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Message: [QUOTE="Michael H. Standart, post: 286725, member: 79064"] >>I'm just thinking if Union Castle Line was secretly transporting gold from africa and thats make their company boom at the early of 20th century.<< Not likely. Gold shipments of any kind would have consisted of specie or bullion which would have been kept in a very secure area like a strong room. While it would be extremely valuable, it wouldn't have taken up a lot of space. You can read more about them at [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union-Castle_Line"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union-Castle_Line[/url] (Treat this source with some caution. Wikipedia can be useful, but they're not always that incredibly accurate.) [/QUOTE]