ANTARCTIC REUNION
MEMBERS OF THIRTEEN EXPEDITIONS DINNER IN LONDON 4 Members of thirteen expeditions to the Antarctic were represented at the mid-winter (Antarctic reckoning) dinner of the Antarctic Club at the Cafe Royal, London, on July 4. Guests were present on this occasion, so that the gathering was a reunion of explorers of both the North and South Polar regions. Commander L. C. Bernacchi proposed “The Guests,” with a special welcome to Mr. Peter Scott, Captain j Scott’s son. A silent toast was drunk “To those who have voyaged to explore the polar regions and have not returned.” Among the guests tvere V. Stefansson, the Norwegian explorer; Peter Scott, Admiral Sir William Goodenough, and Lord Auckland. The Antarctic explorers present (with their expeditions) were:— Jackson Harmsworth (Arctic), 18941898; Major F. G. Jackson, Captain A. B. Armitage, D. W. Wilton. Southern Cross, 1898-1900, Captain William Colbeck, L. C. Bernacchi. Discovery, 1901-1904, Engineer Viceadmiral R. W. Skelton, Captain A. B. Armitage, L. C. Bernacchi, Lieutenantcommander F. E. Bailey, W. Lashley, T. Williamson, J. Cross, J. W. Dell, A. L. Quertley. Scotia, 1902-1904, D. W. Wilton. Morning, 1902-1904, Captain William Colbeck, Captain R. G. England, J. W. Morrison. Nimrod, 1907-1909, Captain R. G. England, Captain V. Berry, R. E. Priestley, Lieutenant-colonel. Sir P. Brocklehurst. Terra Nova, 1910-1913, Pay-captain F. R. H. Drake, Captain W. M. Bruce, Dr. G. C. Simpson, Surgeon-commander S. M. Levick, A. Cherry Garrard, R. E. Priestley, H. G. Ponting, W. W. Archer. W. Lashley, T. S. Williamson, E. A. McKenzie, C. S. Wright, Lieu-tenant-commander J. H. Mather. Aurora, 1911-1914, Commander P. Gray, Lieutenant-commander J. H. Blair, A. J. Hodgeman. Endurance, 1914-1916, Commander W. Worsley, Engineer Lieutenantcommander L. R. Rickinson, Captain L. Greenstreet, Dr. A. N. Macklin, Dr. L. D. A. Hussey, Dr. R. S. Clark, J. M. Wordie Aurora. 1914-1916, Lieutenant-com-mander J. R. Stenhouse. Graham Land, 1920-1921, T. W. Bagshawe. Quest, 1922, Commander F. Worsley, Dr. A. N. Macklin, Dr. L. D. A. Hussey, J. W. Dell and J. Marr.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1065, 1 September 1930, Page 14
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331ANTARCTIC REUNION Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1065, 1 September 1930, Page 14
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