Expedition to attempt Antarctic land crossing by British team
The advance party will depart the UK near year end with the main expedition following in early 1956. The venture honors English exploration, tracing Cook’s 1773 crossing and Britain’s long Antarctic record, as South Georgia thrives as a year round whaling station with a magistrate, post office, telegraph, and ship repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cook
Antarctic Circle
Britain
Captain Cook
South Atlantic
South Georgia
Canadian industrial trends and Antarctic exploration note
The report cites March 1 declines in total employment and a 1 percent year over year drop, with men down 1.2 percent and women 0.2 percent. It covers production gains in minerals, electricity and gas, and manufacturing, plus mining shipments and rising railway carloadings, prices shifts, and farm product trends, followed by an extended survey of Antarctic exploration by Britain, with notes on the Falkland Islands Dependencies, weather stations, and the John Biscoe voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
South Shetlands
William Smith
Montevideo
Valparaiso
King George Islands
Edward Bransfield
Royal Navy
Graham Land
Antarctic
Scott
Shackleton
Britain
Falkland Island Dependencies
South Pole
Falkland Islands
Royal Research
John Biscoe
Falkland Island Dependencies Survey
Labor Time in Red River Farms Manitoba Study 1951 52
A study by Canada Department of Agriculture and University of Manitoba analyzes labor use on Red River Valley farms. It reports farm size, crop mix, livestock role, machinery investment, and weekly hours, with notes on late sowing seed smut risks for oats and barley and seed treatment recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Red River Valley
Economics Division
Marketing Service
Canada Department of Agriculture
Department of Political Economy
University of Manitoba
Ocean Warmth Fuels Odd Tropical Fish Invasion
Experts report the ocean warming and unusual species arriving for study. About two dozen tropical fish with Latin names but quirky common labels like Robin fish and Moon fish arrive northward. Sharks and eels also feature, withBeluga white whales and bearded seals among tourists. Honolulu hosts seven radio stations two TV outlets and over twenty cinemas.
Carts mark Saskatchewan historic sites in Jubilee plan
Regina reports Red River carts placed as markers for historic sites across the province. Five carts are already on site in Prince Albert Duck Lake St. Louis Roche Percee and Swift Current with more planned in Moose Jaw Moosemin Spy Hill Fonehill Humboldt Warman Leask Baljennie Red Pheasant Mantario Chambery Wilcox Bethune. Jubilee aims to identify 70 plus historic links and publish a locating booklet by J D Herbert inviting private groups to contribute details.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Duck Lake
St. Louis
Roche Percee
Swift Current
Moose Jaw
Moosemin
Spy Hill
Fonehill
Humboldt
Warman
Leask
Baljennie
Red Pheasant
Mantario
Chambery
Wilcox
Bethune
British Territorial Claims in Michigan Persist to 1796
Britain retained some Michigan territorial claims until 1796, thirteen years after the American Revolution ended, with no recoil like a gun when a rocket fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Michigan
Canadian Alpine Club Sums Up Rocky Mountain Climb Safety
The Alpine Club of Canada, founded in 1906, has over 700 members who climb for fun and science. They document glaciers and ice movements while facing dangers such as melting snow and avalanches. in 49 years there have been no fatalities.
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Alpine Club of Canada
Rockies
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canadian Statistics Report
Red River
Commonwealth Memorial
Veterans Affairs
Lapointe
Bayeux
Bermuda
Honolulu
Canadian Rockies
Base Camp
Bugaboo
Mount Burgess
USA
National Film Board Photot
Glacier
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