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Water Witch
Moorundie, near Old Whipstick Hotel, 3 km downstream from Blanchetown, River Murray, South Australia.
Water Witch was a cutter built in 1835 and lost on 05/12/1842. In May 1841, the Water Witch sailed through the Murray Mouth, and then up the River Murray to Moorundie (near Blanchetown) which was E.J. Eyre’s station established to help keep the peace between local Aboriginal people and European settlers. The vesse
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationMoorundie, near Old Whipstick Hotel, 3 km downstream from Blanchetown, River Murray, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1842
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; In May 1841, the Water Witch sailed through the Murray Mouth, and then up the River Murray to Moorundie (near Blanchetown) which was E.J. Eyre’s station established to help keep the peace between local Aboriginal people and European settlers. The vesse
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