JM556 - Tools
James Matthews
Knife handle: 2 halves. Wood & 2 concretions (found in MAC-027 Tray 16).
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 2
Material Tools
Museum Reference
Registration Number 556
ID 10914
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
James Matthews
The wreck was located in 1973 on
the north side of Woodman Point in
Cockburn Sound, by members of the
Underwater Explorers Club (UEC) who
were conducting an underwater line
search as part of their wreck research
programme.
Archival research revealed that
James Matthews was a snow-brig of 107
tons, registered at the Port of London.
The...