Epilogue

The story of the loss of the Wimmera did not end with the return to Auckland by her survivors…

The Inquiry

A preliminary inquiry into the loss of the SS Wimmera was opened on Wednesday 3 July 1918, a week following her sinking. The inquiry, which was held before the local Superintendent of Mercantile Marine, Captain Charles Fleming, was convened in the Customs Building in Auckland. This inquiry was completed within a week and the evidence…

Memorials

There is no single memorial in either Australia or New Zealand to commemorate the sinking of the Wimmera or the loss of life of both crew and passengers alike. There are however, memorials to the Wimmera‘s crew in the United Kingdom and Australia. Tower Hill Memorial, London The Tower Hill Memorial in London stands as…

The Deadly Menace

Despite the mine-sweeping efforts conducted along the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, the deaths of the Wimmera‘s crew and passengers were not the last to be caused by the Wolf‘s mines. Continuing mine-sweeping activities THE CONTINUING THREAT OF MINES PLUS MINESWEEPING ACTIVITIES “It has been suspected that some of these came from the New…

Finding the Wimmera

In 2008 an expedition…