A MARITIME Certificate of Discharge, 1873, with an accompanying note from the Captain. Edwin Austin had been engaged as a carpenter for a return voyage on the "Dunkeld" from England to Madras. At the conclusion of the voyage he was given this document, duly signed and stamped at "M.M.OFFICE / MAY 5 /73 / POPLAR NO.2". The accompanying note, from Captain Thomas Dennett, acknowledges his good work and character.
The wooden sailing ship, built and launched in Aberdeen in 1863, was a frequent visitor to Australian waters until she was lost in the Gaspar Straits, near Indonesia, in 1876. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-200
Min. Bid. AU$80