Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Emu
Between Port Macdonnell & Lacepede Bays
Emu was a schooner built in 1851 and lost on 12/1861. Supposedly driven to sea and sunk.
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationBetween Port Macdonnell & Lacepede Bays
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1861
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Wood; Supposedly driven to sea and sunk.
The oddity, explained
Why is Emu unusual?
Emu appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Emu was a schooner built in 1851 and lost on 12/1861. Supposedly driven to sea and sunk. 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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