Morton Henry Moyes diaries, 2 December 1911-7 February 1917, kept while a member of the Australasian...
Morton Henry Moyes diaries, 2 December 1911-7 February 1917, kept while a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1916-1917, together with records kept on board the S.Y. Aurora, 16 December 1914-9 February 1917, during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917, and the Aurora Antarctic Relief Expedition, 1916-1917
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Date
1911-1917
Call Numbers
MLMSS 388 , MLMSS 388/Box 3X
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Contents
2 boxes, 1 outsize box and 1 folder of textual material
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Fonds
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Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room at Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-1198C) -
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Contents
Series 01: Morton Henry Moyes diaries, 2 December 1911-23 February 1913, kept while a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
Series 02: Morton Henry Moyes diary, 26 December 1916-7 February 1917, kept while a member of the Aurora Antarctic Relief Expedition, 1916-1917
Series 03: Records kept on board the S.Y. Auror...
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Full title
Morton Henry Moyes diaries, 2 December 1911-7 February 1917, kept while a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1916-1917, together with records kept on board the S.Y. Aurora, 16 December 1914-9 February 1917, during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917, and the Aurora Antarctic Relief Expedition, 1916-1917
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Microfilm copy available at CY 3660 (Series 01) and CY 4053 (Series 02-04)
Keyword subjects:
Meteorologists -- Antarctica
Sailors -- Antarctica
Penguins -- Antarctica
Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-1198C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Acquired from Captain Morton H. Moyes, 1920-21
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Administrative / Biographical history
Morton Henry Moyes, naval officer and Antarctic explorer, was born in Koolunga, South Australia, on 29 June, 1886. In 1911, he became a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, and was appointed to the staff of the Western Base Party as a meteorologist. This party, under the leadership of Frank Wild, consisted of 8 men. They were...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 388 , MLMSS 388/Box 3X
Record Identifier
nX6O8krY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6O8krY
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Reference code
914141
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