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Enterace Gallery

Entrance Gallery

The Entrance Gallery contains artefacts from Australia's first known shipwreck, the Trial, as well as the RapidJames Matthews and stories from shipwrecks off the Ningaloo Coast. 

Hero Objects

A Ship's Bell

Ship's Bell (Rapid 1811)

As clear as a bell

Beef Barrel

Beef Barrel (Rapid 1811)

Wrought Iron Anchor

Anchor (Rapid 1811)

Wrought Iron

Zuytdorp's Anchor

Zuytdorp Anchor

Iron

Bell from Highland Forest

Bell from Highland Forest

Bell from Karrakatta

Ship's Bell from SS Karrakatta

Bell from Macedon

Bell from SS Macedon

Bell from Ulidia

Bell from Ulidia

Diving Helmet

Diving Helmet

A Rare 1860s Heinke Type

Gun from Articles of War

Flare Gun

Articles of War

Navigation Instrument

Navigation Instrument

Articles of War

James Matthews

The Ship with Two Names

Roebuck Bell

Roebuck's Bell

Roebuck Model

Roebuck Model Boat

Clam Shell

Clam Shell

Roebuck (1701)

Bell from Robertina

Ship's Bell from Robertina

Bronze

Trial Cannon

A Cannon from the Trial

Deep Dives

A Ship's Bell

Marking the Hours - Ship's Bells

Article

James Matthews

Delivery Time? About 100 Years or So.

Article

James Matthews - A Former Slave Ship

The Hallmarks of a Slave Ship

Article

Front Doors

Once it's Part of the Furniture it Stays

Article

Trial Cannon

Trial's Cannon

Article

Patrick Baker

Patrick Baker: Exploring James Matthews

Video

Wreck of Eglinton

Wreck of Eglinton

Article

Wreck of Rapid

Wrecked on a Vast Coast - Rapid

Article

Zuytdorp's Anchor

Zuytdorp's Anchor - Welding in the 1600s

Article

Stefano cabinet

Stefano

Article

A mannequin wearing the convict uniform.

Too fragile to show

A Western Australian convict's uniform

Article

A large stone gate house with two turrets. Three soldiers in white helmets stand at attention and a horse and cart is beside them.

A dramatic Easter

The Fenians' escape from Fremantle

Article