909666
- TitleMermaid Tree, copy prints, 1974 / by Dept. of Home Affairs and Environment
- Creator
- Call numberPXB 684
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1974 - Type of material
- Reference code909666
- Physical Description1 folder (8 copy photographic prints) - black & white - 16.5 x 21.5 cm.
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
The Mermaid Tree is located at Careening Bay, Western Australia, on the Kimberley Coast. HMC Mermaid was captioned by Philip Arthur King during a voyage around the Australian coast in 1820. The Mermaid was beached in the bay and was undergoing repairs by the crew. A carpenter from the ship carved the name into a Boab tree - Scope and Content8 copy prints of carving "HMC Mermaid 1820" in a Boab tree, and the surrounding bush area.
- Copying ConditionsCopyright status:: In copyright - created after 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy, Dept. of Home Affairs and Environment - General note
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