Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Tern
Loch Well Beach, south of Elliston, South Australia
Tern was a cutter built in 1890 and lost on 30/05/1936. Tern broke from its moorings at ‘Front Beach’ on the east side of Flinders Island and was driven ashore and wrecked at Loch Well Beach, south of Elliston on 30 May 1936. The master of Tern, Harold Milliken, who was in the employ of Bill Bascomb, rowe
The oddity, explained
Why is Tern unusual?
Tern appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Tern was a cutter built in 1890 and lost on 30/05/1936. Tern broke from its moorings at ‘Front Beach’ on the east side of Flinders Island and was driven ashore and wrecked at Loch Well Beach, south of Elliston on 30 May 1936. The master of Tern, Harold Milliken, who was in the employ of Bill Bascomb, rowe. 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. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.
Evidence and further exploration
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