BYRD’S STEAMER ARRIVES
(Tty Telegraph—Press Association)
DUNEDIN
Nov. 19
Carrying 33 members ol the Byrd Expedition, the steel vessel, Eldanor Bolling, named after Byrd's mother, reached the Lower Harbour on Saturday evening and berthed at Dunedin yesterday. The vessel sailed from New York on Sept. Kith, and eu route to Norfolk she ran into the same hurricane that caused such devastation ill Florida. Amongst the personnel are Professor Golds (geologist of the Expedition). AY. G. Haines (meteorologist) and M. Hanson (senior radio engineer), C’apt. McTvinlay (aerial phtoographer) and A\ illiam Gavrouski. an adventurous Twy, who having twice stowed away on the City of New York and Eleanor Bolling was finally allowed to sign on as mess boy. After loading stores, including tractors. sleighs and gasolene, the vessel sails to-morrow for Wellington.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1928, Page 5
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