Campbell Macquarie (1812 shipwreck)
Campbell Macquarie was a ship that Joseph Underwood, a Sydney merchant, purchased at Calcutta in 1810.She brought general merchandise and transported a number of convicts from Calcutta, arriving in Sydney on 17 January 1812.[2] On 22 March 1812 Campbell Macquarie, Captain Richard Siddins (or Siddons), left Sydney and arrived at Kangaroo Island, South Australia on 29 April 1812.Campbell Macquarie struck the rocks at 1.30am and by 2am her stern post broke and water poured in.The pumps were unable to cope with the inflow and at daylight the crew began unloading the cargo, sails, and rigging.