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Queensland
K'gari (Fraser Island), QLD
75 Mile Beach, SS Maheno 1935
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Nails and fittings
Wreck timberAlso reported: nothing else collectible.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1905 trans-Tasman liner and WWI hospital ship washed ashore 1935 while under tow for scrap; hull rusting and collapsing into the sand.
UniSC K'gari app: salt environment slowly eroding the hull; access on to or within 3 m of any part of the wreck is prohibited due to its conditionView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
4WD beach highwayCollapsing steel, dingoes
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