EFFORTS TO RECOVER SUNKEN GOLD
SYDXEY, August 22. A syndicate with headquarters hert has planned an expedition to recovegold worth £300, 000 froni the sunkei. Niagara and other gold estiiuated to he worth £3,00(1,000 froni the wreck of the General (irant which sank olf the Auckland Islands, 289 iniles south of New Zealand, on May 11, 18(5(5. Members oi the syndicate which will linance the expedition will leuve Australia probably towards the end of this year, comprist Messrs .1. F. Johnstone, F. Sheehy, V. 10. Xeilley and three otliers. -Mr Johnstone and his nrother William were nieinbers of the expedition which re covered gold froni the Niagara in 1941 Mr. Xeilley is a retired chief cashie. of the ( 'ouuiionweuhh Bank in Sydne.v and represeuted tio' bnnk aboard tlu salxage vessel wlieu £2,300,00(' was re I covered froni the Niagara. Mr. Sheeh | is a well-known accountant of Sydney j
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1947, Page 5
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148EFFORTS TO RECOVER SUNKEN GOLD Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1947, Page 5
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