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Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co, 1942. Second Edition. Frontispiece and photographic illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth, slightly worn, foxing from plates offset on title and text, otherwise fine. Second Edition. Frontispiece and photographic illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Australasian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, 1942. Second Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good. J. M ("Beau") Leonard (Photographs). 271, [1] pages. Illustrated Endpapers. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Foreword by W. A. Mackay. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some page soiling. The R.M.S. Niagara struck a mine and sank off the coast of New Zealand in June 1940 with nearly eight tons of solid gold aboard. RMS Niagara was an ocean liner launched on 17 August 1912 and owned by the Union Steam Ship Company intended for the Australia-Vancouver, Canada service. She was nicknamed "the Titanic of the Pacific", but after the sinking of the real RMS Titanic this was dropped in favor of "Queen of the Pacific". She should not be confused with an earlier RMS Niagara, an ocean liner built in 1848 for the Cunard Line. At the start of World War II, RMS Niagara was operated by the Canadian-Australasian Line, maintaining a… Leer más