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Title Description Material Number of Items ANCODS Wreck
ENT5794 - Glass

Glass: base, fragment green.

Glass 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5795 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Iron fragments, heavily corroded. (most unregognisable, possibly fastenings).

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 15 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5796 - Pewter

Pewter (?) fragment. Possibly part of a circular base. Area has been scratched away to determine material underneath concretion.

Pewter 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5797 - Lead

Lead sheathing fragment with nail holes.

Lead 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5798 - Lead

Lead fragment, tube shape. No nail holes visible. Possibly sheathing.

Lead 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5799 - Lead

Lead fragment. Sheathing, folded with nail holes and remains of iron nails.

Lead 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5800 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Iron fragment (?) Cut into pieces for identification (?) Bob Shepherd.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 4 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5801 - Lead

Musket Ball.

Lead 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5802 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Small corroded tack, hexagonal head (?).

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5803 - Bricks

Brick, fragment, possible ballast. Some concretion.

Bricks 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5804a - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

1 corroded metal bolt/fastener.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5804b - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

1 corroded metal bolt/fastener.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5805 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Lead fragment. Large. Possibly sheathing, nail holes along edges.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5806 - Miscellaneous

Burnt timber piece. Large. Terrestrial.

Miscellaneous 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5807 - Ship's fittings

Nail/Spike heavily corroded. Head broken off, no metal remains inside.

Ship's fittings 2 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5808 - Concretions

Concretion, unidentified.

Concretions 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5809 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Metal nails, broken.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 6 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5810 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Iron fastener, long.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5811 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Concreted iron fastener

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5812 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Concreted iron fastener square shaped.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5813 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Square bolt head

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5814 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Large pieces of corroded iron. Small hole in the middle.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 2 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5815 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Cringle (?) Circular rusted hoop.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5816 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Concretion - unidentified, long flat fragment.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5817 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Chain plate

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Eagle’s Nest
ENT5818 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Long thin bolts, concreted

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 2 Eagle’s Nest
CSS3309 - Ship's fittings

Iron bolts (one is curved and possibly not a bolt)

Ship's fittings 2 Cassini Island
RP4136 - Ship's fittings

Eye bolted

Ship's fittings 1 Rapid
ATJ44A - Glass

Concretion.

Glass 1 Albany Town Jetty site
LJ42A - Glass

Iron concretion? chipping off.

Glass 1 Long Jetty site, Fremantle
LJ580E - Patterned Earthenware

Lead strip, folded over and curled.

Patterned Earthenware 1 Long Jetty site, Fremantle
CV3362A - Tools

Stones, possibly from hammerhead concretion? See CV3362.

Tools 43 Cervantes
EG1480E - Rope/leather/etc.

Shoe: leather (left sole?).

Rope/leather/etc. 1 Eglinton
JM614A - Rope/leather/etc.

Rope: still embeded in concretion.

Rope/leather/etc. 1 James Matthews
RP5694A - General

Spike/nail

General 2 Rapid
RS5819 - Concretions

Concretion

Concretions 1 Lively Rowley Shoals
JM504A - Cargo

Cooking pot: reconstructed from iron fragments. Underneath pot base: “T. CLARK” , “N.O...”

Cargo 1 James Matthews
XA5820 - MISCELLANEOUS

Model of Xantho engine.

Original engine plans by Noel Miller 1985. Bob Burgess constructed the model (Bassendean, 1990).

Miscellaneous 1 Xantho
MIR5821 - UNKNOWN

Samples of adhesive/ mortar from possible Flinders plaque site

UNKNOWN 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5983 - Glass

Bottle glass - body fragment, green colour with mould mark

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5965 - Glass

Bottle Olive 1xpiece rounded olive glass Fragment

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5822 - TIMBER

Timber samples from mast

TIMBER 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5986 - CERAMICS

Ceramic sherd - glazed tableware, partial remains of makers mark illegible, crazing on one side

CERAMICS 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5823 - Tools

Fragment of large bladed iron tool possible flensing tool or pike. Corroded condition.

