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“Men wanted for hazardous journey.
Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness.
Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.”

So ran an ad in one of the London newspapers in 1912 as Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton began to recruit for his next attempt to plant the Union Jack firmly in the ground at 90°S, 0°W.

 

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