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GB 891 RAS BMM-RAS BMM/4-RAS BMM/4/2-RAS BMM/4/2/1
Title
Great Desert Crossing
Date(s)
- 24th Feb 1931 (Creation)
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2 pieces newspaper
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(1823 - present)
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"Great Desert Crossing. 900 Miles by Camel. Bertram Thomas's Discoveries. A Salt Lake" Letter from Bertram Thomas to the Times, detailing his 900 mile crossing by camel of the Rub 'al Khali. Includes accounts of discoveries including the phenomenon of singing sands and a salt water lake in the desert. Also "Importance of the Discoveries" a comment from Sir Arnold Wilson (recipient of the Burton Memorial Medal in 1937).
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- English