Maritime · Evidence-led place record
David Witton
Witton Bluff, near mouth of the Onkaparinga River
David Witton was a brig built in 1833 and lost on 17/03/1839. David Witton arrived at Holdfast Bay under charter from grazier McFarlane with a cargo of 500 sheep. The vessel departed Holdfast Bay on the evening of Saturday 16 March 1839 for the return voyage to Port Phillip Bay. A strong breeze from the south west
The oddity, explained
Why is David Witton unusual?
David Witton appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as David Witton was a brig built in 1833 and lost on 17/03/1839. David Witton arrived at Holdfast Bay under charter from grazier McFarlane with a cargo of 500 sheep. The vessel departed Holdfast Bay on the evening of Saturday 16 March 1839 for the return voyage to Port Phillip Bay. A strong breeze from the south west. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.
Evidence and further exploration
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