Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Agenora

Port Willunga, 3/4 mile north of the jetty

Agenora was a schooner built in 1855 and lost on 14/01/1863. Ran ashore due to neglect of the master. By 31 January the wreck was described as being in nearly two parts and all hope of re-floating was abandoned.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationPort Willunga, 3/4 mile north of the jetty
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1863
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Wood; Ran ashore due to neglect of the master. By 31 January the wreck was described as being in nearly two parts and all hope of re-floating was abandoned.

The oddity, explained

Why is Agenora unusual?

Agenora appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Agenora was a schooner built in 1855 and lost on 14/01/1863. Ran ashore due to neglect of the master. By 31 January the wreck was described as being in nearly two parts and all hope of re-floating was abandoned. 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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