Historical information
This cargo net would have been used to contain goods when loading and unloading cargo off and on to vessels.
Significance
An item of maritime social history giving an insight to how ships were loaded and unloaded before container shipping was in use.
Physical description
Rope cargo net; the rope sections are joined with knots to form large squares
Subjects
- flagstaff hill,
- warrnambool,
- shipwrecked coast,
- flagstaff hill maritime museum,
- maritime museum,
- shipwreck coast,
- flagstaff hill maritime village,
- great ocean road,
- cargo net,
- cargo transportation,
- maritime item,
- wharf,
- ship loading
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