Centaur Memorial
courtesy Alex Hay collection, Friends of the Caloundra Lighthouses
The memorial in 2019
2010
Location of the wreck of the Centaur 100km from Caloundra and 2059m deep
CENTAUR FOUND
At 8:14am on Sunday 20 December 2009, Premier Anna Bligh announced via her Twitter account that the Centaur had been found. A joint Media Release issued by Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh announced that the wreck of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur had been located off the Queensland coast.
Mr Mearns said the wreck location is approximately 30 miles due east of the southern tip of Moreton Island (27 deg 16.98’ South, 153 deg 59.22’ East) at a depth of 2,059 metres. The team had finalised 5 high-resolution sonar tracklines over the target site, and on Sunday morning was conducting a further run to obtain a clearer picture of the wreck.
War Memorial
courtesy Google Earth
The Observer May 1995 - discussion of the Centaur's resting place, later proved wrong, and reports of covert commandos on board
The Observer May 1995 - discussion of the Centaur's resting place, later proved wrong, and reports of covert commandos on board
50 years commemoration plaque May 1993
1993-03-14 Centaur victims remembered at 50th anniversary The Sunday Mail p8
Rotary Handover Centaur Park to Caloundra Council June 1967 photo Max Clarke, Alex Hay collection
2020-09 Jan Crawford & Cherie Kirby talk about the people in the photo - Gerry Bell, Norm Tesch of Tesch hardware, Mannie Comino, Rod Robinson, Clive/Clem Jones, Benny Gray
Jan came up with the description Gem of the Sunshine Coast
1967 Memorial, now at Landsborough Museum -
The coordinates given were based on earlier reports about the location
The earlier plaque showing the location was proved to be wrong in 2009