The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.

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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 Rapid, James Matthews and stories from shipwrecks off the Ningaloo Coast.

Hero Objects

Trial Cannon

A Cannon from the Trial

Bell from Robertina

Ship's Bell from Robertina

Bronze

Clam Shell

Clam Shell

Roebuck (1701)

Roebuck Model

Roebuck Model Boat

Roebuck Bell

Roebuck's Bell

James Matthews

The Ship with Two Names

Navigation Instrument

Navigation Instrument

Articles of War

Gun from Articles of War

Flare Gun

Articles of War

Diving Helmet

Diving Helmet

A Rare 1860s Heinke Type

Bell from Ulidia

Bell from Ulidia

Bell from Macedon

Bell from SS Macedon

Bell from Karrakatta

Ship's Bell from SS Karrakatta

Bell from Highland Forest

Bell from Highland Forest

Zuytdorp's Anchor

Zuytdorp Anchor

Iron

Wrought Iron Anchor

Anchor (Rapid 1811)

Wrought Iron

Beef Barrel

Beef Barrel (Rapid 1811)

A Ship's Bell

Ship's Bell (Rapid 1811)

As clear as a bell

Deep Dives

Stefano cabinet

Stefano

Article

Zuytdorp's Anchor

Zuytdorp's Anchor - Welding in the 1600s

Article

Wreck of Rapid

Wrecked on a Vast Coast - Rapid

Article

Trial Cannon

Trial's Cannon

Article

James Matthews - A Former Slave Ship

The Hallmarks of a Slave Ship

Article

A Ship's Bell

Marking the Hours - Ship's Bells

Article

Patrick Baker

Patrick Baker: Exploring James Matthews

Video

Enterace Gallery

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