Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Guldax

Approximately 1.8 km south of Normanville, South Australia at 'Comic Court' Caravan Park. 137 m north of the Boat Ramp.

Guldax was a barque built in 11/1878 and lost on 02/09/1887. The Guldax was an 11 year old wooden barque of 556 tons gross weight. On Friday 2nd September 1887 Guldax was under sail, just off Normanville between the jetty and Gorge Creek, with a load of redwood deals. The sea bottom in this general area consists o

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationApproximately 1.8 km south of Normanville, South Australia at 'Comic Court' Caravan Park. 137 m north of the Boat Ramp.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1887
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBarque; Wood; The Guldax was an 11 year old wooden barque of 556 tons gross weight. On Friday 2nd September 1887 Guldax was under sail, just off Normanville between the jetty and Gorge Creek, with a load of redwood deals. The sea bottom in this general area consists o

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Why is Guldax unusual?

Guldax appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Guldax was a barque built in 11/1878 and lost on 02/09/1887. The Guldax was an 11 year old wooden barque of 556 tons gross weight. On Friday 2nd September 1887 Guldax was under sail, just off Normanville between the jetty and Gorge Creek, with a load of redwood deals. The sea bottom in this general area consists o. 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.

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