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Barbara Hickman <[log in to unmask]>
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"The wreck of SS Ventnor, a ship that went down in 1902 carrying the remains of 499 Chinese gold miners from New Zealand back to their homes in China's Guangdong province, has been found<http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/63339250/Shipwreck-of-SS-Ventnor-and-its-dead-finally-found>. The ship was discovered 21 kilometers (13 miles) west of Hokianga Harbour under 150 meters (492 feet) of water. The general area of the sinking was known, but it has taken 112 years to find the actual wreck."

See the article with photographs at Livius' excellent The History Blog (http://www.thehistoryblog.com<file:///\\TXDOT-HQ52\DATA2\ENV\USERS\BHICKMAN\My%20Data%20Sources>/<file:///\\TXDOT-HQ52\DATA2\ENV\USERS\BHICKMAN\My%20Data%20Sources>).

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