Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum
Namesort icon Title Description Material Number of Items ANCODS Wreck Site Area Code Modification date
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00026-003.jpg BAC26 - NON-FERROUS

Fire extinguisher nozzle AND metal component

Fire extinguisher nozzle - Long, black, rubber nozzle. At one end the handle is heavy and solid, with a diameter of 27 mm. This section is then attached to a hollow rubber cylinder, which increases slightly in width as it nears the end. This hollow, conical section is stamped with ‘PATENTS 1760274, 1885817, 196789’. The hollow section has two seams, one on either side, and a line of raised bumps around it’s circumference near the handle.

Metal component - On a flat, round metal base sits a second, taller Cylindrical piece that indents to become a slimmer cylinder with a flattened top. The top has a metallic circle in the centre and a vertical pin sticking up from one edge.

NON-FERROUS 2 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Tuesday, December 20, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00027-001_0.jpg BAC27 - NON-FERROUS

Scissors - very fragile, missing parts of both handles and the points of both blades. Neck, ride and screw are mostly intact. Very delicate scissors, not likely to be used for cutting anything sturdier than thread or paper.

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
MISCELLANEOUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00028-001.jpg BAC28 - MISCELLANEOUS

1. Servo manifold - Long, cylindrical, hollow metal barrel with five protrusions. Three barrels extend in a row from the bottom of the main manifold cylinder. All three end with handle screws and are embossed on each side with an anti clockwise arrow at the word “OPEN” at the top, and a clockwise arrow and the word “CLOSE” at the bottom. One of the barrels is also marked with “297-3”. From on side of the main manifold barrels extends a threaded sections with a large hexagonal coupling attached. The other side of the main manifold barrel has three hollow, eroded couplings. At the op of the main manifold barrel extends the fifth protrusion, a final barrel which is again topped with a handle screw and embossed with a clockwise arrow and the word “CLOSE” and and anti clockwise arrow next to a heavily eroded word which is likely “OPEN”.
2. Servo manifold - Section of manifold set on a short, central hollow barrel. Two parallel barrels extend from the top, both topped with moveable washers and embossed with anti clockwise arrows next to the word “OPEN”, and clockwise arrows next to the word “CLOSE”. A third barrel with a large hexagonal coupling extends from one side of the main barrel, while the other side has two coupling protrusions, one mostly eroded (see artefact 5), and the other threaded with a hexagonal and circular coupling. A final barrel extends from the base which is once again marked with arrows and the words “OPEN” and “CLOSE”.
3. Manifold fragment - Solid plat section of manifold with a large protruding screw, a thin pin-like protrusion, and a circular indent.
4. Manifold fragment - Large centre with a circular rubber washer attached. Two thin lengths of metal extend on either side along with two half screw holes and two encapsulated ones on each end. On the back is the engraved number “9”.
5. Metal coupling - small metal coupling, threaded section with a circular and hexagonal coupling attached. Conjoins with the missing coupling from artefact 2.
6. Misc. metal fragments - Eight small metal fragments, mostly sections of couplings or manifold plates.
7. Screws - Five screws, all the same length and diameter, all threaded 8 mm in from the end on both ends. Three screws have a hexagonal nut on one end, while the remaining two have a hexagonal nut on both ends.
8. Rubber washer - Hollow circular washer identical to that attached to artefact 4.

Miscellaneous 8 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
Glass artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00029-001.jpg BAC29 - Glass

Make-up Jar - milky white glass jar. Exterior is square with cut off edges (four wide sides and 4 thin sides). Interior of jar is cylindrical. Top of jar is threaded but lid is gone. Completely intact, no damage. Bottom of the jar is embossed with ‘MAX FACTOR HOLLYWOOD’. Appears to be part of the ‘Society Makeup Collection’ released by Max Factor in 1920.

Glass 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Tuesday, December 20, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00030-001_0.jpg BAC30 - NON-FERROUS

Fork - metal fork, four tines. Thin stem with a rounded handle. The tips of the right hand tines are slightly eroded and are shorter than than the left hand tines. Entire artefact is slightly eroded, with evidence of a makers mark on the back of the stem “DOHRCO HEAVY”. Front of handle engraved with ‘Y-59’.

