The wreck of the American ship Susan Gilmore, 1,204 tons,aground near Shepherds Hill. (Newcastle) On 03 July 1884, Susan Gilmore (Capt. Carver) was on tow from Sydney to Newcastle in ballast and a crew of 14, when the tow parted and she was wrecked near Shepherds Hill, Newcastle. (Now Susan Gilmore Beach.) SLSA