 The bottles were given by Mr J. T. Buchanan who had them left over from the Challenger expedition and wished the party to drink them on Explorer Day.Mawson passed one bottle on to Frank Wild, who led the Western Base Party whilst "Aurora" was under the command of John King Davis.When the wine was drunk on the day, the party's artist Harrisson engraved a picture of "Aurora "on one side and the names of the party on the other.