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00031-001_0.jpg BAC31 - NON-FERROUS

Fork - metal fork with four tines. Thin stem with a rounded handle. Intact, no parts lost to erosion. Makers mark on the back of the stem “DOHRCO HEAVY”. Front of handle engraved with ‘Y-59’. Appears identical to BAC30 excluding level of erosion.

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00032-001.jpg BAC32 - NON-FERROUS

Cylindrical radio component
1. Outer casing of component: Half of outer cylinder eroded away. Singular screw and wire protruding from base of the cylinder. Cylinder topped with flat metal plate held by three screws. Slightly off-centre of the metal plate sits a cylindrical metal coupling with two grooved rings, held in place on a square base with four screws. A short metal spike protrudes from one of two holes in the top of the coupling.
2. The inner part of the component has a solid metal disc at its centre with thin metal bands running around its radius and a pin protruding. On either side of the disc is a ring of corded metal fibre, and remnants of a fabric covering. Inside the ring is a metal component which appears on one side as a large metal bolt. This narrows and extends through the centre of the metal disc, and appears on the other side as a metal pin with a large bolt head. The component rotates within the disc but is very stiff. The larger side of the centre component extends out and back around its side to connect with artefact 1, the outer casing.

NON-FERROUS 2 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00033-001.jpg BAC33 - NON-FERROUS

Gauge housing: Empty housing, gauge contents and faceplate missing. Gauge mostly circular with a short, rounded spout protruding from one side. Front of gauge has three screws, two on either side of the spout, and one on the far side. At the back of the gauge these three screws are connected by two twisted wires. At the centre back of the gauge is a coupling with a rubber washer. The coupling unscrews cleanly to reveal two small, black, metal balls in a rounded cavity. Back of gauge is lettered with ‘SEA 36758’

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00034-001_0.jpg BAC34 - NON-FERROUS

Harness buckle - metal latch for a harness buckle. Single metal plate. Flat top which is slightly thicker than the rest of the plate. The sides widen slightly to accommodate a hollow slit, then narrow in to surround a circular hole 13 mm in diameter, forming a bulbous ‘T’ shape.

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00035-001_0.jpg BAC35 - NON-FERROUS

Compact case - the lid of a woman’s powder or mirror compact. Quite ornate, embossed with detailed scrollwork which is visible on both the front and back of the lid. Inside of lid is slightly indented on one side where the hinge would have been. Copper coloured with black erosion. Small eroded hole next to hinge indent.

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
Copper/brass artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00036-001_0.jpg BAC36 - Copper/brass

Morse key - copper alloy metal fragment, potentially from a Morse or telegraph key/device. Small, solid, circular piece of metal is connected to two thin, parallel pieces of metal held together by thin metal pillars. Small amounts of green oxidation covering artefact.

Copper/brass 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00038_001.jpg BAC38 - NON-FERROUS

1. Harness buckle: Rectangular base plate with four screw holes (three screws, one empty). One end of the plate has a slit, presumably for harness latch to lock into. Back of base plate numbered with ‘1840-I’. On top of the base plate sits a large square section with hollowed slits on both sides, 18 mm from the base, supported by small circular pieces inside the slit. On top of the square section sits a circular plate with a flat edge. It has a single centre screw and rotates slightly. The plate is engraved with a curved arrow pointing to the right, and the words ‘TURN TO UNLOCK’ and ‘PRESS TO RELEASE’. Top left hand section of the plate has some damage/erosion.
2. Fitting: ‘L’ shaped plate with two screw holes at each end. Length of both ends is equal, they sit at slightly more than a 90 degree angle. In the corner is a tall fitting with a threaded interior. Remnants of another fitting inside, and small holes spaced evenly around the top edge of the fitting.
3. Screw: Section of a screw, no head, just a smooth section (11 mm) and a threaded section (5 mm).
4. Spring remnants: Small, broken spring, consisting of 25 individual pieces of coil. Most very small with only one or a section of one full rotation. Largest piece is three full rotations.

