Historical information
This sextant was used by Captain J Menzies, Harbour Master in Warrnambool who testified in the Victorian Royal Commission of 1925 on the development of Warrnambool Harbour.
Significance
A maritime instrument with links to Victorian Harbour Development history of the early twentieth century.
Physical description
A brass sextant in wooden box
Inscriptions & markings
'J Menzies' hand written on box lid.
Subjects
References
- Royal Commission on Victorian Outer Ports - Warrnambool Harbour, 1925 "Captain Menzies, Harbour Master and Pilot at Warrnambool, considered that with from 18 to 20 feet of water a very considerable increase in interstate and eastern and oversea trade would result.
