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• "Nothing lovelier than a blooming age of nature" - perhaps 2nd Officer Tsuchiya was a ladies man?
• "Let me meet you once more! O' dear friend by the strange shore!" - The farewell message to my great-grandmother from Captain Nomura on 19 November, 1911, the day the Kainan Maru sailed from Sydney Harbour to return to the Antarctic.
• More exquisite Japanese art.
• Another beautiful Japanese watercolour. We are trying to identify who the artist was. Evidence so far is pointing towards the Kainan Marus' skipper, Captain Nomura.
• This is my favourite page. On the left is a message in Japanese and signature from the expeditions doctor. On the right is a beautiful seascape watercolour. It looks better in the flesh so go and have a look at the museum.