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Title Description Material Number of Items ANCODS Wreck
ZW5475 - Clay pipes

Pipe fragments

Clay pipes 16 Zeewijk
ZW5476 - Glass

Onion bottle fragments

Glass 6 Zeewijk
ZW5478 - Animal

Bones.

Animal 20 Zeewijk
ZW5479 - Cargo

Hoop fragments

Cargo 16 Zeewijk
ZW5480 - FERROUS

Iron fragments, kettle?

FERROUS 2 Zeewijk
ZW5481 - Glass

Glass fragment

Glass 8 Zeewijk
ZW5482 - Clay pipes

Pipe fragments

Clay pipes 3 Zeewijk
ZW5483 - Rope/leather/etc.

Leather fragments.

Rope/leather/etc. 3 Zeewijk
ZW5484 - Stoneware

Stoneware jug handle

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5485 - Stoneware

Stoneware fragment.

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5486 - Clay pipes

Pipe fragments.

Clay pipes 3 Zeewijk
ZW5487 - Glass

Glass fragment.

Glass 1 Zeewijk
ZW5488 - Glass

Onion bottle fragment.

Glass 1 Zeewijk
ZW5489 - Ship's fittings

Bolt head, large.

Ship's fittings 1 Zeewijk
ZW5491 - Coal

Charcoal (top of fire).

Coal 1 Zeewijk
ZW5492 - Clay pipes

Pipe stem

Clay pipes 1 Zeewijk
ZW5493 - Cargo

Hoop iron fragments

Cargo 2 Zeewijk
ZW5494 - Clay pipes

Pipe stems

Clay pipes 2 Zeewijk
ZW5495 - Clay pipes

Pipe fragments

Clay pipes 3 Zeewijk
ZW5496 - Clay pipes

Pipe fragments

Clay pipes 4 Zeewijk
ZW5497 - Glass

Onion bottle fragments

Glass 1 Zeewijk
ZW5498 - Glass

Case bottle base fragment

Glass 1 Zeewijk
ZW5499 - Cargo

Hoop fragments

Cargo 2 Zeewijk
ZW5500 - Majolica

Majolica fragment

Majolica 1 Zeewijk
ZW5501 - Clay pipes

Pipe fragments

Clay pipes 7 Zeewijk
ZW5502 - FERROUS

Iron fragments

FERROUS 2 Zeewijk
ZW5503 - Rope/leather/etc.

Leather fragment.

Rope/leather/etc. 1 Zeewijk
ZW5504 - Clay pipes

Clay pipe bowl w/ stem, heel mark undiagnostic.

Clay pipes 1 Zeewijk
ZW5505 - Fittings

Pulley sheave fragment

Fittings 1 Zeewijk
ZW5507 - Lead

Musket balls.

Lead 7 Zeewijk
ZW5508 - Clay pipes

Pipe stems

Clay pipes 2 Zeewijk
ZW5509 - Clay pipes

Pipe stems

Clay pipes 2 Zeewijk
ZW5510 - Clay pipes

Pipe stems

Clay pipes 1 Zeewijk
ZW5511 - Clay pipes

Pipe stem

Clay pipes 1 Zeewijk
ZW5512A-D - Ship's fittings

A) 3 nail fragments. B) 2 nails. C) bolt fragment. D) 1 nail (10 mm long).

Ship's fittings 7 Zeewijk
ZW5513 - Glass

Case bottle fragment

Glass 1 Zeewijk
ZW5514 - Ship's fittings

Nail fragment

Ship's fittings 1 Zeewijk
ZW5516 - Clay pipes

Pipe bowl

Clay pipes 1 Zeewijk
ZW5517 - UNKNOWN

Unidentified fragment- needs identification

UNKNOWN 1 Zeewijk
ZW5518 - Ship's fittings

Nail.

Ship's fittings 2 Zeewijk
ZW5519 - Clay pipes

Pipe stem fragments.

Clay pipes 2 Zeewijk
ZW5520 - Stoneware

Stoneware jug fragments

Stoneware 2 Zeewijk
ZW5521 - Glass

Case bottle fragments

Glass 2 Zeewijk
ZW5522 - Glass

Wine glass fragments

Glass 5 Zeewijk
ZW5523 - Animal

Bone.

