MAWSON’S EXPEDITION
PROPOSED PLANS. (Times Sendee). LONDON, March 7. Generally speaking,' aeroplanes cannot supersede the old methods of exploration, said Sir Douglas Mawson, who has not yet decided whether to employ them. It might happen that certain regions would not he worth exploration and aircraft might disclose this, rendering long sleigh journeys unnecessary. The ship “Discovery” is now lying in West India dock, London She sails in June, hut Mawson does not propose to go to Australia aboard her, joining her later. The scientific staff is /likely to number thirteen. The “Discovery's” crew will total twenty-six. Hobart is the most likely point of departure southward. The cable news in this issue accredited to “The Times” has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the editorial opinion of “The Times.”)
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1929, Page 5
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134MAWSON’S EXPEDITION Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1929, Page 5
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