Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Showboat
Hindmarsh Island, southern shore
Showboat was a built in 1891 and lost on 1969. Initially abandoned 1962 at Moritz's slip at Goolwa then moved to Veenstra's slip in 1968 at Council demand. In 1969 the hull was removed from Veenstra's Slip and abandoned on the southern shore of Hindmarsh Island.
The oddity, explained
Why is Showboat unusual?
Showboat appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Showboat was a built in 1891 and lost on 1969. Initially abandoned 1962 at Moritz's slip at Goolwa then moved to Veenstra's slip in 1968 at Council demand. In 1969 the hull was removed from Veenstra's Slip and abandoned on the southern shore of Hindmarsh Island. 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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