Heritage

Historic shipwrecks

Shipwreck contacts

Guidelines on the management of Australia's shipwrecks and further information, including other publications, are available from Commonwealth and State agencies listed below.

Commonwealth

Strategies, Information and Maritime Heritage
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Tel: 02 6274 2116
Website: http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/shipwrecks

New South Wales

Heritage Branch
New South Wales Department of Planning
 Locked Bag 5020
PARRAMATTA NSW 2124
Tel: (02) 9873 8500
Fax: (02) 9873 8599
Email: heritage@planning.nsw.gov.au
Website: http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au 

Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island Museum
Kingston
NORFOLK ISLAND NSW 2899
Tel: (0011) 672 323 788
Fax: (0011) 672 323 788
Email: lrichards@museums.gov.nf
Website: http://www.museums.gov.nf 

Northern Territory

Heritage Branch
Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport
PO Box 496
PALMERSTON NT 0831
Tel: (08) 8999 5532
Fax: (08) 8999 8949
Email: heritage.nreta@nt.gov.au
Website: http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/heritage/maritime/shipwrecks 

Queensland

Heritage Branch
Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
GPO Box 2454
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Tel: (07) 1300 130372
Fax: (07) 3330 5875
Email: archaeology@derm.qld.gov.au
Website: http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/heritage 

South Australia

Heritage Branch
South Australian Department for Environment and Natural Resources
GPO Box 1047
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Tel: (08) 8124 4960
Fax: (08) 8124 4980
Email: DEHHeritage@sa.gov.au
Website: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au 

Tasmania

Heritage Tasmania
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
GPO Box 1751
HOBART TAS 7001
Tel: (03) 6233 2387
Fax: (03) 6224 0884
Email: mike.nash@parks.tas.gov.au
Website: http://www.dtae.tas.gov.au 

Victoria

Heritage Victoria
Department of Planning and Community Development
GPO Box 2392
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Tel: (03) 8644 8800
Fax: (03) 8644 8951
Email: heritage.victoria@dpcd.vic.gov.au
Website: http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/Maritime.aspx 

Western Australia

Western Australian Museum
Maritime Archaeology Department
45-47 Cliff Street
FREMANTLE WA 6160
Tel: (08) 9212 3700
Fax: (08) 9431 8489
Email: reception@museum.wa.gov.au
Website: http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime 

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