Animal 1 Zeewijk
ZW5524 - Glass

Case bottle fragments

Glass 12 Zeewijk
ZW5525 - Stoneware

Stoneware fragment- grey.

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5526 - Majolica

Majolica fragment.

Majolica 1 Zeewijk
ZW5527 - Clay pipes

Pipe stem fragments.

Clay pipes 8 Zeewijk
ZW5528 - Glass

Onion bottle fragments.

Glass 9 Zeewijk
ZW5529 - Glass

Case glass fragments.

Glass 8 Zeewijk
ZW5530 - Ship's fittings

Nail fragments.

Ship's fittings 10 Zeewijk
ZW5531 - Cargo

Hoop fragments.

Cargo 3 Zeewijk
ZW5532 - Stoneware

Stoneware jug fragments

Stoneware 2 Zeewijk
ZW5533 - Stoneware

Stoneware fragment.

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5534 - Clay pipes

Clay pipe bowl.

Clay pipes 1 Zeewijk
ZW5545 - Stoneware

Stoneware jug fragment.

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5546 - Ship's structure

Pintle.

Ship's structure 1 Zeewijk
ZW5552 - Stoneware

Stoneware sherds.

Stoneware 2 Zeewijk
ZW5553 - Copper/brass

Sheeting, copper.

Copper/brass 3 Zeewijk
ZW5554 - Stoneware

Stoneware rim fragment.

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5556 - Clay pipes

Clay pipe fragments; x3 stem fragments, x2 bowl fragments (heel marks undiagnostic).

Clay pipes 5 Zeewijk
ZW5557 - Stoneware

Stoneware fragments (three frags joined).

Stoneware 6 Zeewijk
ZW5559 - Glass

Onion bottle fragment. Green.

Glass 2 Zeewijk
ZW5560 - Coal

Coal/stone.

Coal 2 Zeewijk
ZW5562 - Stoneware

Stoneware fragment.

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5563 - Clay pipes

Clay pipe fragments; x 34 stem fragments; x6 bowl fragments (one with SVS heel mark, other heel marks undiagnostic).

Clay pipes 40 Zeewijk
ZW5564 - Stoneware

Stoneware sherds: one w/ saltglaze.

Stoneware 3 Zeewijk
ZW5565 - Glass

Case bottle base fragments.

Glass 3 Zeewijk
ZW5566 - Glass

Onion bottle fragments, including two neck fragments.

Glass 10 Zeewijk
ZW5567 - Copper/brass

Eye bolt: copper.

Copper/brass 1 Zeewijk
ZW5568 - Concretions

Iron concretion.

Concretions 5 Zeewijk
ZW5569 - FERROUS

Iron fragment.

FERROUS 1 Zeewijk
ZW5570 - Glass

Case bottle bases and 1 body fragments.

Glass 4 Zeewijk
ZW5571 - Glass

Onion bottle fragments.

Glass 18 Zeewijk
ZW5572 - Armament

Ship cannon: fair condition.

Armament 1 Zeewijk
ZW5573 - Armament

Ship Cannon: eroded.

Armament 1 Zeewijk
ZW5576 - Glass

Onion bottle: large fragments of 2 case bottle and 1 onion.

Glass 4 Zeewijk
ZW5578 - Armament

Ship’s Cannon.

Armament 1 Zeewijk
ZW5580 - Stoneware

Stoneware jug: Beardman - complete. Debased mask and small floral medallion. Coarse body.

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5601 - Ship's timber

Fragment of possible frame timber with hole of iron bolt. Poorly preserved, one small strip of original surface preserved on one face (sided).

(Sample in MAC-056, T. 05).

Ship's timber 1 Zeewijk
ZW5602 - Ship's timber

Fragments of pine sheathing. Poorly preserved. Sheathing nails holes preserved, closely spaced, square in section. Rounded nail head impressions on exterior surface.

Ship's timber 102 Zeewijk
ZW5603 - Ship's timber

Fragment of pine sheathing (broken into several pieces). Thin deposits of iron corrosion products present on one surface and evidence of animal hair on its interior surface.

(Sample in MAC-083, T. 11).

Ship's timber 1 Zeewijk
ZW5604 - Copper/brass

Sheathing patch and tack: joined to concretion.

