BROPHY DISAPPOINTED.
AT NOT REACHING BYRD
Mr. R. G. Brophy, second m command of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, said yesterday, on the arrival of the Eleanor Bolling, that be had sent a radio message to Commander Byrd asking to be relieved of his position, as he wished to engage in private business in New Zealand. He was planning to produce a motion picture of . native life and scenery. Having failed to reach the Antarctic • Mr. Brophy. said, he thought it best to relinquish his services as business representative of the expedition in New Zealand. Commander Byrd had replied to his radio message stating that he desired Mr. Brophy to accept the indefinite leave, of absence which was offered him before he left Dunedin on the Eleanor Bolling on February 19. Mr. Brophy also said he had recommended to Commander Byrd that Professor L. Gould, now on the Barrier, bo appointed second in command _of the ice party. He concluded by saying that he was disappointed in not being able to reach the Antarctic.
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Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17570, 8 March 1929, Page 5
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