[4] The wreck of the Clonmel, and the subsequent exploration of Corner Inlet, led to establishment of the towns of Port Albert, Tarraville and Alberton.
[5] She had been purchased to run between Sydney, Melbourne and Launceston, with the first trip scheduled for 17 November, but was postponed several times for modifications, notably to allow for the smaller size of coals from Newcastle.
On the morning of 1 January she sighted Ram Head, Victoria, by which time the wind had dropped and the sea was smooth.
[6] Attempts to reverse the ship out of this situation failed, despite dropping anchors and throwing cargo overboard.
Among the passengers was a Mr. C. Robinson of the Union Bank, who had charge of £3,000 of the Bank's notes, lost, believed stolen; Melbourne merchant Michael Cashmore and his bride; Thomas Walker and Mrs. Walker, their four children and a servant; and Hobart merchant Mr. T. Goodwin, of Hamilton & Goodwin, to whom most of the Clonmel's cargo belonged.