Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

S2929 - Fittings

Star

Fittings artefact recovered from Star

Pulley sheave (found in MAC-053, tray 11) w/ brass coake.

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 3

Material Fittings

Museum Reference

Registration Number 2929

ID 16301

Status Commonwealth

Star

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...