Copper/brass 1 Zeewijk
ZW5608 - Cargo

Billet samples- square + flat.

Cargo 20 Zeewijk
ZW5609 - Concretions

Concretion from cannon.

Concretions 1 Zeewijk
ZW5610 - Armament

Cannon ball fragment.

Armament 1 Zeewijk
ZW5611 - Ship's fittings

Concretion lump from nail barrel.

Ship's fittings 1 Zeewijk
ZW5612 - Ship's fittings

Concretion lumps from nail barrel.

Ship's fittings 4 Zeewijk
ZW230D - Copper/brass

Ornamental object.

Copper/brass 1 Zeewijk
ZW1834 - Silver

Bag of coins in concretion: 3 lumps coin concretion with Stan. 1834 = 332 grams- contains 25 shillings, faces polished. Stans no' : 10816-10840. 1834A= 400 grams +, faces not cleaned. 1834B= 250 grams- faces cleaned. AB are not no'.

Silver 1 Zeewijk
ZW5617 - Glass

Onion bottle base and 2 neck fragments.

Glass 3 Zeewijk
ZW5618 - Glass

Case bottle base.

Glass 1 Zeewijk
ZW832 - Glass

Bottle bases: case.

Glass 3 Zeewijk
ZW854 - Glass

Case Bottle bases: case x3 on display.

Glass 17 Zeewijk
ZW856 - Glass

Bottle bases: onion.

Glass 121 Zeewijk
LY4021 - Armament

Stool, folding, wood legs & fabric seat

Armament 1 Lygnern
EG4915 - Ship's fittings

Nails,16 (A)

Ship's fittings 47 Eglinton
BAT3030 - Silver

Bedpost: top and lower ring.

Silver 2 Batavia
CA3112 - Bronze

Bell, hand, w/ wood handle

Bronze 1 Carlisle Castle
JM536A - Rope/leather/etc.

Rope fragments from pulley block.

Rope/leather/etc. 1 James Matthews
SE4022 - Glass

Fluted bottle base: light green glass.

Glass 1 Sepia
SE4023 - Patterned Earthenware

Plate section: 'Red lines' ship ware.

Patterned Earthenware 1 Sepia
SE4024 - Porcelain

Saucer and cup sherds: white porcelain.

Porcelain 5 Sepia
SE4025 - Glass

Tumbler base: clear glass.

Glass 1 Sepia
SE4026 - Glass

Tumbler base section: clear glass.

Glass 1 Sepia
SE4027 - Glass

Ink bottle base: light green glass.

Glass 1 Sepia
SE4028 - Glass

Bottle base and fragment: dark blue glass.

Glass 2 Sepia
SE4029 - Glass

Rectangular bottle base: light blue glass.

Glass 1 Sepia
SE4030 - Glass

Pickle jar rim w/ cork.

Glass 2 Sepia
SE4031 - Earthenware

Jar lid: small.

Earthenware 1 Sepia
LJ33 - Animal

Bone.

Animal 1 Long Jetty site, Fremantle
LJ457A - Patterned Earthenware

Plate: oval serving w/ 2 blue lines.

Patterned Earthenware 1 Long Jetty site, Fremantle
BAT80401 - Armament

Cannon ball (re-registered.)

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT80402 - Armament

Cannon ball (re-registered.)

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT80403 - Armament

Cannon ball (re-registered.)

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT80404 - Armament

Cannon ball (re-registered.)

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT80405 - Armament

Cannon ball (re-registered.)

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT80406 - Armament

Cannon ball (re-registered.)

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT8013 - Armament

Cannon ball.

Armament 1 Batavia
JM629C - Concretions

Concretion: associated w/ deadeye, parts of chain plate and sheer poles.

Concretions 1 James Matthews
JM629D - Rope/leather/etc.

Rope fragment from dead-eye.

Rope/leather/etc. 1 James Matthews
BAT3917 - Lead

Lead sheathing fragments

Lead 93 Batavia
BAT80408 - Armament

Cannon ball

Armament 1 Batavia
RP5738 - Copper/brass

Spikes.

Copper/brass 2 Rapid
RP5739 - Copper/brass

Bolts: 1 w/ a 330 mm washer in situ, other is a 90 mm spike end.

