BURIED TREASURE
LARGE QUANTITY OF GOLD HIDDEN FROM JAPANESE (Rec. 11.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 16. How 4000 oz of New Guinea gold was saved from the Japanese has been told by Mr G. M. Kerr, of the Bulolo Gold Dredging Company. The gold was sent ta Bulolo by the New Guinea Administration. and Mr Kerr buried it before the Japanese arrived in the area. The gold lay in its hiding place for three months before Mr Kerr considered it safe to lead a party of army officers to the spot. It was recovered and shipped to Australia, arriving only a few weeks ago. After burying the treasure Mr Kerr went on front-line duty. He alone knew the hiding place.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19421217.2.42
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 25101, 17 December 1942, Page 5
Word Count
119BURIED TREASURE Otago Daily Times, Issue 25101, 17 December 1942, Page 5
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in