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N.Z. man in Arctic expedition

NZPA-Reuter Thule (Greenland) A British Arctic explorer, Willy Herbert, set out yesterday from the north Greenland settlement of Thule in the first known attempt to sled, ski, and sail around Greenland Herbert, aged 43. accompanied by another Briton. Allan Gill, and a New Zealander. John Bitters, expects to complete the 12.000 km journey in about 15 months. The expedition will first move northwards into the Arctic night using dogteams. heading for the northern-most tip of Greenland at Cape Morris Jessup It will then travel down the uninhabited north-east coast, described as the lo.ielieH stretch of shore in the world, expecting to reach open water when the ice breaks up next spring. Judge threatened A man wielding a sawnoff shotgun crabbed a Victorian count' court judge round the neck and threatened to ‘’blow his head off” in a crowded Melbourne courtroom yesterday. Judge William Joseph Martin, who was hearing a case at the time, kneed the man and forced 'he barrel of the gun upwards with his hands as court officials rushed to his aid. police said later. — Mel-' bourne. i

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Press, 27 January 1978, Page 4

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N.Z. man in Arctic expedition Press, 27 January 1978, Page 4

N.Z. man in Arctic expedition Press, 27 January 1978, Page 4

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