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Toy, Jack-in-the-box

Toy, Jack-in-the-box

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: This object was one of the toys found during building works after the Salvation Army vacated the Cable Station building in the 1980s.
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Game, Donkey Party and three other games

Game, Donkey Party and three other games

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: This game was found in the Museum building during a period when the site was used by Salavation Army as a refuge for women and children.
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Game, Housie Lotto

Game, Housie Lotto

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: This game was found in the Museum building during a period when the site was used by Salavation Army as a refuge for women and children.
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Reproduction, 18th-century French naval commander uniform

Reproduction, 18th-century French naval commander uniform

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1998 About this object: This costume was created by Liliane Caillon as part of a TAFE Theatre Costume Design course. It reflects the style of clothing worn by La Pérouse in the late 18th century.

Its design and colo... Provenance : TAFE
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Set of two cloth badges commemorative of the First Fleet Voyage

Set of two cloth badges commemorative of the First Fleet Voyage

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1998 About this object: These two badges commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the First Fleet Voyage of 1787-1788 and were created as part of the re-enactment celebrations of 1988 in Sydney.
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Commemorative Brooch of the First Fleet Voyage 1987-1988

Commemorative Brooch of the First Fleet Voyage 1987-1988

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1987-1988 About this object: This metal brooch commemorates the bicentennial anniversary of the First Fleet Voyage of 1787-1788.
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Commemorative Medallion of First Fleet arrival in 1788

Commemorative Medallion of First Fleet arrival in 1788

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1998 About this object: This silver medallion commemorates the bicentennial anniversary of the First Fleet Voyage of 1787-1788.
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Brass Stanchion from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Brass Stanchion from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: This heavy, curved brass rod comes from the wreck of La Perouse's ship L’Astrolabe. Its fleur-de-lys stamp is a symbol of French monarchy. This stanchion was the first clue that led to locating...
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Brass coil roll of wires from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Brass coil roll of wires from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: Several rolls of brass wire were recovered from the wreck site by diver Reece Discombe in 1958. Likely used for general shipboard tasks, possibly even for sounding depth, this roll is still coate...
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Brass shackle from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Brass shackle from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: This brass shackle was recovered from the wreck of L'Astrolabe by Reece Discombe in 1958.
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Pieces of oak wood from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Pieces of oak wood from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: These pieces of oak were recovered from the wreck site between 1958 and 1962. It may once have formed part of the ship’s ribs, offering a rare surviving fragment of L’Astrolabe’s wooden str...
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Brass trumpet from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Brass trumpet from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: This brass trumpet, crushed and heavily encrusted with coral, was found by diver Reece Discombe in 1962 on the shipwreck site.
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Pulley Wheel from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Pulley Wheel from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: This brass pulley wheel was excavated from the wreck site in 1993. It likely guided ropes between the ship’s wheel and rudder, or formed part of the windlass system used to handle the sails, an...
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Lead Ingot from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Lead Ingot from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: Recovered in 1958 from the wreck site of L’Astrolabe at Vanikoro by New Zealand diver Reece Discombe, this lead ingot is one of several discovered during early underwater surveys of the Lapéro...
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Millstone from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Millstone from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: This circular millstone formed the lower half of a shipboard mill used for grinding wheat into flour for bread. Captain De Langle fitted L’Astrolabe with a small windmill on the stern to turn t...
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Bilge Pump from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Bilge Pump from the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1781-1785 About this object: These flanged brass cylinders formed the central part of L’Astrolabe’s bilge pumps, which lifted water from the ship’s bottom to the deck for drainage. Bolted together with iron fastenings ...
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Tapestry, Fragments du voyage de Laperouse

Tapestry, Fragments du voyage de Laperouse

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1987-1992 About this object: Commissioned for the Australian-French bicentenary, this large tapestry (3m × 2m) was designed by Australian artist John Winch and woven in the French tapestry town of Aubusson. It features nine...
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Charts of Vanikoro island and La Boussole shipwreck

Charts of Vanikoro island and La Boussole shipwreck

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: March 1964 About this object: This framed chart reproduces the original mapping of Vanikoro, the site of the Lapérouse expedition shipwrecks. Based on an American plan from 1942 and verified in August 1963 by the dredger La ...
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Bronze Sculpture of Laperouse by Ante Dabro

Bronze Sculpture of Laperouse by Ante Dabro

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1989 About this object: This small bust was modeled from 17th and 18th-century images of the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Laperouse. It was presented to the Museum by former Prime Minister Gough Wh...
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Commemorative plaque, Aviso Escorteur Amiral Charner

Commemorative plaque, Aviso Escorteur Amiral Charner

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1932-1934 About this object: This round bronze plaque, mounted on wood, bears the inscription “AVISO ESCORTEUR AMIRAL CHARNER” and a shield-shaped coat of arms depicting a griffin. It commemorates the Bougainville?class ...
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Plaque, French Navy Admiral Louzeau

Plaque, French Navy Admiral Louzeau

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1988 About this object: This round metal plaque is mounted on a shield-shaped wooden base and bears a metal plate inscribed: “OFFERT PAR L’ADMIRAL LOUZEAU CHEF D’ETAT MAJOR DE LA MARINE FRANCAISE BOTANY BAY LE 18....
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Etching, "Monument to French Navigators"

Etching, "Monument to French Navigators"

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1987 About this object: Created as part of a special commission for Pierre Roussel, President of the La Perouse Association, this work is one of three etchings produced by Pamela Griffith during the Australian Bicentena...
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Engravings, Voyage of Dumont D'Urville in the Pacific

Engravings, Voyage of Dumont D'Urville in the Pacific

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1840-1847 About this object: These three hand-coloured prints represent three places Dumont D'Urville encountered during his voyages in the Pacific, namely Sydney, Tonga Islands and Viti Islands (main island of Fiji).
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Lithograph, "Monument Eleve a la memoire de La Perouse"

Lithograph, "Monument Eleve a la memoire de La Perouse"

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1826 About this object: This lithograph depicts the La Perouse Monument. It was created from drawings by Edmond Bigot de La Touanne), a French naval officer and topographical artist active in the 1820s. La Touanne serve...
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