Australasian Antarctic Expedition collection of records, pictorial and other material
Australasian Antarctic Expedition collection of records, pictorial and other material
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1910-1934
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Australasian Antarctic Expedition collection of records, pictorial and other material
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Object History
In 1920 an agreement was reached with Sir Douglas Mawson and the Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. W.A Holman, to hand over the assets of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, in exchange for the State undertaking to publish the remaining records of the Expedition, certain parts already having been printed.
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Presented by the Committee on Printing of Records of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, New South Wales Government Printing Office, Sydney, 1923-1947 and 1959-1960.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, was organised and led by Sir Douglas Mawson. The Expedition party left Hobart in the S.Y. 'Aurora', captained by John King Davis, on Dec. 1911. After establishing a base at Macquarie Island, they arrived in Adelie Land at the main base, which they named Cape Denison, on 8 Jan. 1912. Eighteen men, in...
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YK5rEExn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK5rEExn
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9652143
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