Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Henry and Mary

Aldinga Beach near Willunga Jetty

Henry and Mary was a cutter built in 1852 and lost on 26/05/1861. Mechanical failure on board, dragged anchor and settled on reef.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationAldinga Beach near Willunga Jetty
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1861
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Mechanical failure on board, dragged anchor and settled on reef.

The oddity, explained

Why is Henry and Mary unusual?

Henry and Mary appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Henry and Mary was a cutter built in 1852 and lost on 26/05/1861. Mechanical failure on board, dragged anchor and settled on reef. 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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