AMERICAN POLAR EXPEDITION SHIP .—The motor ship North Star, with Rear-Admiral R. E. Byrd, leader of the United States Government expedition to the Antarctic, on board, left Dunedin to-day en route to the Bay of Whales. This picture shows the huge 27-ton snow-cruiser stowed on deck and protruding several feet over the rail, despite the fact that its 10ft. tail has been removed.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20135, 3 January 1940, Page 6
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63AMERICAN POLAR EXPEDITION SHIP.—The motor ship North Star, with Rear-Admiral R. E. Byrd, leader of the United States Government expedition to the Antarctic, on board, left Dunedin to-day en route to the Bay of Whales. This picture shows the huge 27-ton snow-cruiser stowed on deck and protruding several feet over the rail, despite the fact that its 10ft. tail has been removed. Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20135, 3 January 1940, Page 6
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