Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Merle

Murray Bridge, opposite wharf, about 70 m directly out from where Pleasure Boat sits, about 120 m upstream from Murrundi and about 70 m south of Unknown shipwreck (barge)

Merle was a built in 1904 and lost on 01/03/1958. Burnt and sank.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationMurray Bridge, opposite wharf, about 70 m directly out from where Pleasure Boat sits, about 120 m upstream from Murrundi and about 70 m south of Unknown shipwreck (barge)
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1958
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceComposite; Burnt and sank.

The oddity, explained

Why is Merle unusual?

Merle appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Merle was a built in 1904 and lost on 01/03/1958. Burnt and sank. 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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