GERMAN NEW GUINEA
EXPLORATION WORK. INTERESTING^ DETAILS. By Telegraph.— Pre»i Association — Copyright. BRISBANE, 6th June. The steamer Siar has arrived from German New Guinea, and brings interesting details of exploration work in the River Kalserin Augusta district. A large party under Dr. Stoele is searching for gold and other minerals and studying the habits and customs of the natives. The Siar, a vessel of 325 tons, travelled 240 miles ' up the river without once touching bottom. At the narrowest point the stream was 400 and at the widest 2000 metres across. Many remarkable features abound, all sorts of birds and huge alligator* being' seen. The party have spent three months, and expect to spend twelve, in exploring. They have built fortifications at their camps' as protection against the natives, who. are described as big and of fine physique, but hostile. They made several attacks <jn the outposts, with the result that 11 number of the attackers were killed.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 135, 7 June 1912, Page 7
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