Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Mimosa
Stokes Bay, north coast of Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Mimosa was a ketch built in 02/03/1874 and lost on 14/04/1884. The Mimosa left Port Adelaide in ballast drawing two metres aft and one and a half metres forward. Bound for Moonta Bay, via Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, it intended to take in a cargo of timber at Stokes Bay. While lying there, half loaded in ballast mo
The oddity, explained
Why is Mimosa unusual?
Mimosa appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Mimosa was a ketch built in 02/03/1874 and lost on 14/04/1884. The Mimosa left Port Adelaide in ballast drawing two metres aft and one and a half metres forward. Bound for Moonta Bay, via Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, it intended to take in a cargo of timber at Stokes Bay. While lying there, half loaded in ballast mo. 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.
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