Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Kingfisher
Daly Head Reef, Spencer Gulf, 10 miles from Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Kingfisher was a cutter built in and lost on 26/10/1936. Kingfisher anchored just outside Daly Head Reef on Sunday 25 October 1936. At about 6.45 am the following morning the vessel, along with Canowie, another cutter from Port Adelaide, moved off together towards Corny Point, despite a strong westerly gale. T
The oddity, explained
Why is Kingfisher unusual?
Kingfisher appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Kingfisher was a cutter built in and lost on 26/10/1936. Kingfisher anchored just outside Daly Head Reef on Sunday 25 October 1936. At about 6.45 am the following morning the vessel, along with Canowie, another cutter from Port Adelaide, moved off together towards Corny Point, despite a strong westerly gale. T. 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.
Evidence and further exploration
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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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