Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Frances

Eastern edge of cutting opposite Broken Hill Wharf, Port Pirie

Frances was a cutter built in 1879 and lost on 1904. Foundered, cause unknown.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationEastern edge of cutting opposite Broken Hill Wharf, Port Pirie
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1904
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Foundered, cause unknown.

The oddity, explained

Why is Frances unusual?

Frances appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Frances was a cutter built in 1879 and lost on 1904. Foundered, cause unknown. 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

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.

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