VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
VOTED EXPLORER VISITS AUCKLAND HERMIT ISLANDS NEXT “I intend to pick up a cutter at Rabaulp New Britain, and have a look round tha Hermit Islands and some of the lesser-known islands near that group,” 6aid Mr. D. S. Wylie, who arrived in Auckland on the Marama this morning. MR. WYLIE’S last exploit was a x motor journey through the trackless deserts of Central Australia. There his greatest difficulty was the lack of water. Rain had not fallen for two years. Mr. Wylie holds out no hopes for the cultivation of the deserts, where any animals, even if they survive, succumb to starvation. Mr. J. IT. Curie, author of “The Shadow Show” and “This World of Ours,” wi’l accompany Mr. Wylie on his trip to the Hermit Islands. While coming over from Sydney on the Marama, Mr. Wylie gave a cinema entertainment, showing many interesting views of his Australian explora-
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 314, 27 March 1928, Page 13
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153VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 314, 27 March 1928, Page 13
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