Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Tom Brennan
Cooper Creek - Birdsville Track, Far North of South Australia.
Tom Brennan was a none built in 1949 and lost on 1956. In 1963 the Highways Department replaced the MV 'Tom Brennan' with a larger punt capable of carrying stock and vehicles. The vessel was abandoned beside the Birdsville Track, on the southern side of the Cooper Creek floodplain.
The oddity, explained
Why is Tom Brennan unusual?
Tom Brennan appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Tom Brennan was a none built in 1949 and lost on 1956. In 1963 the Highways Department replaced the MV 'Tom Brennan' with a larger punt capable of carrying stock and vehicles. The vessel was abandoned beside the Birdsville Track, on the southern side of the Cooper Creek floodplain. 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
The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.
Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.
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