Chutney and whisky bottles buried in the walls of South Neptune Island lighthouse
Chutney and whisky bottles found within the walls of the South Neptune Island lighthouse when it was dismantled in 1985. They were placed there as part of a time capsule by the men who erected the lighthouse in 1901.
The bottles were part of a time capsule inserted in the walls of the lighthouse when it was resurrected on South Neptune Island in 1901. They contained two English pennies, one English halfpenny and a sealed scroll. Other items in the time capsule included a copy of the Advertiser from 14 September 1901, a poem entitled 'Our Lighthouse', and a toast in rhyme to the boilermakers signed by each worker. A team of over twenty carpenters, engineers and tradesmen from Port Adelaide arrived on South Neptune Island in 1900 aboard the Governor Musgrave to begin erecting the Lighthouse. These men lived in makeshift housing on the island for close to twelve months while the structure and cottages were built. The lighthouse was officially lit again on 1 November 1901.
Associated locations: South Neptune Island, South Australia, Port Adelaide