MYSTERIOUS CRUISE IN PACIFIC
Barque Joseph Conrad SUGGESTED SEARCH FOR GOLD £ (Received January 13, 11.30 p.m.) Melbourne. January 13. Carrying a party of scientists and botanists, the Joseph Conrad, the only British full-rigged sailing ship afloat, which arrived at Melbourne last week after sailing round the world on the route of Captain Cook’s Endeavour, will leave at. the end of the week on a mysterious Pacific cruise. Mr. A. J. Villiers, owner and master of the little vessel, said to-day that he was sailing under sealed orders and would not know his destination till he was ah sen.
It is believed that the cruise includes Auckland, and also that the intention is to seek gold on certain Pacific Islands.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 93, 14 January 1936, Page 9
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