Base of pale green moulded glass bottle w/ twisting marks. Shallow kick-up w/ impressed figures '270'. Possibly soda or mineral water.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Glass
Registration Number 2842
ID 16227
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...