Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Melbourne
Murray Mouth, near Spit at Port Pullen
Melbourne was a built in 1852 and lost on 16/11/1859. Touched eastern bank and caused a large hole in hull. Filled with water.
The oddity, explained
Why is Melbourne unusual?
Melbourne appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Melbourne was a built in 1852 and lost on 16/11/1859. Touched eastern bank and caused a large hole in hull. Filled with water. 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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