Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Governor Gawler
Reevesby Island, Joseph Banks Group, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Governor Gawler was a schooner built in 1840 and lost on 01/08/1847. The Governor Gawler was making for Port Lincoln when driven northward by the storm, onto a reef near Reevesby Island, in the Sir Joseph Banks Group. The skipper, Captain Underwood, his crew and passengers had to survive the lifeboat overturning and havin
The oddity, explained
Why is Governor Gawler unusual?
Governor Gawler appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Governor Gawler was a schooner built in 1840 and lost on 01/08/1847. The Governor Gawler was making for Port Lincoln when driven northward by the storm, onto a reef near Reevesby Island, in the Sir Joseph Banks Group. The skipper, Captain Underwood, his crew and passengers had to survive the lifeboat overturning and havin. 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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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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