More Batavia Information Uncovered.

Two more 400-year-old skeletons of Batavia mutiny victims - discovered in the final minutes of this month's scientific expedition to tiny Beacon Island, 80km off Geraldton - could help solve mysteries surrounding the bloodiest chapter of WA's maritime history.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/26461784/skeletons-to-reveal-batavia-mysteries/

Island Reveals Its Brutal Past. The Batavia Mutiny Off The West Australian Coast.

Uncovered: The bones of the young person on Beacon Island. Picture: Nic Ellis/The West Australian

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/26189677/island-reveals-its-brutal-past/

http://www.bataviaphotos.com/batavia_history.html

Ammunition You May Not Have Seen Before.

Musket lead round ball joined together in 2s with brass wire. This is to inflict more damage.

17th century. Recovered from the wreck of the Batavia.

http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat7072-lead;

17th century lead shot. The small shot looks as though it could have been made with a hole punch.

http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/phips/wreck17.htm;

Found In Australia. Part three.

Tha Batavia. I once saw the Batavia replica in Sydney Harbour. I got close, but was not allowed onboard at that time. The things I remember most about this ship are (1) it was a lot smaller than I expected, and (2) it looked very formiddable!

First known pictures of Australia. The wreck of the Dutch sjip Batavia near Geraldton, West Australia, in 1628.

Batavia (1629)

The Batavia was wrecked during the early hours of the morning on June 4th 1629, after striking a reef in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands.  The reef is now known as the Morning Reef.  There were 341 people on board the Batavia.  Using two boats salvaged from the wreck, most of the passengers and crew were transferred to the nearby islands.  Forty people drowned in the rough seas. Conservative estimates suggest over 300 passengers and crew of the Dutch East India Company inhabited the Western Australian coastline, as a consequence of being marooned. That seems like a lot of people, though it must be remembered they landed across a period of nearly 100 years (1629 -1727).

http://www.lifeonperth.com/dutchshipwrecks.htm