Reply to account of Australasian Antarctic Expedition – Governor-General Lord Denman to Douglas Mawson

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Mawson.

Very many thanks for your message which I will communicate at once to His Majesty. I am indeed glad to receive such a good account of your expedition and the excellent work you have performed though I deeply deplore the loss of two of your gallant comrades. I trust that you and those who are staying with you will successfully weather the fruits and frustrations of another winter in the Antarctic.

Denman

Governor-General

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Governor-General Lord Denman was a keen supporter of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, along with Prime Minister Fisher and the federal leader of the opposition Alfred Deakin.

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