TO THE ANTARCTIC.
SHACKLETON'S,EXPEDITION;
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Cable. —i'ress Association.—-Uqpyrigh £.■ LONDOisf; May 6. , Sir Ernest Shackletoii and five, members of his Antarctic, expedi-. tion are going to the Norwegian glaciers, where blizzards similar to those of the' Antarctic are common. They will there- test';' the motor sledges, wear polar. and exist on sledging rations. The polar vessel, the which arrives, at London v'this month, is a beautiful specimen of . wqoden shipbuilding. The - Aurb-, ra will be delivered at. Hobart at the end of August and sail for tho Antarctic in November. Most of the members of the expedition will sail by the Endur-: ance in August.
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Northern Advocate, 7 May 1914, Page 7
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105TO THE ANTARCTIC. Northern Advocate, 7 May 1914, Page 7
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