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BROPHY AND BYRD EXPEDITION. NO QUESTION OF MISDEMEANOUR. [Per Press Association.) Dunedin, Dec. 5. Relative to the cable about Richard Brophy, formerly second-in-command of the Byrd expedition, Tapley and Co., the base agents for the expedition, state that there is no truth in the assertion that an intrigue with a Broadway actress caused his dismissal. Brophy was not dismissed; he suffered a severe breakdown in Dunedin and during the period of incapacity was unfit to handle the expedition’s affairs so that his resignation was accepted. There was no question of misdemeanour, only the unnecessary expenditure arising from Brophy’s illness. Commander Byrd was, and is, much concerned over Brophy’s welfare and future. In the early stages of the expedition Brophy proved an efficient organiser, rendering inestimable service.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 301, 5 December 1929, Page 5
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128NOT DISMISSED Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 301, 5 December 1929, Page 5
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