THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION
(Phbss Association.- —Copxkiqht.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 5. Mr Tulloch, lately in charge of the wireless station at Macquarie Island, commentin e on Captain Davis> statement, said there was no reason for alarm owing to the absence of -wireless news'of Sir Ernelst Shackleton's expedition. The reason why the Aurora h;-j not communicated with Macquarie Is land was because the plant was inequable of sending messages so far. Resides, the Aurora's anchorage in iha Ross Sea was behind lofty hills over 1000 feet in height, which would wurfere: considerably ■with the .-adius o f transmission. : '
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 6 January 1916, Page 6
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