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Wangaratta family aboard Ovation of the Seas speak about White Island eruption

Sophie Boyd
Updated December 11 2019 - 7:33am, first published 7:28am
HAPPIER DAYS: Pete, Baxter, 4, Sam, 13, and Karen Rourke, in Sydney with the Ovation of the Seas in the background. Picture: PETE ROURKE
HAPPIER DAYS: Pete, Baxter, 4, Sam, 13, and Karen Rourke, in Sydney with the Ovation of the Seas in the background. Picture: PETE ROURKE

A Wangaratta family's 'dream holiday' in New Zealand took a drastic turn when they arrived back at their cruise ship to discover fellow passengers had been killed in a volcanic eruption.

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