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CHRISTCHURCH, ’ 6
Sir Joseph Kinsey, whose deal'll was recorded yesterday acted as attorney Hot Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s-ex-peditions in the Discovery in 1912, and Terra Nova in 1922, and Sir Ernest Shackletori’s 1907 expedition in the Nimrod and Aurora relief expedition of 1925, which was sent out /at’, the combined' cost of Great Britain, Australia and Ncav Zealand to relieve the sxplorers Avho had become marooped : n the far south. The A'itrora avAs fitjted out at Port Chalmers, and the other three expeditions were ‘despatched from Lyttelton, all under' the' direction’ of the firm of Kinsey aivd Coy! IP was in recognition of liis services'-tb' ituer expeditions that Sir Joseph received 1 the Scott medal ‘of the Royal Geographical Society' in 1914, and his knighthood in 1929. - ‘ ‘
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1936, Page 3
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