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Angler

Point Lowly, north east of Whyalla, Spencer Gulf, South Australia

Angler was a built in and lost on 27/03/1913. Angler ran ashore at Point Lowly during a gale, with 14 passengers, stores & provisions, and broke up. Angler departed Port Pirie on 27 March 1913 with about 10 Wandearah farmers, a second mate and an apprentice of the barque Elginshire. The vessel c

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationPoint Lowly, north east of Whyalla, Spencer Gulf, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1913
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceAngler ran ashore at Point Lowly during a gale, with 14 passengers, stores & provisions, and broke up. Angler departed Port Pirie on 27 March 1913 with about 10 Wandearah farmers, a second mate and an apprentice of the barque Elginshire. The vessel c

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Why is Angler unusual?

Angler appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Angler was a built in and lost on 27/03/1913. Angler ran ashore at Point Lowly during a gale, with 14 passengers, stores & provisions, and broke up. Angler departed Port Pirie on 27 March 1913 with about 10 Wandearah farmers, a second mate and an apprentice of the barque Elginshire. The vessel c. 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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