Hillary Will Keep His Appendix -- If Everest conqueror, Sir Edmund Hillary, goes to Antarctica next year (he's odds-on favorite to head the NZ expedition) he'll take his appendix with him. ***** Conqueror, Sir Edmund Hillary (right), being shown fleecy-lined boot - a "must" for the Antarctic Division, in Melbourne today. "I'm not having mine out," he said emphatically at a Press conference this afternoon when told members of Australian parties frequently had theirs removed before they went. June 7, 1955.

Hillary Will Keep His Appendix -- If Everest conqueror, Sir Edmund Hillary, goes to Antarctica next year (he's odds-on favorite to head the NZ expedition) he'll take his appendix with him. ***** Conqueror, Sir Edmund Hillary (right), being shown fleecy-lined boot - a "must" for the Antarctic Division, in Melbourne today. "I'm not having mine out," he said emphatically at a Press conference this afternoon when told members of Australian parties frequently had theirs removed before they went. June 7, 1955. Stock Photo
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1405 x 1922 px | 23.8 x 32.5 cm | 9.4 x 12.8 inches | 150dpi

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7 June 1955

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Australia; Netherlands

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