The donor's great-great uncle pf Captain Walter WRIGHT, master of the barque, Nelson. from which the gold was stolen. The 22 gold robbers stole two whaleboats belong to Wilbraham LIARDET, owner of the Pier Hotel.
Physical description
The blue covered book "Melbourne 1852, Piracy on the Bay, The Great Nelson Gold Robbery" tells the story of the 1852 theft of 8,000 ounces of gold from the barque Nelson.
