["A Pearl Worth £5,000", The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), Monday 24 May 1909, P10]
A PEARL WORTH £5,000.
Now and again there come from the northern seas stories of lucky pearlers who stumble upon priceless pearls. These, how- ever, are few and far between, for the majority of these lustrous gems are very small, and rarely exceed a few carats. But there arrived in Sydney the other day (says the "Sydney Morning Herald") a magnificent specimen of a perfect "button" pearl. It weighs 23 carats, or 92 grains, and is one of the largest pearls ever found in Australian waters. It was found on March 20 in the shell of a small five vears' mollusc, by the crew of the Sketty Belle schooner, one of Captain George Smith's fleet of pearlers. Experts have valued the gem at £5000.
