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Ferret

Reef Head, Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula.

Ferret was a built in 18/11/1871 and lost on 14/11/1920. On the afternoon of 13 November 1920 the S.S. Ferret under the command of Captain Blair left Port Adelaide for Port Victoria with a cargo of beer, wine, whiskey, timber, petrol, engines, bricks, iron and other sundries. At about 3am the following morning

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationReef Head, Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1920
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceIron; On the afternoon of 13 November 1920 the S.S. Ferret under the command of Captain Blair left Port Adelaide for Port Victoria with a cargo of beer, wine, whiskey, timber, petrol, engines, bricks, iron and other sundries. At about 3am the following morning

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Why is Ferret unusual?

Ferret appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Ferret was a built in 18/11/1871 and lost on 14/11/1920. On the afternoon of 13 November 1920 the S.S. Ferret under the command of Captain Blair left Port Adelaide for Port Victoria with a cargo of beer, wine, whiskey, timber, petrol, engines, bricks, iron and other sundries. At about 3am the following morning. 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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