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Pearl dredge

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Metal pole with nets attached

Historical information

Pearl dredges were dragged behind boats to harvest pearl shells. A number of dredges could be used at one time on a boat, while it was under sail. The dredges would be hauled in and the shell was taken to shore for processing.

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Registration number
cwa-org-27-2020_682
Material
Metal
Contextual Information

Cossack was the centre for pearling in the North West of Western Australia until it moved to Broome in the 1890s.

Keywords
pearl dredge, pearl net, pearling
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Finding shell

Information from the WA Museum online Lustre exhibition.

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Pearl dredge
Pearl dredges were dragged behind boats to harvest pearl shells. A number of dredges could be used at one time on a boat, while it was under sail. The dredges would be hauled in and the shell was taken to shore for processing

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