Inscribed "Holloways ...family ointment for the cure of scrofulous tumours...inveterateulcers...ulcerated sore legs scalds, burns ringworms, sore hands... and all cutaneous diseases...gout, rheumatism...", c.1850+ Height 41 mm. Patent ointments like this were popular in the nineteenth century, and were imported in great quantities to Australia.
27/22/30
Probably for beer or porter, c.1850. Height 250 mm.
27/22/44
Probably for beer or porter, c.1840-70. Height 285 mm.
27/22/39
Dinnefords Solution of Magnesia embossed on the side, c.1840-80s. Height 165 mm.
27/23/06
One of nine identical bottles found together. Probably French, c.1850-1900. Height 305 mm. Expensive French wines were sold to customers in high-class brothels in Little Lonsdale Street. The area was very close to the Victorian Parliament, and some politicians were known to have frequented such brothels after a late-night sitting.
27/45/02
Found in Trench 18, close to two brothels in Casselden Place and Surry Place. A naked female figure is riding a horse sidesadle. Staffordshire Potteries, after 1865.
18/26/33
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Great Britain, shilling, 1845. British coins were in use in Australia until local coins were introduced from 1910. The wear on this coin indicates a long life before it was lost.
27/26/01
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Switzerland, Rappen, 1853. This coin probably arrived with a European migrant. From the 1840s, many Swiss people came to Victoria. They were mostly involved in agricultural work around Geelong and in the Yarra Valley.
27/21/02
Australian, Sydney Mint, gold sovereign, 1858. The Sydney Mint was established as a branch of the Royal Mint in London, after the discovery of gold in Australia. Coins with this design were struck until 1870. After 1871 normal British sovereign designs were struck and this design quickly disappeared from use. This coin was probably lost before 1880.
26/03/01
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China, cash, (1661-1722) Board of Revenue Mint, Peking. This is the oldest coin found in the excavations. It bears the marks of the emperor Sheng Tsu who ruled from 1661 to 1722 AD. It was brought to Australia by a Chinese migrant and was most likely used here as a gaming piece. Although old, it was a common coin wherever Chinese communities settled throughout the Pacific region.
27/05/01
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