Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Maid of the Mill
Mouth of the Onkaparinga River, Adelaide
Maid of the Mill was a ketch built in 1849 and lost on 27/02/1856. Maid of the Mill left Port Adelaide for Willunga on 27 February 1856 with a cargo of palings, flour and sundries. A gale forced the vessel ashore high and dry near the mouth of the Onkaparinga River and it became a total wreck.
The oddity, explained
Why is Maid of the Mill unusual?
Maid of the Mill appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Maid of the Mill was a ketch built in 1849 and lost on 27/02/1856. Maid of the Mill left Port Adelaide for Willunga on 27 February 1856 with a cargo of palings, flour and sundries. A gale forced the vessel ashore high and dry near the mouth of the Onkaparinga River and it became a total wreck. 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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