Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Mercury

Colonial schooner which was purchased by Thomas and Mary Reibey for trade with the Pacific Islands. The schooner appears on the Australian twenty dollar banknote along with Mary's likeness. It was wrecked in 1813 near Shoalhaven carrying a load of cedar.

Milestone
Destroyed
Shoalhaven, New South Wales
02 Mar 1813
Property
Owned by
1807 - 02 Mar 1813
Owned by
1807 - 02 Mar 1813
Type