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WHALING IN THE ANTARCTIC.

PREPARING FOR NEXT SEASON. (SPECIAL TO "THI PBIS8.") DUNEDIN, October 18. The ■whaling steamer Sir Jajnes Clark Ross,, which left Port Chalmers early in the year for Europe with a valuable cargo of whale oil l'rom the Antarctic, is returning south,, and is expected to call at Port Chalmers, on the 11th of next month for water. The Sir James Clark Ross is tho "mother ship" of the expedition, and her fleet of small whale chasers were left to winter at Stewart Island Trhen she left these latitudes at the end of last _ whaling season. Last season's expedition did not prove quite so successful as was anticipated, but it was an initial venture, and their experience then gained will be utilised to make the ensuing season's activities more remunerative.

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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18208, 20 October 1924, Page 10

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WHALING IN THE ANTARCTIC. Press, Volume LX, Issue 18208, 20 October 1924, Page 10

WHALING IN THE ANTARCTIC. Press, Volume LX, Issue 18208, 20 October 1924, Page 10