EXPEDITION TO SEEK PIRATE GOLD
A RUSH OF VOLUNTEERS. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, May 17. Dozens of applications from many parts of New Zealand ranging from North Cape to Bluff have been received by Mr D. B. McVicar, Princess Street, Newton, Wellington, for inclusion in the expedition he may make to Cocos Island to recover the famous Lima hoard, £12,000,000 in gold to which he claims to have the clue. Some offer money, others state that wages are a secondary consideration, but all want a chance to join in a great adventure. The lure of untold wealth in the hoardings of pirate gold in the little island of Cocos has caught the imaginations of many people in New Zealand. Mr McVicar has replied stating that the position is that a syndicate will have to be formed and finance raised to equip properly the expedition before any definite move can be made.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19802, 18 May 1934, Page 5
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151EXPEDITION TO SEEK PIRATE GOLD Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19802, 18 May 1934, Page 5
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