Australian farmer finds national treasure, a trumpet that went down with the USS Houston

By Julie Power
Updated February 12 2016 - 2:18pm, first published 2:03pm
In the summer of 2013, Australian diver Frank Craven, (centre) was diving with a group on the wrecks of the USS Houston and HMAS Perth.  Photo: supplied
In the summer of 2013, Australian diver Frank Craven, (centre) was diving with a group on the wrecks of the USS Houston and HMAS Perth. Photo: supplied

A retired Australian farmer from Forster has gone from outcast to hero following his discovery of an American naval treasure – a rare old trumpet – lying near the carcass of the USS Houston in the dangerous waters of the Java Sea.

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