DONATIONS
Donations may be made to:-
BSB-015901, ACC – 329759194 - in the name of PASTMASTERS LTD - ABN 36658745058
If you use the internet or phone to make a donation, your web receipt or credit card statement will substantiate the tax deduction.
We are more than happy to provide a receipt which will contain all the information stipulated by the ATO. Alternatively, you may call us on 0419810928 if you wish to support any specific project or are also uncertain about the finer points of DGR and we can explore it together.
As an approved Australian Research Institute, PastMasters can receive donations - which the the donor may then claim against their taxable income.
PASTMASTERS LTD {ABN 36658745058} is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR)
covered by Item 1 in section 30 -15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
covered by Item 1 in section 30 -15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
Specific Projects
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If you have a particular project in mind - would like to be more directly involved and kept up to date with progress - please let us know. It is very difficult to say exactly how much any project will cost - even stand alone memorial projects such as those for Paddy Babawun & Jack Jensen but any surplus funds they will be directed to other related events such as the recovery & reinterment of casualties and the search for the shipwreck war grave site.
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Overheads & Expenses
We naturally have recurrent overheads such as Photoshop software, website and now 'Gift Account' audit expenses - but by far our greatest costs are remote travel and artefact analysis - especially dating and composition analysis. Whilst SEM & XRF tests are horribly expensive and time-consuming, the instruments themselves can cost as much as a Landcruiser and a good refurbished XRF gun is a tad over $20,000 but zero consumables.
DGR & Historic Finds
In the case of donating artefacts such as swivel guns or items of historical importance against tax - there are specific rules and identified institutions such as MAGNT. We are happy to help with suggestions for accredited valuers and identification of any research or conservation work which is anticipated and could incur significant costs. Unless this work is specifically documented and funded - it is unlikely to happen.
- GPR unit - an SEM or even an old XRD/XRF unit which we could either use ourselves or
Equipment & Handling Collections
If you are in a position to donate used equipment such as old metal detectors or archaeological equipment to pass on to Ranger Orgs out bush please call. Our aim is to provide Ranger Orgs with a handling collection of the things they are likely to encounter - case bottle prunts & bases - WW2 ammunition - Dutch VOC & pre-decimal coinage - ballast stones - pottery sherds etc.
Unwanted or Uneasy Artefacts
If you happen to have inherited any artefacts, stone tools, or even images of old people, missions or rock art which you would like to get back to the relevant community we can assists with identification, contacts and advice. If you have souvenirs of WW2 aircraft tags or bits of pottery and artefacts from the early forts or Telegraph & Railway lines - we can help to identify and pass them on to the relevant groups or individuals. At the very least they will be most useful in the Handling Collections - anything is better than taking them to the dump.
The banner image was taken at Elcho Island up near the church where the old council offices stood. We had gathered a handful of loose change with the idea of seeding the ground and letting the kids have a go with the metal detectors. As it turned out, there were coins everywhere and the kids were like crazed emus hoovering them up with great delight that turned to disappointment next day at the store when they tried to buy sweets with pre-decimal pennies. The number and spread of early decimal coins >1966 suggests that a barrel of the new coins was sent out for education purposes and either dropped from Sheppy's plane or fired from a cannon - perhaps they still used Mission Money.