S2796 - Glass
Star
Bottle: complete Half Whirley Salad oil or Vinegar. Pale green moulded glass w/ a shallow domed base, applied sloping collar and lower bevel. Probably corked.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Glass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 2796
ID 16183
Status Commonwealth
The Star with Charles Brennan in command supposedly left Shark Bay on 5 April 1876 for Geraldton, and disappeared. This report must have originated with a short article in The Western Australian Times, 9 May 1876: 3c stating it was 32 days overdue and feared lost.
However, in the WA Times of 12 May 1876: 3a, the owner, Wallace Bickley, hotly disputes this, stating that the Star left...
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