New Guinea.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1922, Page 1

New Guinea.

CAPTAIN HURLEY OFF AGAIN

SYDNEY, July 19.

Another adventurous expedition into the wilds of New Guinea, will shortly he undertaken by Captain Frank Hurley. the Australian photographer, who has became famous for bis cinematograph records of the Mawson and Sbackleton Antarctic Expeditions, of the operations of the Australian forces during the war. and more recently of life in New Guinea. His pictorial records of New Guinea scenes arc a wonderful example of what an artist with a camera can accomplish, bnt Captain Hurley is not satisfied. He is off to New Guinea again as leader of an expedition which' hopes to discover further secrets of this little-known, territory. He leaves on August Ist.

Arrangements for the expedition are now in hand, and Captain Hurley •will be accompanied, among others, by Air Alan McCullough, the noted zoologist, of Sydney Museum staff. The expedition on reaching New Guinea, will utilise the services of a large seaplane which has been given by Mr L. Hordern (brother of Sir Samuel Hordern) and will be in charge of a British officer. The intention of the party is to use the great island waterways of then country, and to penetrate far into the unknown interior. In these savage parts the scientists hope to secure photographs and other data, and make an exhaustive survey of the zological life of the unexplored hinterland. Tt. is anticipated that the party will be absent for about four or five months, and as the intention is to penetrate the practically unknown and undoubtedly dangerous country of New Guinea’s head hunters, most valuable information regarding the life of this least known port ion of the earth will probably bo obtained.