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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Portion of Keel with Brass Spike

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Portion of weathered oak keel with an embedded solid brass spike that was found in Wonnerup Estuary during Ilmenite dredging in the 1950s

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cwa-org-124-2020.504

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Material

Width

14 cm

Height or length

29 cm

Contextual Information

Throughout the 1950s a number of deposits of mineral sands were exploited around the Capel area, including at Yoganup, Wonnerup, and Koombana Bay. A plant to produce titanium dioxide pigments from ilmenite was established at Australind in 1963.

Keywords

Maritime Objects

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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