FAI3752 - Clay pipes artefact
Fairy Wreck
Clay pipe.
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Material Clay pipes
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Number of Items 1
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Site Area Code South Coast
Museum Reference
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artefact FAI3752 - Clay pipes
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Registration Number 3752
Artefact information
| artefact | FAI3752 - Clay pipes |
|---|---|
| Ship | Fairy |
| Status | State |
| Registration Number | 3752 |
| Description | Clay pipe. |
| Material | Clay pipes |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Site Area Code | South Coast |
| Modification date | Thu, 2007-05-03 |
| Date Registered | Mon, 1991-12-02 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/fai3752-clay-pipes |
Fairy
The Fairy built in WA, by Captain Thomas Symers, owned by Symers and Dunn. The Fairy cargo was No cargo. The Fairy was lost 1849/06/12 at Princess Royal Harbour, Albany.
Fairy (1844-1850) Construction of the Fairy commenced in 1844. Contractors Solomon Cook, Mr Metcalf and Mr Covert built it on the bank of the Kalgan River for Captain Symers. Unfortunately the vessel’s construction dragged on until the end of the 1840s, delayed by Symers’ financial difficulties, and a dispute over the rigging of the vessel between Symers and one of his new business partners,...
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