Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Goulburn

Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island

Goulburn was a built in 27/06/1856 and lost on 29/06/1856. The barge Goulburn was being towed from Port Adelaide to Port Elliot by the steamship Melbourne. About half an hour after sighting Kangaroo Island the crew of the barge called to the Captain of the steamer that the barge was taking water. The Captain hau

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationHog Bay, Kangaroo Island
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1856
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceIron; The barge Goulburn was being towed from Port Adelaide to Port Elliot by the steamship Melbourne. About half an hour after sighting Kangaroo Island the crew of the barge called to the Captain of the steamer that the barge was taking water. The Captain hau

The oddity, explained

Why is Goulburn unusual?

Goulburn appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Goulburn was a built in 27/06/1856 and lost on 29/06/1856. The barge Goulburn was being towed from Port Adelaide to Port Elliot by the steamship Melbourne. About half an hour after sighting Kangaroo Island the crew of the barge called to the Captain of the steamer that the barge was taking water. The Captain hau. 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.

Inspect the original evidence source ↗