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Times Past
Canberrans lauded a visit by polar explorer, Lincoln Ellsworth, on this day in 1936, a month after he was involved in a dramatic rescue. During a trans-Antarctic flight, Mr Ellsworth's plane was forced to land four times before it ultimately ran out of fuel, stranding he and his passengers. Australia, among other countries, came to the explorer's aid using it's nearby ship, the "Discovery". Mr Ellsworth came to the national capital in February 1936 to thank the government for its rescue efforts. A story on the front page of The Canberra Times described the explorer as a "hero". READ MORE