Documentary brings stories of 150yo shipwreck to life
The Geltwood shipwreck has long been part of the Limestone Coast's history. A documentary is giving it new life.
A documentary telling the story of the Geltwood shipwreck, which occurred 150 years ago off South Australia's south-east coast, is being shown at screenings in various Limestone Coast towns. The ship, which was on its maiden voyage from England, met its demise in a storm in June 1876 and the 31 passengers and crew aboard were presumed to have drowned.
The wreck was not discovered until the 1980s, and former local Lyndal Redman, whose father dived on the wreck and helped recover artefacts, has brought the tale to the screen. Despite significant looting and auctioning of parts of the wreck that washed ashore in 1876, many local people have been touched by the story. The documentary has also led to the discovery of more artefacts connected to the Geltwood, including a family bible from one of the ship's crew members in Poland.
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