Return of the Antarctic expedition
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posted on 2023-11-22, 10:19 authored by Royal Society of TasmaniaA welcome, in tbe form of a conversazione, was given by the Council of tbe Royal Society of Tasmania at the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, April 18, to Mr. Borchgrevink and those who accompanied him on the recent Antarctic Expedition.
The attendance was large and fashionable, and amid such a gathering it would be impossible to give anything like an accurate list of names.
Owing to the indisposition of his Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice (Sir John Dodds) presided.
Addresses of welcome were also presented by the following bodies:—The Marine Board of Hobart (by Captain T. M. Fisher); Australian Natives' Association (by Mr. A. J. Nettlefold).
The attendance was large and fashionable, and amid such a gathering it would be impossible to give anything like an accurate list of names.
Owing to the indisposition of his Excellency the Governor, the Chief Justice (Sir John Dodds) presided.
Addresses of welcome were also presented by the following bodies:—The Marine Board of Hobart (by Captain T. M. Fisher); Australian Natives' Association (by Mr. A. J. Nettlefold).
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In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania..Usage metrics
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