A rare maritime discovery for Port Stephens

By Charlie Elias
Updated July 29 2020 - 11:40am, first published 11:30am
RARE FIND: At the presentation were PSYC commodore John Townsend (with compass), members Greg Cumberland and David Simm holding the telescope and Ben Van Der Wijngaal with the sextant.
RARE FIND: At the presentation were PSYC commodore John Townsend (with compass), members Greg Cumberland and David Simm holding the telescope and Ben Van Der Wijngaal with the sextant.

A cache of rare military maritime instruments found buried in the office of a Port Stephens clubhouse has local historians abuzz with excitement as they seek their origins and place in history.

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