Tools 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5824 - Tools

Fragment of iron tool probably a mattock or hoe. Corroded condition.

Tools 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6083 - STONE

Stone - possible grind stone?

STONE 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5825 - Tools

Fragment of iron nail or rivet. Corroded condition.

Tools 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5945 - NON-FERROUS

Wire/ nails- Numerous pieces wire, corroded and snapped, 1862-present Fragments

NON-FERROUS 75 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5826 - Tools

2 x iron rivets. Corroded condition.

Tools 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6097 - Glass

Glass fragments, olive tinted, 1x base fragment, 1x fragment with seam

Glass 8 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5827 - Tools

1 x whole iron nail and 5 x fragments of iron nails. Corroded condition.

Tools 6 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5879 - FERROUS

1xsmall round head tack, same as MDI 184 though slightly smaller

FERROUS 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5828 - Tools

4 x fragments of iron nails. Corroded condition.

Tools 4 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5844 - General

Miscellaneous item Fragments

General 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5829 - Tools

Fragment of iron nail/ fastening. Corroded condition.

Tools 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6101 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Wire and nails- Twisted wire pieces and double strand pieces, all corroded and snapped, 1862-present

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5830 - Tools

7 x fragments of corroded iron fastenings .

Tools 7 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5878 - CERAMICS

1xsmall piece ceramic, earthenware, red transfer print, shape suggests cup, 1818-present Fragment

CERAMICS 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5831 - Tools

36 larger fragments of corroded iron, plus smaller corroded iron fragments from sieve in separate bag.

Tools 96 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6099 - STONE

Lumps of clay Fragments

STONE 18 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5832 - Lead

2 x lead shot.

Lead 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5833 - UNKNOWN

1 x 1950 Australian 3 pence coin.
TO BE REGISTERED IN NUMISMATIC COLLECTION - given to Walter Bloom for registration on 13.04.16 (DS)

UNKNOWN 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5845 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Small ferrous metal pieces, form and function not discernible Fragments

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 8 Middle Island Recherche
BAT21834 - Ballast stone

Ballast stone/Brick fragments. 1 nearly whole, 3 x smaller pieces.

Ballast stone 4 Batavia
BAT80577 - Concretions

Iron/ferrous concretion fragment

Concretions 1 Batavia
BILS5532 - Human

Tooth

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BAT6514 - MISCELLANEOUS

Batavia ship’s model

Miscellaneous 1 Batavia
ENT5835

Unid specimen

3 Eagle’s Nest
BILS5533 - Copper/brass

Rove, copper

Copper/brass 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5534 - Lead

Rectangular fragment, ‘rove-like’

Lead 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5535 - Lead

Rectangular fragment, ‘rove-like’

Lead 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5536 - Textile

Stocking

Textile 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5537 - Stoneware

Beardman jug fragment

Stoneware 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5538 - MISCELLANEOUS

Tube, cream. INNOXA blemish cream.

Miscellaneous 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5539 - Copper/brass

Sheathing, copper

Copper/brass 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5540 - Copper/brass

