Mysterious item found on beach between Warrnambool and Port Fairy fuels Mahogany Ship legend

Jackson Graham
Updated November 18 2020 - 4:17pm, first published 3:30pm
KEEPING LEGEND ALIVE: John Sherwood alongside Ross Poulter, who has found a brass emblem he believes is from the 17th or 18th century while using a metal detector in the dunes. Picture: Morgan Hancock
KEEPING LEGEND ALIVE: John Sherwood alongside Ross Poulter, who has found a brass emblem he believes is from the 17th or 18th century while using a metal detector in the dunes. Picture: Morgan Hancock

A MYSTERIOUS emblem found on a south-west beach has re-ignited speculation from the Mahogany Ship Committee about how the item came to be there.

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Jackson Graham

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