THE NIMROD’S VOYAGE.
PROVES NOM-EXioTENCE OF SUPPOSED ISLANDS.
A SOLITARY SEALER ON MACQUARRIE ISLAND.
United Press Association —Copyright
LONDON, August 10
Captain Davis, of the Antarctic expedition ship Nimrod, is satisfied from the visit and soundings made by him at each charted position, of the nonexistence ofEmerald, Nimrod, and Dougherty Islands. He found a solitary inhabitant on ,Macquarrie Island. His name is McKibbon, and ho was collecting seal and penguin oil for his former party’s next visit. McKibbon s only companions were two dogs. Captain Davis is now homeward-bound .from Monte Video. ,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2578, 12 August 1909, Page 5
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92THE NIMROD’S VOYAGE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2578, 12 August 1909, Page 5
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