THE AURORA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1901, 8 November 1913, Page 8

THE AURORA.

j ■ '' TO' BRING BACK MAYTSON. " . • SAILS NOVEMBER 8. The Aurora, the ship of Dr. Mawson'i Antarctic expeditioli, will ka.vo : - Melbourne about November 8 -for .HobarJ, where slio-will embark tho threo men who iiro to. relieve Dr. Mawson's party at present at Macquario Island, and take ft quantity of stores.. ... Leaving Jlobart oil November 15. Mncquano Island should bo reached about November 24, Four days will,pro? bably bo spent nt tho island, discharging stores and taking -on', board'- -tlio largo collection obtaiuediby ..the parra,. who. Oiavo' now boat' Stationed there for nearly two years. . Arrangements have also been ,nisde with Mr. Barrachi, Government Aistronomer, to transmit timo signals'by wireless during tlio visit of . tho Aurora to tlio island, for tho purposo of dotal-, mining its correct' longitude. On tjio return- of tlio Mawson party a correct chart of thi.s litiloJqownsppanagoof the Counnouiyealtii will bo ftvailanlpt •The Aurora will then jjrocwd.towards Commonwealth Bay. wliich it is honed will bo reached, by Dumber IS, wlion Dr. T\iawson will embark to cOrttiWo liias scientific investigations' along .th® coastline until tho nuvent of winter. Tug vessel will then return to Australia, which should bo reached by tlio latter part of February, 1914. , Tho Aurora has been given a thorouch overhaul at the Stato Dockyard, Wllliinnstown. Mr. _ Hunter., of. /.Sydney University., will join • tlio. - Aurora . as biologist on tho forthcoming voyage. Ho and life- F. Hurley, the expedition photographer, will'be tlic GUly niojnpors of tlio staff lcavicg wish 'tho vessel, . ... .Captain Davis, hopes to.extend tho oceanographies! work Ayliich. the .Aurora was employed in last wmtor ( and. which, has aroused considerable interest in England. This resulted in tho .discovery of si rocky ridge 200 miles, south of Tasmania, carrying onlv 000 fathoms. All letters for nembers of tho ■ expedition now in % Antarctio or at Msequario Island. slioiild. bo addressed to the Aurora at Hohart, to reach there before November 15.