Explore the Museum’s Collections Online: Nelson Provincial Museum
Explore the Museum’s Collections Online – and help uncover the stories behind the objects!
Your memories, insights, and local knowledge help us deepen our understanding of these objects and the people connected to them. By leaving a comment on our website in the Public Comments section, your contribution is saved alongside the item – helping future researchers, whānau, and curious minds understand more about what they’re seeing.
On here, we will regularly highlight outstanding contributors, and as a thank you, they will receive a free high-resolution digital copy of the image they’ve added to.
✨ Today’s Featured Contributor: David Gilbertson
David shared his expert knowledge to identify the schooner in this historic Port Nelson scene:
“David Gilbertson’s Schooner Australian Maid of 1853. Built in Sydney and sailed to Nelson in 1854. Identified by size, rig, missing fore-top mast and his unique style of boatbuilding. Vessel sold to S. J. Maclister at Havelock in 1891 and never heard of again.”
Thank you, David, for adding this valuable detail and enriching our records!
📷 Port Nelson from the Boulder Bank. Nelson Provincial Museum, Bett Loan Collection: 315508
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