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Fort Denison time gun

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Weapon

Emden Gun

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Four inch gun from the German ship Emden which was destroyed by the HMAS Sydney off the Cocos Islands in 1914. A gift from the Commonwealth to the City of Sydney, it was installed in 1917.

Fort Denison time gun

Cannon initially located at Dawes Point and moved to Fort Denison in 1906. It was fired at 1.00pm in time with the dropping of the ball on the Observatory to enable sailors to set their ship's chronometers correctly.

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Shirase sword

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Seventeenth century Japanese samurai sword presented by Lieutenant Nobu Shirase, the leader of the Japanese Polar Expedition, to Professor Edgeworth David as a gesture of friendship and thanks for his support during the expedition's stay in Sydney from May-November 1911. In 1979 the sword was presented to the Australian Museum by Mary David, the professor's daughter. The sword was made by Mutsu no Kami Kaneyasu, a master swordsmith who worked in the period 1600-1650.