| Photographs: | None |
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| List: | Register of the National Estate |
| Class: | Historic |
| Legal Status: | Registered (21/10/1980) |
| Place ID: | 2176 |
| Place File No: | 1/12/036/0374 |
| Statement of Significance: |
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Excellent example of a ship's figurehead which appropriately represents Queen Victoria, under whose reign the Garden Island Dockyard was established. Refer to main listing for precinct (RR 002171). (The Commission is in the process of developing and/or upgrading official statements for places listed prior to 1991. The above data was mainly provided by the nominator and has not yet been revised by the Commission.) |
| Official Values: Not Available |
| Description: |
| Timber figurehead of the clipper ship Windsor Castle, which was launched in 1869. Carved to represent Queen Victoria dressed in regalia. When the ship was sold to become a coal hulk in Sydney Harbour, its master Captain William Cargill put the figurehead in the garden of his house. Discovered years later by Dr C Morris, who presented it to Garden Island. |
| History: Not Available |
| Condition and Integrity: Not Available |
| Location: |
| On western verandah of Building 34, corner Endeavour Road North and Riggers Lane, Garden Island. |
| Bibliography: Not Available |
Report Produced: Tue Feb 9 23:13:55 2010