretna, Tasmania, looks across the rural landscape. It memorialises the men of this small town who left for WW1, never to return.
