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Seems he sold his story to the Daily Chronicle, which must have annoyed the local papers but that didn't stop them filling pages for days.

The Mercury, 8th March
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
ARRIVAL OF THE FRAM.
CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN'S RETICENCE.
WON'T TALK ABOUT SOUTH POLE.

The Mercury, 9th March
THE SOUTH POLE.
REACHED BY CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN.
STAYED THERE THREE DAYS.
THE EXPLORER STILL RETICENT.

The Mercury, 11th March
CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN'S GREAT TRIUMPH
HOW HE REACHED THE POLE.
HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY.
HIS VIEWS ABOUT SCOTT.

The Mercury, 12th March
CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN'S STORY.
VISIT TO THE FRAM.
TELLS HOW HE REACHED THE POLE.
MANY INTERESTING INCIDENTS.

The Mercury, 13th March
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Mawson expedition returns with second prize

A group of Antarctic expeditioners is confident of finding more artefacts belonging to Sir Douglas Mawson when they return to the icy continent in December.

The Mawson Hut Foundation group field leader, Ian Godfrey, said efforts to find Mawson's plane eluded them, but they did find its seat which remains in Antarctica.


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Edited these in some Microsoft Office picture editor thing, so how they'll turn out I have no idea. The others can wait until I get home.



I don't think I've ever seen L'Astrolabe & Aurora Australis together before.
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Some of the artefacts on display at the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery's Island to Ice expedition.

I've included the information from the captions, where I've managed to get a copy of it.
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