Sheathing, copper, with tack holes, folded

Copper/brass 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5541 - TIMBER

Timber, sample, from large chopping block at back of Johnsons house

TIMBER 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5542 - TIMBER

Concretion pieces

TIMBER 2 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5543 - TIMBER

Bones

TIMBER 9 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1000A - Glass

Glass, olive green, curved, possibly shoulder of bottle

Glass 1 Long Island
LI1000B - Copper/brass

Possible button, copper

Copper/brass 1 Long Island
LI1001 - Copper/brass

Possible button, copper

Copper/brass 1 Long Island
LI1002 - Copper/brass

Possible button, copper

Copper/brass 1 Long Island
LI1003 - FERROUS

Nail

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1004 - FERROUS

Nail

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1005 - FERROUS

Nail

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1006 - FERROUS

Nail, very corroded

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1007 - FERROUS

Nail, bent

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1008 - FERROUS

Nail

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1009 - FERROUS

Nail, very corroded

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1010 - FERROUS

Nail

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1011 - FERROUS

Nail

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1012 - FERROUS

Possible nail, bent

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1013 - FERROUS

Nail fragments

FERROUS 4 Long Island
LI1014 - FERROUS

Spike head

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1015 - FERROUS

Long unid ferrous object, bent at one end

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1016 - FERROUS

Bolt head, very corroded

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1017 - FERROUS

Small iron fragment

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1018 - FERROUS

Small corroded iron fragment

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1019 - Copper/brass

Copper fragment, possible bullet case

Copper/brass 1 Long Island
LI1020A - FERROUS

Nail, ferrous

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1020A - FERROUS

Nail, ferrous

FERROUS 1 Long Island
LI1020B - Glass

Glass frag, olive green, think

Glass 1 Long Island
LI1020B - Glass

Glass frag, olive green, think

Glass 1 Long Island
LI1021 - Lead

Triangular ;ead fragment, hole in centre

Lead 1 Long Island
LI1021 - Lead

Triangular ;ead fragment, hole in centre

Lead 1 Long Island
LI1022 - Marine

Shell samples for id

Marine 3 Long Island
LI1022 - Marine

Shell samples for id

Marine 3 Long Island
LI1023 - Marine

Oyster shells for id

Marine 3 Long Island
LI1023 - Marine

Oyster shells for id

Marine 3 Long Island
MAD5836 - General

Facsimile Dutch map, 1666, by Pieter Goos: Pascaarte vande, Zuyder-Zee, Texel.

General 1 Maritime Arch. Misc.
MAD5837 - General

Facsimile Dutch map, 1666, by Pieter Goos: NOORD ZEE, van TEXEL, tot de HOOFDEN

General 1 Maritime Arch. Misc.
GT2219A - Bricks

Brick: 1 whole

Bricks 1 Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon)
AFR5838 - Ship's timber

Ship’s timber

Ship's timber 1 African
MH5839ABC - Bronze

Ship’s bell (A) — probably from the fo’c’sle (forecastle), including clapper (B) and frame fixed to 325 x 290 x 45 mm pine base (C).

Bronze 3 Mayhill
DHI4162CR1 - Pewter

Hartog Plate Copy/replica

Pewter 1 Dirk Hartog Island
DHI4162CR2 - Pewter

Hartog plate, copy/replica of the original pewter plate

Polyester resin?

Pewter 1 Dirk Hartog Island
BAT3956 - Copper/brass

1 x copper alloy buckle, c. 1844, see Cunnington & Cunnington, p.42.
1 x copper alloy nail w timber attached, probably from a c. 19th C clinker built boat.

Copper/brass 2 Batavia
BAT21835 - CERAMICS

1 x fragment of blue print ceramic

CERAMICS 1 Batavia
BAT21386 - CERAMICS

Miscellaneous fragments of glass and ceramics. 1 x clear glass bottle stopper, 1 x pale green glass fragment. 1 x ceramic fragment w blue print, 1 x cream glazed ceramic handle fragment.

CERAMICS 4 Batavia
BAT4818 - Animal

1 x small bone fragment

Animal 1 Batavia
BRB5840 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

1 x Large fragment of ferrous concretion, possibly chain.

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Breton Bay Area
ZT4342 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Small bundle of detonation cable

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
ZW5650 - Textile

Mounted newspaper clipping referring to Stokes swivel gun, titled “View of Dutch Four-Pounder Bronze Gun”. Related to ZW111R (stokes gun replica).

Textile 1 Zeewijk
EP5841 - MISCELLANEOUS

1 x wooden pulley sheave fragment, weathered. 1 x ferrous corroded chain fragment. 1 x copper alloy sheathing fragment.

