Who We Are
MAAWA has been established since 1974, and its members represent the amateur division of the Maritime Museum in Fremantle.
Building on the initial work of Colin Scrimshaw and MAAWA’s Scrimshaw Project. It will further develop 3D mapping techniques and record all built locations in, on and around the river banks.
This main aim of this project is make current and historical Photographs and data available to the general public.
“Bringing history out of the boxes”
— Ian Warne, MAAWA member.
Explore Locations
You can explore Heritage locations via areas on the Google map, or search via categories, ie. Jetties, Bridges, Shipwrecks, etc.
How to search
This website lets you search our Database of all things built in, on and around the Swan and Canning Rivers.
For wrecks around the coast of Western Australia please go to: