OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Water barrel / Cask

MEDIAObject

COLLECTIONNepean Historical Society

REG NO.1586

HISTORY

Barrel / cask, one of six or eight, buried in sand to collect drinkable water through perforated sides, Oct 1803 - March 1804, for 300 people under Lt. Col Collins. Found by Dr & Mrs Clive Dennis 1948.

DESCRIPTION

Water barrel. Wooden with metal bands.

KEYWORDS

Water supply / colonial relics / Sullivan's Bay / Sorrento / Dennis, Clive (Dr & Mrs)