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Scientific collections and data. The scientific and political legacy. Mawson’s Huts Historic Site is a national treasure. As the first base for Australia’s scientific and geographical discovery of Antarctica, it is the birthplace of and the forerunner to the work now carried out and supported by the Australian Antarctic Division. The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (. The site gained the highest level of Australian recognition, becoming a National Heritage. Place and a Commonwealth Heritage.
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Stanley Gordon Roberts Taylor's diary of his 1912-1913 voyage to Antarctica with Sir Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Aurora’s Route Map. Stan’s penguin muff and stole in Museum Victoria. Stole – Emperor Penguin, Stanley Taylor, circa 1913. 100 Years of Australian Antarctic Epeditions. One hundred years ago, Douglas Mawson began planning a new scientific expedition to the Antarctic coast south of Australia. On 2 December 1911, Mawson’s plans came to fruition and the Australas...From 20...
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Australians under the British. The seeds of an idea. The Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Shelters from the stormy blast. A lot of hustle and bustle. Clothing, field equipment and fuel. Sources of equipment and supplies. Signals from the South. On the small matter of payment. A new role for an old workhorse. A galvanism in it all. Clarence Petersen de la Motte. The crewmen of the Aurora. The fourth scientific base. The 1912 marine science cruises. Science on a heaving deck. Marria...
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Postscript: Aurora's final years. In June 1911, the. Arrived in the Thames, where, after being docked, she was thoroughly overhauled and refitted in the South West India Docks under the supervision of Captain John King Davis. On 28 July 1911 the. Dropped down the Thames to Sheerness shortly before midnight. Then on August 4th Captain Davis took the. To Hobart via Cape Town – reaching Hobart 0n 4th November 1911, a voyage of of eighty eight days. By the end of November the. Mawson’s Hut Foundation.
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NO RETURN - Captain Scott's Race to the Pole
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About No Return: Captain Scott’s Race to the Pole. November 2011 marked the centenary of Scott’s expedition to find the South Pole. No Return: Captain Scott’s Race to the Pole is a stunning retelling of Captain Scott’s quest to become the first man to reach the South Pole. This book is a celebration of a continent and ambition that will linger long in readers’ minds. Hardcover edition is not currently available. Paperback edition will be available from 27th March 2012. No Return colouring templates.
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Shackleton Ice Shelf and Queen Mary Land. Sketch prepared by Mawson and given to Wild at Cape Denison. It shows Mawson's suggestions for depots and for the location of the Western Party base. Mawson Antarctic Collection, South Australian Museum. The Establishment of the Western Base Station. Ndash; Douglas Mawson, AAE Scientific Reports Series A Vol 1, Narrative and Cartography. On the 21st (February 1913) a number of boxes packed ready to go on board the. The morning of Sunday, February 23rd, opened fin...
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