THE SOUTH POLE
SPEECH BY CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN. By Cable— Press Association—Copyright. Hobart, March 19. Captain Amundsen, speaking before the Royal Society, said he considered that Sir James Ross held first place ,as an Arctic aflit" Antarctic explorer. '• Referring to the Pole, he stated that they had better wait before they credited him with being the first to reach the Pole. Captain Scott might have another story to tell. If Captain Scott had not actually reached thi! Pole he was ?urc to return with good results. ~~
DR. MAWSON'S EXPEDITION. 7 Sydney, March 19. Dr. Mawson, writing to Professor David from Adelie Land, states that he encountered remarkably heavy pack ice, and the explorations and observations were greatly hampered by dense fogs. Mr. Murphy, leader of the third party, writing to his parents, reports that the Aurora dragged her anchors at the south end of Macquarrie Island, bumped on the rocks and was nearly wrecked.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 224, 20 March 1912, Page 5
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153THE SOUTH POLE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 224, 20 March 1912, Page 5
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