NON-FERROUS 4 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00039-001_0.jpg BAC39 - NON-FERROUS

Metal studs - two identical metal studs. Each has a circular base which extends up in a conical shape. The cone has a slight waist 1.5 mm from the top. Underneath the circular base there is a second circular piece of metal held by an internal circular pin. On one stud this second piece is mobile and can be rotated and shifted up and down the 1 mm pin. On the second stud the piece is fused to the main stud and is immovable.

NON-FERROUS 2 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00040-006.jpg BAC40 - NON-FERROUS

Embossed disc - flat disc, embossed on one side, flat on the other. Has two small holes on either side. Along the top in a semi circle are the words “THE EMPLOYERS CORPN” (corporation). Along the bottom it reads “BLOM & VAN DER AA”, the name of a Dutch Auto Insurance Company. At the centre is the image of a person dressed in toga - like robes with a roman helmet, holding a shield by their feet which reads “IN OMNIA PARATUS” which means ‘ready for all things’.

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Monday, August 7, 2017
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00041-001_0.jpg BAC41 - NON-FERROUS

Stud buttons - Two metal stud buttons, oval in shape with an empty circle cut out of the centre. Beneath the circle are the words ‘LIFT THE DOT’. The front piece is hooked into a slightly larger oval back piece, and moves very slightly. The back piece is stamped with the words ‘BOSTON MASS’ on one side. The Other sides lettering is harder to make out, but likely says ‘U.-C.F. CORP’.

NON-FERROUS 2 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00042-006.jpg BAC42 - NON-FERROUS

Coins - Three 2 1/2 Guilder coins, in varying states of erosion – 192?, 1937 and 193?. All presumably hold the same markings. Same embossing as with BAC18. Obverse side reads “WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN”. The Reverse side reads “MUNT VAN HET KONINGRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN”. Although both faces of the each coin are damaged, the coins would have had a privy mark to the left of the Kingdom of the Netherlands coat of arms and the mint mark of the Royal Dutch Mint – the caduceus – to the right. Some variations in privy mark are noted: the 192? coin has a seahorse privy mark; the 193? coin appears to have a grapes privy mark.

NON-FERROUS 3 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Tuesday, June 27, 2017
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00043-006.jpg BAC43 - NON-FERROUS

Four 1 Guilder coins; similar to BAC18 and BAC42. Obverse side contains the embossed face of Queen Wilhemina and reads “WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLAN]DEN”. The Reverse side contains the Kingdom of the Netherlands coat of arms and reads “MUNT VAN HET KONINGRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN”. The dates of the coins are not visible. The seahorse privy mark is visible on only one of the coins.

NON-FERROUS 4 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Tuesday, June 27, 2017
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00044-004.jpg BAC44 - NON-FERROUS

Wing fusilage - unidentified section of plane, possibly from wing. Singular rectangular plate with raised edges along each long side. A large number of screws (23) of varying sizes remain in place without a clear pattern. At on end the plate slopes upward at around a 20 degree angle, but it is unclear whether this is by design or a result of warping. At the other end of the plate there is a ellipse shaped hole and heavy erosion.

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Monday, August 7, 2017
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00045-004.jpg BAC45 - NON-FERROUS

Wing fusilage - unidentified section of plane, perhaps from the wing. Comprised of two metal plates. The first is long and rectangular, with four large circular holes of 40 mm diameter spaced along its length. Second metal plate is attached by screws along one side of the first plate It is broken and heavily warped, bending upwards on both sides. The artefact has a thin layer of concretion and shell, with no heavy erosion.

