DR MAWSON'S EXPEDITION.
A SUNKEN CONTINENT. By Telegraph —Press Association— Copyright Hobart, Thursday. The Tasmanian wireless station has received a,message from Dr Mawson's Antarctic ship Aurora, stating that she has left the Macquarries and is due here on December 15th. Afterwards she returns to bring back the expedition. An important discovery was made during the voyage down, tending to confirm the theory of a former land connection between Tasmania and Antarctica. When 200 miles south, soundings showed a rocky ridge at a depth of 700 fathoms, extending almost due north and south. The present charts show 1500 to 2000 fathoms over thiß
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 522, 30 November 1912, Page 5
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102DR MAWSON'S EXPEDITION. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 522, 30 November 1912, Page 5
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