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Gold from the sea: epics of salvage

Australia, 1951
film

Shows the salvaging of gold bullion from the RMS “Niagara” which was struck by a mine off the coast of New Zealand during WWII.

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Goldmining in Australia

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The Santhia story

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Guinea gold

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Gold

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Frozen gold of the Klondike

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Sea harvests

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The Australian seaman at war

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Conquest of the sea

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The Die hard: the legend of Lasseter's lost gold reef

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People of the sea

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Down to the sea

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