The ice and the inland : Mawson, Flynn, and the myth of the frontier / Brigid Hains.
The ice and the inland : Mawson, Flynn, and the myth of the frontier / Brigid Hains.
The ice and the inland : Mawson, Flynn, and the myth of the frontier / Brigid Hains.
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Publisher
Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
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919.89/55
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English
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Physical content
xii, 219 p., [26] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Prelude: Beltana, South Australia, 1911 -- Part I. Mawson of the Antarctic: the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14: 1. 'Life opens up to one': the call of the Antarctic frontier; 2. 'Weirdness and beauty': The Antarctic wilderness; 3. 'True scientists for everything': The technological fro...
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Publisher
Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2002.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
Compares two Australian folk heroes, Mawson and Flynn, and analyses the reasons for their popularity. It raises a number of topical issues including the role of Australia in the international management of Antarctica; Flynn's treatment of the Aboriginal people; and relationships between the country and the bush.
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The ice and the inland : Mawson, Flynn, and the myth of the frontier / Brigid Hains.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 196-213.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed.
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919.89/55
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74Vv4krwND7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4krwND7A
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0522850367 (hbk.) :
9780522850369 (hbk.) :
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919.89
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991015561939702626
