One of the carrier pigeons taken by Dr. Nansen, the Norwegian Arctic explorer, in the Fram, which left Berlevang, 24th July, 1893, with the intention of reaching the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 10 Dec 1895, Page 5
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