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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 118, 12 February 1940, Page 5

Au Illustration of the northerly drift of the ocean current along the coast of the South Island is provided by the experience of residents near the beach at Studholme. It is a far cry from Bluff to South Canterbury, but lately articles believed to have formed portion of the cargo of the wrecked steamer Waikouaiti have been coming ashore. During the last fortnight or so hardwood posts, cricket bats, and rubber balls have been included in the spoils washed up by the sea, and eager hands have made certain that this treasure trove hasi been retained. Bellowing the wreck bf a steamer at the Nuggets some years ago, anglers at the mouth of the Waitaki River frequentlyfound crockery (bearing the vessel’s name washed up by the waves, though, of course, in a broken condition.