The silence calling [electronic resource] : Australians in Antarctica 1947-97.
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The silence calling [electronic resource] : Australians in Antarctica 1947-97.
The silence calling [electronic resource] : Australians in Antarctica 1947-97.
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Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 1999.
Date
1999.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (654 p.)
Contents
Cover; Preliminaries; Foreword; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; ANARE Time Line; Introduction: Flying the Flag; The Beginning: 1947-1953; 1: Birth of ANARE; 2: Heard Island; 3: Macquarie Island and Pushing South; 4: The First Operational Year; 5: Early Days;...
16: From Pillar to Post17: Building and Moving; 18: Field Work; Living Dangerously 1982-1988; 19: Living Dangerously; 20: Turbulent Times; Contemporary ANARE 1989-1997; 21: Towards 2000; 22: Changing the Culture; 23: Science and the Future; Appendices; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; Coloured Illustr...
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Publisher
Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 1999.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
1999.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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The Silence Calling is a fascinating and often moving account of the work and life of Australians in Antarctica. It traces the development of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) from the first day the Australian flag was raised on Australia's remote Southern Ocean outpost of Heard Island on Boxing Bay 1947 up to the presen...
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The silence calling [electronic resource] : Australians in Antarctica 1947-97.
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74VvxEooMGey
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxEooMGey
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ISBN
9781741155709
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507.20989 508.30989 919.8904
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991016789349702626
