Agnes (1875)

The Agnes was a wooden carvel schooner built in 1875 at Brisbane Water.[2] On 12 March 1890, whilst in ballast between Sydney and Tweed River, she lost her sails in a gale 6 miles (9.7 km) and was wrecked north of Brunswick River heads.[2] There were eight deaths.[2][1]

History
New South Wales
Name	Agnes
Owner	Alex Kethel
Port of registry	Newcastle, New South Wales
Builder	Edward Davis Brisbane Water, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Completed	1875
Identification	Registration number: 5/1881 Official number: 73315
Fate	Wrecked 12 March 1890
General characteristics
Type	Wood carvel schooner
Tonnage	80 GRT
Displacement	80 NRT
Length	23.62  m
Beam	6.156  m
Draught	1.981  m
Crew	6[1]