The Centaur was an iron ship, built in Aberdeen in 1849. It sank after hitting the reef near North Beach in 1874. The nine crew and four passengers safely escaped the wreck on lifeboats.
Related personDon EdwardsRelated placeNorth BeachRelated itemCentaur monument photographed in September 1980Centaur plaque on plinthCentaur monument c1985Detail of Centaur plaque
Galena ore from the Centaur shipwreck. City of Stirling Art and History Collection, accessed 13/11/2025, https://collections.stirling.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/10734