Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Shoe leather - parts of vamp? (6); and tongue ? (1). MONITORED FOR SHRINKAGE BY KK.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Site 2: Area D
Number of Items 7
Material Rope/leather/etc.
Registration Number 1480
ID 53640
Status Commonwealth
The wreck of the 462-ton barque Eglinton
off the coast of Wanneroo, some 50 km
north of Perth, on 3 September 1852, was
the sensation of the year. Not only did it
add to the list of unfortunate maritime
incidents for which the Western Australian
coast had become well known, but also
deprived a very bare colonial market of a
large portion of...