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gas light fitting from the wreck of the Loch Ard
Photographer: Grace Blakeca 1878
Heritage Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
Artefact recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard. This iron clipper was wrecked on Mutton Bird Island in 1878 while travelling from Gravesend, England to Melbourne. It had a large and varied cargo which included gas light fittings. This is a detail of a gas light fitting retrieved from the wreck.
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Details
- Title: gas light fitting from the wreck of the Loch Ard
- Creator: Photographer: Grace Blake
- Date Created: ca 1878
- Location: Loch Ard Gorge
- Subject Keywords: Loch Ard, Shipwreck, Maritime Archaeology, Port Campbell, Gravesend
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