890180
- TitleSword, 1800?
- Creator
- Call numberLR 11
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1800? - Type of material
- Reference code890180
- Issue CopyCopy print : LR 11
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room - Physical Description1 sword - steel? - 75 x 8.5 cm including handpiece
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010 - Conservation note
The sword is rusted and corroded. A label with it reads 'Brought to Australia by Lieutenant Wm. Lawson of the New South Wales Corps in 1800. Supposed to have been buried by him in a slab in the wall at Veteran Hall Prospect on his retirement from the military in 1824, and was not located until 1929 when Veteran Hall was demolished thus having remained there for 105 years'. Sword was consolidated in 1983 and report is available. - Topic