John Cleland

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1875

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Cleland, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. SS Gothenburg sinks off the Great Barrier Reef

   1875

   Role: Passenger aboard the SS Gothenburg (distinct from the 18th-century novelist of the same name)

   1. 124 February 1875 · North coast of QueenslandWreck on the Great Barrier Reef

      The SS Gothenburg was wrecked in a storm on the Great Barrier Reef off the north coast of Queensland on 24 February 1875.

   2. 226 July 1875 · South AustraliaRecognition of Bravery

      Survivors James Fitzgerald, John Cleland, and Robert Brazil were awarded gold medals and a gold watch for their actions.

Sources

1. SS Gothenburg Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-05