Miscellaneous 3 Emu Point, Albany
CAU3533 - Copper/brass

Bolts, copper alloy.

Copper/brass 9 Cape Arid Unidentified
ATJ5842 - General

Pulley, composite; ferrous, porcelain, asbestos

General 1 Albany Town Jetty site
XA5843 - Miscellaneous

Concretion with imprint of a nut visible.

Miscellaneous 2 Xantho
GT4171AB - MISCELLANEOUS

A) Frame w/ images/maps of ‘Vergulde Draeck’ pasted and 9 coins removed.
B) Wire for hanging the frame.

Miscellaneous 1 Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon)
BAT3957 - Lead

musket balls

Lead 2 Batavia
BAT3958 - Copper/brass

RIng, brass.

Copper/brass 1 Batavia
BAT80579 - Armament

Cannon ball, dried out, large.

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT80580 - Armament

Cannon ball, dried out.

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT80581 - Armament

Cannon ball, dried out, in pieces.

Armament 1 Batavia
BAT4817 - Bricks

Ballast bricks

Bricks 3 Batavia
BAT21837 - Stoneware

Stoneware jug sherd, wall

Stoneware 1 Batavia
DHE4758a - Copper/brass

Studs

Copper/brass 2 Dirk Hartog Excavation
CM108A - Patterned Earthenware

Plate section: Part of Spode’s Indian Sporting Series— Groom Leading Out pattern (conjoin w/ 1 x CM 109)

Patterned Earthenware 1 Cumberland
CM108B - Patterned Earthenware

Sherds (4) , pale ultramarine Willow Pattern — 1 x Cup/mug rim with Two Temples interior border; 1 x lower wall sherd w/ part footrim; 2 x misc. sherds.

Patterned Earthenware 4 Cumberland
MIR6098 - Glass

clear glass fragment, seam running vertically up bottle

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5883 - CERAMICS

White Small plain piece of earthenware ceramic Fragment

CERAMICS 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5847 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Small corroded ferrous metal pieces, some possible wire fragments

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 10 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5867 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Small metal pieces, form and function not discernible Fragments

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 18 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5935 - CERAMICS

Cup Red transfer print 1xsmall piece ceramic, earthenware, red transfer print, shape suggests cup. 1818-present Fragment

CERAMICS 1 Middle Island Recherche
NRC6138 - Glass

Glass fragment, dark olive green

Glass 1 Correio da Azia
BILS5544 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 12 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6100 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Small metal pieces, form and function not discernible Fragments

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 5 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5545 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 35 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1024 - FERROUS

Nail, corroded

FERROUS 1 Long Island
MIR6102 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Large flat metal fragments

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 3 Middle Island Recherche
BAT2301C - Stoneware

Stoneware sherd, dark brown mottle.

Stoneware 1 Batavia
BILS5546 - FERROUS

Ferrous, unidentified, corroded

FERROUS 1 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1025 - FERROUS

Nail heads, partial, corroded

FERROUS 2 Long Island
MIR6096 - NON-FERROUS

Tin can - hole-in-cap tin can cap. 1840s-c.1930

NON-FERROUS 1 Middle Island Recherche
BAT2412b - Stoneware

Stoneware sherd, light brown mottle.

Stoneware 1 Batavia
QB4620 - Resin/wax/etc

Lid, potato lid

Resin/wax/etc 1 Quoin Bluff
BILS5547 - FERROUS

Ferrous, unidentified, corroded

FERROUS 2 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1026 - FERROUS

Nail shafts, partial, corroded

FERROUS 3 Long Island
MIR5846 - UNKNOWN

Small tubular material, maybe clay? Fragment

UNKNOWN 1 Middle Island Recherche
QB6116A - Resin/wax/etc

Lid, potato lid. ‘EDWARDS’ PRESERVED POTATO. BY ROYAL LETTERS. PATENT’ impressed on potato lid surrounding large royal crest.