Copper/brass 2 Rapid
UNID7 - Lead

Piece of lead: old No Mis 43, no further information.

Lead 1 Unidentified
UNID5 - Armament

Small cannon ball: old No Mis 2. No further information

Armament 1 Unidentified
UNID10 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

7 pieces of wrought iron encrusted with sand and 2 pieces of wood. Collected off a wreck north of Yanchep by Phillip Bourne in March 1969.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 9 Unidentified
UNID12 - FERROUS

Wrought iron fragments: found 20 miles south of Lancelin on the coast of "Darch". Adjacent to Gilt Dragon. Found by G. Martin and L. Jack 1961.

FERROUS 8 Unidentified
SU39B - Copper/brass

Rods: copper.

Copper/brass 3 Success HMS
BB65 - Copper/brass

Copper rods: collected by A. Guest.

Copper/brass 4 Batoe Bassi
ZT91 - Glass

Bottle glass fragment.

Glass 1 Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
ZT94 - FERROUS

Collection of iron fragments.

FERROUS 1 Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
ZT95 - General

Key fragment: corroded.

General 2 Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
BEL331 - Copper/brass

1. Intact sliding latch housing with base plate number ‘1959’ stamped on base plate.
2. Base plate only for sliding latch mechanism, ‘1959’ stamped on base plate.

Copper/brass 2 Belinda
BEL332 - Lead

Shot: pistol shot

Lead 1 Belinda
BEL144 - Animal

Button: bone, sew-through, single hole

Animal 1 Belinda
BEL42 - Animal

Shoe w/ brass toe cap: leather.

Animal 1 Belinda
ZT288AB - Glass

A) Glass fragments x 5. One fragment with gold coloured overlay. B) Clay fragments x 2.

Glass 7 Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
BI289 - Building

Red brick of Dutch origin.

Building 1 Browse Island wreck
OQ291 - Glass

Glass fragments: marked "...T.U.R.".

Glass 4 Ocean Queen
MAG346 - FERROUS

Hollow cylinders of iron corrosion: encrusted.

FERROUS 3 Magnolia
UNID350 - FERROUS

Large iron pieces: heavily encrusted. (Coburn Sound)

FERROUS 2 Unidentified
UNID351 - TIMBER

Piece of timber: charred at the edges. (Coburn Sound)

TIMBER 1 Unidentified
UNID352 - Ship's fittings

Iron bolts: heavily encrusted. (Cockburn Sound)

Ship's fittings 2 Unidentified
UNID353AB - Copper/brass

(A) 4 metal pieces heavily encrusted. (B) 2 Copper pieces. (Coburn Sound)

Copper/brass 6 Unidentified
UNID354 - Copper/brass

Copper shuts pressed together. (Connac Is. wreck)

Copper/brass 1 Unidentified
UNID398 - Copper/brass

Brass skirting fragments. (Coburn Sound)

Copper/brass 2 Unidentified
EL424A - Glass

Glass bottle tap: square.

Glass 1 Elizabeth
EL443 - General

Car wheel rim.

General 1 Elizabeth
ZE478 - FERROUS

Iron pieces; approx 25.

FERROUS 1 Zedora
ZT563AB - Fittings

A) 6 Drawing pins. B) 2 nails.

Fittings 8 Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
GRD627 - Ship's timber

Timber piece w/ copper bolts.

Ship's timber 1 Grace Darling
BAT8055 - Armament

Cannon ball.

Armament 1 Batavia
EG641 - Copper/brass

Scuttle, rectangular, in two pieces. Marked: ‘Registered Jany 14th 1851’.

Copper/brass 2 Eglinton
BUW717B - Glass

Glass fragments.

Glass 11 Bunbury Wreck Unidentified.
BUW717A - Glass

Glass bottle base

Glass 1 Bunbury Wreck Unidentified.
ORZ4035 - Tools

Wheels, Fly: iron from a Seibe Gorman Diving pump.

Tools 2 Orizaba SS
FQ3516 - Armament

Ship Cannon: iron.

Armament 1 Fairy Queen
SJF2710 - Ship's fittings

Anchor: lugger, iron.

