Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Mangana
Garden Island, North Arm, southern shore, east of Waterpipes, onshore, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Mangana was a schooner built in 20/04/1876 and lost on 23/03/1931. In February 1931, having been laid up for some time, the Mangana was considered unfit for service and the owners applied for permission to beach the lighter in the North Arm. On 23 March 1931, despite the Harbour Master’s recommendation to scuttle the
The oddity, explained
Why is Mangana unusual?
Mangana appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Mangana was a schooner built in 20/04/1876 and lost on 23/03/1931. In February 1931, having been laid up for some time, the Mangana was considered unfit for service and the owners applied for permission to beach the lighter in the North Arm. On 23 March 1931, despite the Harbour Master’s recommendation to scuttle the. 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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