 In 1910, she was bought by Douglas Mawson's deputy, Captain John King Davis, for £6,000 for his Australasian Antarctic Expedition.On 2 December 1911 "Aurora" departed from Hobart, Australia for Macquarie Island, where a radio relay station was established.She left the island on 25 December, arriving at Cape Denison on 8 January 1912, where the main base was built.