Resin/wax/etc 2 Quoin Bluff
BILS5548 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 22 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1027 - FERROUS

Bulk ferrous pieces, unidentified, corroded

FERROUS 189 Long Island
BILS5549 - Human

Tooth, Molar

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6082 - Glass

Bottle Olive 1xpiece of a bottle base, olive. Appears to be conical base. Fragment

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
QB6116B - Tin

Remains of potato tin. Associated with QB 6116A.

Tin 7 Quoin Bluff
LI1028 - Copper

Copper, unidentified

Copper 1 Long Island
MIR6080 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Shoe - 1xalmost half of metal boot heel Boot heel

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Middle Island Recherche
QB6117 - CERAMICS

Jars, ceramic glazed.

CERAMICS 2 Quoin Bluff
BILS5550 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 28 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6081 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Shoe - Other half of boot heel from Unit 2 #MDI 056 Boot heel

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Middle Island Recherche
QB6118 - Copper/brass

buckles, brass

Copper/brass 2 Quoin Bluff
BILS5551 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 16 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1029 - FERROUS

Ferrous pieces, corroded, barrel hoops?

FERROUS 12 Long Island
MIR5996 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

6x larger fragments, numerous corroded fragments 1xpiece flat bar, possible hoop iron fragment

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 6 Middle Island Recherche
QB6119 - Pewter

buttons, ‘99’-regimental, cone shank w/steel, loop (x4 large, x1 medium, x3 small). Relief markings.

Pewter 8 Quoin Bluff
BAT21836 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Misc ceramics and glass. 2x glass (1 bottle stopper), 2x ceramics

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 4 Batavia
BILS5552 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 62 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1030a - FERROUS

Nail shafts, corroded

FERROUS 22 Long Island
MIR5995 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Metal with possible mortar conglomerate

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Middle Island Recherche
QB6120 - Copper/brass

Button, relief decoration, steel loop

Copper/brass 1 Quoin Bluff
BAT21838 - Ballast stone

Bricks, ballast; 246 complete + 8 incomplete fragments, from original ‘wishing well’ outside the previous GM

Ballast stone 254 Batavia
BILS5553 - Human

Bone, human

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1030b - FERROUS

Nail heads, corroded

FERROUS 37 Long Island
RP4329D - Patterned Earthenware

Transfer-printed earthenware plate frags with floral border pattern

Patterned Earthenware 2 Rapid
MIR5993 - CERAMICS

Flat white clay fragments

CERAMICS 8 Middle Island Recherche
QB6121 - Copper/brass

Nail, head.

Copper/brass 1 Quoin Bluff
BILS5554 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 47 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1030c - FERROUS

Bulk, ferrous pieces, corroded

FERROUS 1 Long Island
MIR5994 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

2xvery small metal fragments, 1xlarger piece flat bar, possibly hoop iron fragment

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 3 Middle Island Recherche
QB6122 - Copper/brass

Buttons, 4-holed

Copper/brass 4 Quoin Bluff
BILS5555 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 22 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1031 - FERROUS

Nail head, corroded

FERROUS 1 Long Island
MIR5877 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Corroded metal fragments, curved shape

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 3 Middle Island Recherche
QB6123 - Copper/brass

Buttons/Studs (?)

Copper/brass 6 Quoin Bluff
BILS5556 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 38 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1032 - FERROUS

Nail heads, corroded

FERROUS 38 Long Island
MIR5989 - Glass

Bottle sherd, olive colour

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
QB6124 - Copper/brass

Pin, uniform (?), decorative

Copper/brass 1 Quoin Bluff
BILS5557 - Glass

Glass sherd, brown

Glass 1 Beacon Island Land Site
LI1033 - FERROUS

Nail shafts, corroded

FERROUS 16 Long Island