THE ELEANOR BOLLING.
DELAY IN DEPARTURE. LOADING ADDITIONAL STORES. [BY TELEGRArH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNE DIN. Friday. Tlio Antarctic expedition ship Eleanor Boiling did not leave Dunedin to-day for tlio Bay of Whales as was anticipated. Wireless messages received from Commander Byrd contained instructions for additional petrol and stores to be placed on the ship. The extra cargo will be loaded to-morrow morning and the vessel will take her departure in the afternoon. The ship's bunkers contain 250 tons of coal and about 110 tons will be carried 011 deck. The Eleanor Boiling has on board the aeroplanes which are to bo used in polar exploration. The vessel should reach the Bay of Whales on January 23, and after a stay of three or four days will return ,to Dunedin. If there is any possibility of the ship loading again and travelling to the Antarctic and clearing the Ross Sea by March 15 at the latest a third trip to the far south will be made this season. No risks will be taken, however, as i! the trip were made too late the steamer would be in danger of being caught in the ice for the winter.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20152, 12 January 1929, Page 10
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THE ELEANOR BOLLING.
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20152, 12 January 1929, Page 10
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