GOING SOUTH
NORTH STAR AT WELLINGTON UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. CONSIDERABLE EQUIPMENT ABOARD. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Loaded to capacity with equipment of every sort, including a snowcruiser and army tanks converted for use as snow and ice tractors, the North Star called at Wellington, on route to the Bay of Whales, where she meets her companion ship, the Bear, with the rest of the expedition. The expedition has been sent by the United States Government, which made available two ships and gear. The ship had 74 huskies aboard on deck when she set out from America but twelve puppies have since made their appearance. It is not stated when the vessel leaves.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 December 1939, Page 6
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115GOING SOUTH Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 December 1939, Page 6
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