S2821 - Rope/leather/etc.
      
                    Star
          
      
      
                    
Shoe: insole–small adult. Grain side upwards. Broad, rounded toe. Flesh/edge stitching holes. MONITORED FOR SHRINKAGE BY KK.
          
      
      
              Site Area Code       Local          
      
      
              Site Location       Grid 2 –4 cont.          
      
      
              Number of Items       1          
      
      
              Material       Rope/leather/etc.          
      
Museum Reference
      
              Registration Number       2821          
      
      
              ID       16206          
      
      
              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...
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