JM568 - Sharpening/grinding
James Matthews
Grindstone: Two quarters with square central hole.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 2
Material Sharpening/grinding
Museum Reference
Registration Number 568
ID 10926
Status Commonwealth
Grindstone: Two quarters with square central hole.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 2
Material Sharpening/grinding
Registration Number 568
ID 10926
Status Commonwealth
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...