TREASURE HUNT
The goal: the remains of the General Grant, 1095 tons, sailed from Melbourne . on May 4, 1866, and wrecked on the west coast of the Auckland Islands on May 14. The prize: gold. The manifest showed that 25700 z of; gold were aboard. The! expedition aboard the, Acheron, now on its way) I to the Auckland Islands,' is not the first to believe!
that much more gold was in the ship. The seekers: A party of New Zealanders and Englishmen aboard the 75ft survey vessel Acheron from Dunedin, led bv Commander John Grattan, R.N. (Rt.), from England. Our reports: From Hugh Popham, I.ondon, ?.nd Robin Smith of “The Press,” in the Acheron.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34044, 7 January 1976, Page 1
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114TREASURE HUNT Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34044, 7 January 1976, Page 1
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