 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Iron stevedore's tool, bulbous and heavy at one end, with a hook on the other. Used for lifting sacks of grain or other. Found at Stellamaris, Dr Allport's original home at Emita, close to the Emita jetty. The jetty was in use from 1909 to 1939 during which time all grain and seed came onto the island in sacks. Format: realia Object: tools Material: iron Titles: Emita Stevedore Tool Subjects: tools; wharf labourers Places: Emita, Flinders Island, Tasmania Institution: Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc. Object number: FHR_00362 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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