Letters from John H. Collinson Close a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, to...
Letters from John H. Collinson Close a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, to John Close and members of his family 19 January 1912, 1913, 15 March 1935, with transcription copy
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Date
19 January 1912-15 March 1935
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MLDOC 2772
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Manuscripts, Pictures and Prints
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1 folder of textual material - manuscript, typescript
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Contents
The letter from the Antarctica, 19 January 1912 was written on board S.Y. Aurora just before embarkation for winter quarters on land
Includes postcard addressed to Miss Ruby Close by John Henry Close, with picture of S.Y. Aurora, from a photograph taken by Dr Xavier Mertz of Sir Douglas Mawson's Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1912
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Letters from John H. Collinson Close a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, to John Close and members of his family 19 January 1912, 1913, 15 March 1935, with transcription copy
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Compiled from the Manuscripts MLDOCs (7-1066C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012
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Presented by F. H. Ellerton, 20 September 1977
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MLDOC 2772
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1JkmWXrY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkmWXrY
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940581
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