HA30057 - Copper/brass
Hadda
Bolt w/ large wood piece attached.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location N side 22 to 28 m line. (c. 4 m north)
Number of Items 1
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 30057
ID 10699
Status Commonwealth
Hadda was built in Germany in 1860, and in 1877 was owned by William Johnston of Newcastle, New South Wales. It was under charter to the Melbourne firm of Poole, Picken and Company who were involved in the guano industry. The barque, under the command of Captain John Lewis Parker, with a crew of eleven, was en route from the Lacepede Islands in ballast. Parker was making for Fremantle in...
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