MC25 - Copper/brass
Macedon
Window latch, ceramic and brass (D); copper nail (E); copper piping (B) ; lead pieces (C); coal (A)
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 6
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 25
ID 12529
Status Commonwealth
Built in Liverpool, serviced Melbourne to Fremantle run. Engaged to transport the KImberley survey Party with horses and equipment to the NW. With the Kingston Spit missing ran aground after calling in to rottnest to offload official sand supplied. Sold to H Atwell ( of Atwell Arcade in Fremantle fame) he was initially successful, but later lost his diving equipment and ‘hard hat’ in...
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