Ship's fittings 1 S.Jetty Fremantle
BUR2687 - Ship's fittings

Yard Truss, iron

Ship's fittings 1 Burns Beach
RKM3235A - Ship's timber

Planking w/ tree nails, copper sheathing & brass fastening bolts

Ship's timber 2 Rockingham
JB2552 - Ship's fittings

Mast band, iron

Ship's fittings 1 Jurien Bay
RS557 - Lead

Scupper.

Lead 1 Lively Rowley Shoals
RS230 - Bronze

Rudder pintle/gudgeon arm w/ 5 holes: bronze.

Bronze 1 Lively Rowley Shoals
RS439 - Bronze

Rudder gudgeon w/ broken arm: bronze.

Bronze 1 Lively Rowley Shoals
ST834 - Glass

Onion bottle necks.

Glass 2 Lancier [Stragglers]
JA2315 - Armament

Signal Gun. (With replica carriage & rigging) Ship cannon. Bore spiked. 1830s. No. 478.

Armament 1 James
RS465 - Lead

Scupper.

Lead 1 Lively Rowley Shoals
BAT80409 - Concretions

Concretion fragments from Beacon Is.

Concretions 1 Batavia
GR2683 - Bronze

Rudder pintle

Bronze 1 Gardner River
CH1343 - Copper/brass

Fastening bolts: brass (7 through bolts and 21 frags) & Timber Plank Frag with Bolt

Copper/brass 29 Chalmers
CY1074 - Sharpening/grinding

Grindstone: part side is missing.

Sharpening/grinding 1 City of York
KK2018 - Copper/brass

Rod, curved, brass

Copper/brass 1 Karrakatta
LU3081 - Bronze

Crankshaft bearing

Bronze 2 Lubra SS
BAT99 - Building

Building block flat broken

Building 1 Batavia
BAT97 - Building

Building block section

Building 1 Batavia
RS343 - Bronze

Sacrificial planking nails.

Bronze 67 Lively Rowley Shoals
BEL222 - Glass

Clear glass flat octagonal body and base fragment, remains of embossed lettering ‘NE’ visible

Glass 1 Belinda
ZW5544 - Clay pipes

Clay pipe stem fragments; one bowl with leaping deer (springend hert) heel mark.

Clay pipes 8 Zeewijk
ZW5539 - Stoneware

Stoneware base sherd from large grey bowl.

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
ZW5543 - Stoneware

Stoneware jug fragment

Stoneware 1 Zeewijk
BEL237 - Earthenware

Body sherd from large brown glazed stoneware jar.
Associated with BEL240, BEL67, BEL166, BEL 63, BEL73.

Earthenware 1 Belinda
CB1530 - Ship's structure

Nails: iron.

Ship's structure 2 Day Daw = CB1
CON2657 - Dunnage

Branch and bark fragment.

Dunnage 3 Contest
MI3765 - Glass

Bottle fragments, UV blue

Glass 7 Middle Is. Abrolhos
MIR5946 - FERROUS

Maybe one or two nails amongst fragments, poor preservation Fragments F003 Unit 004

FERROUS 13 Middle Island Recherche
HA30048 - Copper/brass

Spikes: copper.

Copper/brass 4 Hadda
ZW1178 - Glass

Onion Bottle fragment

Glass 1 Zeewijk
ZW1014 - Glass

Onion bottle; base x 2, neck x 1.

Glass 3 Zeewijk
ZW5541 - Copper/brass

Brass cylindrical sheeting

Copper/brass 1 Zeewijk
ZW282 - FERROUS

Iron bars.

FERROUS 2 Zeewijk
SY4036 - General

Print, framed,' The Sinking of the Colleoni by HMAS Sydney'

MH rego: NG 1310

General 1 Sydney II (HMAS)
CB1563B - Bricks

Brick w/ mortar.

Bricks 1 Day Daw = CB1
CB1629 - NON-FERROUS

Fork w/ bone handle.

NON-FERROUS 1 Day Daw = CB1
CB1627 - Copper/brass

Copper fastening, dump or spike

Copper/brass 3 Day Daw = CB1
CB1597 - Copper/brass

Copper bolt: part of hull fittings.

Copper/brass 1 Day Daw = CB1
CB1598 - Copper/brass

Copper spike: large part of hull fitting.

Copper/brass 1 Day Daw = CB1
CB1628 - Copper/brass

Spike: bent and fractured, copper

Copper/brass 1 Day Daw = CB1