PLOT c/RC4W-05 · version 1
The writer reports that sand from a ship's ballast, full of shells from Durban, had been dumped on the beach near Williamstown.
Mr. F. E. Grant mentioned that a large quantity of sand, containing a quantity of shells of various kinds, brought as ballast in a ship from Durban, had been thrown out on the beach near Williamstown, and conchologists would therefore need to be very careful not to confuse these with the Victorian species. Historical passage
- Kind
- Reported by source
- Who said it
- Reported by community
- Period
- 1901
- Checked
- Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- Open questions
- None open
Cite as: PLOT record c/RC4W-05 v1, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria (1901), reported by source