«Breaking News» Workers constructing new rail station in Sydney uncover remains of ancient boat

An ancient boat has been discovered by workers digging up the site for one of Sydney's newest train stations.

The 180-year-old timber boat, which may be the oldest of its kind ever found in New South Wales, was unearthed in Barangaroo last month.

Experts believe the Australian-built, small European-style timber boat was constructed in the 1830s and was used to sail around the colonies of Sydney.

Experts believe the Australian-built small European-style timber boat was constructed in the 1830s and was used to sail around the colonies of Sydney

Maritime archaeologist Cosmos Coroneos said small boats like this would have been like the ute of the day, ferrying goods to different locations around Sydney Harbour and even up and down the coast to other settlements.

'From what we can tell it was over-engineered, but its finish was rough,' she explained.

'This small vessel was designed to take on the big seas but not expected to have a long working life.'

The wooden wreckage is nine metres long, three metres wide and at least one metre deep.

Sydney Blue Gum, Stringybark and Spotted Gum, sourced in the Sydney basin, were used for its structure.

The boat was built using the clinker technique, where the planks that make up the hull overlap and are held together with small iron fastenings and possibly tree nails.

The boat was found on a small area of beach that formed between the Cuthbert's shipyard, back in the 1850s, and remnants of Langford's privately built wharf. The area is now known as Barangaroo 

The boat was found on a small area of beach that formed between the Cuthbert's shipyard, back in the 1850s, and remnants of Langford's privately built wharf.

The beach was used to store old boats to recycle or reuse them.

An 1850s seawall made of stone blocks was also found nearby, and it's likely the boat was buried in the sand some time before the seawall was built.

Conservation specialists, engineers, maritime archaeologists and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage have been working together to plan the best way to try to retrieve the boat in one piece.

'It will be a delicate operation as the boat is fragile due to the length of time it has been buried,' Mr Coroneos said.

Maritime archaeologist Cosmos Coroneos said small boats like this would have been like the ute of the day, ferrying goods to different locations around Sydney Harbour

 

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Main photo article An ancient boat has been discovered by workers digging up the site for one of Sydney’s newest train stations.
The 180-year-old timber boat, which may be the oldest of its kind ever found in New South Wales, was unearthed in Barangaroo last month.
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