Coins found in Northern Territory may rewrite Australian History.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/coins-found-in-northern-territory-may-rewrite-australian-history/story-fn5fsgyc-1226646189425

Interesting story and I don't like being a "knocker", I think there maybe more to this than meets the eye.
A search of the Australian National Archives can find no soldier with the name of Maurie (Maurice) Isenberg or Eisenberg.
There is a Ben Isenberg who was discharged in 1943 who never did time up Darwin way and a few Eisenbergs but, no Maurie or Maurice.
It's interesting and I hope we hear more about the coins. I love mysteries.

Reminded me a bit of this. I first heard about it when doing the daily fish feeding at doctors gully in Darwin several years ago(worth doing if your ever in the area).

http://aquascene.com.au/history/discovery-of-the-shao-lau/

With thousands of kilometres of coast line who knows who else may have visited at different times????

washed up from a shipwreck im sure, amazing nobody has hit the place with a detector? is it off limits? this story will surely get one or two people interested enough to wonder the beach....having the indian shipping company coins as well is a strong indication that they arrived with the waves
my opinion of course

not related by aware of late 1700's french silver coin found on Gero beach after recent large swells

thanks golden nipper , il look into that one when I make it back... eventually, cheers albo.

I think there was a old portuguese rifle found off Darwin beach recently ie last 2 or so years. Was all brass from memory. Also where these coins were suppose to be found on the beach on the island a museum team is going there in the near future.

The north of Oz was in the direct route of what they called the "spice trade". What the f**k they had to trade here is anyones guess.

Bignuggs wrote:The north of Oz was in the direct route of what they called the "spice trade". What the f**k they had to trade here is anyones guess.

Most may have been blown off course or travelled to far east and missed Timor and Indonesian islands..
I think the dutch east indies compnay lost over 600 ships over a 300 year period of trading on all sea routes. ie roughly 2 ships a year.

Bignuggs wrote: What the f**k they had to trade here is anyones guess.

Sorry, I was being sarcastic and should have put a big at the end of that statement

The guy was in the airforce