WIRELESS TO MACQUARIE ISLAND.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1051, 1 June 1912, Page 4

WIRELESS TO MACQUARIE ISLAND.

It will be remembered (remarks (uc ijyGtJc/ *cicgrapa) that Dr Mawson erected a wireless station on Macquarie Island, and left five of the members of the expedition there before proceeding to the Far South. This station is doing magnificent work. In view of the Aurora visiting Macquarie Island on her lorthcoming cruise, the secretary of the expedition bad occasion a few days ago to send a wireless message asking the leader of the party on the island to send a list of articles required by them. Within 24 hours came back a reply comprising 197 words. Recently, however, an even greater feat was accomplished. At five minutes past nine one night a message was despatched from Macquarie Island to Mr Eitel, in Sydney. It was received by the wireless staliou at Hobart, and transmitted thence to a wireless station at Sydney, the whole time occupied being only 42 minutes. Shortly after 10 o’clock Mr Eitel rang up the station and asked, “Can you get Macquarie Island to-night?” The reply came back, “Easily.” So within a few minutes over an hour the leader of the Mawson party on Macquarie Island bad sent a message and received an answer. Few people are aware that the Federal Weather Bureau in Melbourne is receiving daily reports from Macquarie Island regarding meteorological conditions.