NON-FERROUS 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Monday, August 7, 2017
Artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC00046-001.jpg BAC46

1. Sextant: largely intact, frame is a basic triangle with a graduated arc at the base and cross bars extending from each side and the base into the centre. Thin, 3 mm diameter legs support the two base corners while a larger, 14 mm diameter conical leg supports the point. Where the cross bars meet a screw penetrates then extends down to form a centre support leg. On the left side of the frame three circular lenses sit on a horizontal screw. The first is black with no visibility and is fully rotational. The second is a transparent blue and is partially rotational. The third is a transparent green and immovable. These lenses sit in front the horizon mirror frame (glass piece removed). The frame is rectangular (long sides vertical) with the bottom half solid and upper half hollow for visibility. Further along the left side of the frame there are four glass filters. The filters are circular lenses set into square frames which rotate along a single screw. The first two filters a fairly rotational and are dark blue and green. The second two filters are far more stiff and show less visibility. Along the centre of the frame lies the index arm. The arm is circular at the point of the sextant, and swivels along the graduated arc at the base. At the circular point sits the index mirror frame. Like the horizon mirror frame the glass piece has been removed. The index frame’s long sides sit on the horizontal, and the piece is completely solid and held in place by three screws at its back. The other end of the index arm swivels almost the full extent of the graduated arc. It supports a plastic graduated drum, numbered ’0’ to ‘50’, as well as a locking device. At the right base point of the sextant sits the telescope, with the eye piece facing the centre of the sextant and the telescope lens facing out.
2. Index mirror: Glass section removed from index mirror frame.
3. Horizon mirror: Glass section removed from horizon mirror frame.
4. Rubber component: Rubber ring which may have been an eye cushion for the telescope or served a similar function.
5. Fabric washer: small, very soft fabric washer used to protect a fitting. Unsure of purpose in sextant.

5 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC0037-001.jpg BAC37 - NON-FERROUS

1. Flare gun - a Very (verey) type flare gun, largely intact except for a small section of the handle which has broken away/eroded. Simple design with a wide, smooth barrel set on a basic metal handle. Has a single action trigger mechanism with the trigger in the pulled position, and the hammer and firing pin cocked. Near front of handle, underneath the barrel, is a pin with a ring, indicating a shell-extractor mechanism. The side of the handle is stamped with ‘MARK III A ONE INCH’, indicating calibre. The top of the barrel bears the makers mark ‘HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO.’
2. Main spring - designed to sit in the handle of the flare, where it is eroded, to store energy. Is a long metal pin surrounded by metal coil. Has a large trapezium shaped head with a half moon top which locks in with the base of the hammer.
3. Metal pin - short metal pin, smooth with no markings, consistent in diameter and with flat ends. Unsure about purpose/place in gun.
4. Metal shard - relatively flat piece of warped metal. Potentially a part of handle but difficult to determine.
5. Metal shard - second, smaller shard of warped metal. Again possibly part of missing handle section but unsure.
6. Coil fragment - small piece of coil, only one rotation, broken away from main spring (artefact 2).
7. Bearing - Small, smooth piece of metal, possible a warped sphere. Could be a bearing of some kind. Unsure of purpose in flare gun.

NON-FERROUS 7 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
Miscellaneous/Unidentified artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC05120-001.jpg BAC5120 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Toy pistol - die cast, shaped like a Lugger pistol with a long, thin barrel. Missing parts of handle and trigger. Hammer is in a cocked position. Covered in large shells and concretion. Makers mark on one side reads ‘CRESCENT TOY CO LTD’.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, November 30, 2017
Glass artefact recovered from Broome Aircraft WrecksBAC05121-001.jpg BAC5121 - Glass

Bottle - clear glass bottle or vial. Completely intact, interior coated with a blue-white powder, and the remnants of a stopper are inside. Cylindrical with two slightly flattened sides. Relatively tall, thin neck.

Glass 1 Broome Aircraft Wrecks North West Thursday, December 8, 2016
Stoneware artefact recovered from BataviaBAT00326-001_0.jpg BAT326 - Stoneware

Jug: Seigburg type. Mask w/ lions either side and 2 medallions. Jan Allers seal. White w/ cobalt blue design.

Stoneware 1 Batavia Mid-West Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Stoneware artefact recovered from BataviaBAT00328-001_0.jpg BAT328 - Stoneware

Jug: Westerwald. Buff colour w/ blue design. Neck and handle missing. Salt glaze, decorated w/ cobalt blue. Condition of glaze poor.

Stoneware 1 Batavia Mid-West Thursday, June 8, 2017