Deadliest Shipwrecks in Australian History

Can you name the deadliest maritime disasters in Australian history?

Shipwrecks with a death toll of 50+

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Year	Location	Death toll	Vessel
1845	King Island, TAS	406	Cataraqui
1712	Coast near Murchison River, WA	286	Zuytdorp
1943	North Stradbroke Island, QLD	268	AHS Centaur
1835	King Island, TAS	224	Neva
1726	WA	212	Aagtekerke
1656	Ledge Point, WA	186	Vergulde Draeck
1912	Coast near Broome, WA	158	SS Koombana
1835	D'Entrecasteaux Channel, TAS	133	George III
1890	Cape York, QLD	133	RMS Quetta
1629	Abrolhos Islands, WA	125+	Batavia
1911	Great Barrier Reef, QLD	122	SS Yongala

Year	Location	Death toll	Vessel
1857	Port Jackson, NSW	121	Dunbar
1875	Ayr, QLD	112	SS Gothenburg
1622	Monte Bello Islands, WA	93	Tryall
1859	Limestone Coast, SA	89	SS Admella
1964	Jervis Bay, NSW	82	HMAS Voyager
1874	King Island, TAS	79	British Admiral
1886	Green Cape, NSW	71	Ly-Ee-Moon
1727	Houtman Abrolhos Islands, WA	60	Zeewyk
1866	Newcastle, NSW	60	SS Cawarra
1878	Shipwreck coast, VIC	53	Loch Ard
1896	Brisbane, QLD	50	Pearl