Geelong Keys

IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE
IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN
FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE
GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY
SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE
A SOME BELIEVE THE KEYS TO BE A RELIC
OF A PORTUGUESE EXPEDITION UNDER
CRISTOVÃO DE MENDONCA WHICH VISITED
THE COAST UN 1522. THOUGH THE KEYS
HAVE BEEN LOST THERE HAS BEEN WIDE
CONJECTURE ABOUT THEIR ORIGIN
WAS IT ENGLISH OR PORTUGUESE, OR WHAT?

Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson