BONUS: Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt

About this episode

This episode features a thrilling story involving kidnapping, smuggling, and treasure related to Kelly Tarlton.

We're ducking into your feed to bring you an episode of a new RNZ podcast: Kelly Tartlon's Final Treasure Hunt. This story has everything! Kidnapping, smuggling, scurvy, and imaginary islands full of Jewish gold... Make sure to follow Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt wherever you get your podcasts. To see more of Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt, visit the RNZ website here. Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast. For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend: Watch: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor Throw Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-Lampson Kelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. Sale Navigators and Naturalists , By Michael Lee The Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste , By John Dunmore The Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770 , Translated and edited by John Dunmore Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

• treasure hunt
• adventure
• history
• kidnapping
• smuggling
• Jewish gold

Keywords

• Kelly Tarlton
• treasure hunt
• RNZ
• adventure
• history
• smuggling
• kidnapping
• Jewish gold

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RNZ

Books & works: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor, Throw Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-Lampson, Kelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. Sale, Navigators and Naturalists, The Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, The Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770

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