Historical information

RIDGE PARK, Length: 65.2 m.; Owned by H. Simpson & Sons; Built at S. P. Austin & Sons in 1878. Registered at Adelaide. On 10 February 1881, RIDGE PARK (Capt. Heslop) was on voyage from Adelaide to Sydney with a cargo of brandy, wine and flour, when she was lost after running aground.Beware Reef is located south east of Cape Conran in east Gippsland.

Significance

This is the sextant from the Ridge Park which, on10 February 1881, was wrecked on Beware Reef , just south of Cape Conran in east Gippsland.

Physical description

An old wooden sextant from the ship, Ridge Park. It is black with yellow measuring stripes.