Shipwrecks
SS Gothenburg
Sank 1875 · Old Reef, off Holbourne Island, QLD, Australia
FoundThe prize. Gold from the northern fields
Where. Old Reef, off Holbourne Island, QLD, Australia
Status. Found
Where. Old Reef, off Holbourne Island, QLD, Australia
Status. Found
The account
Homeward from the goldfields in 1875, the steamer Gothenburg sank on the Barrier Reef carrying gold and dozens of lives.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Old Reef, off Holbourne Island, QLD, Australia; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: Gold from the northern fields.
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