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The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was a 1911–1914 expedition headed by Douglas Mawson that explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of Australia. Mawson had been inspired to lead his own venture by his experiences on Ernest Shackleton 's Nimrod expedition in 1907–1909.
Hurley was the official photographer accompanying Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–16, and returned to Antarctica in 1930 with the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE). [9] Sidney Jeffryes: 27 Wireless operator, replacement for Walter Hannam: Joined base February 1913. [8]
This voyage would be the first to operate under the banner of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE). Australia has had a long involvement in south polar regions since as early as Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition in 1911. [1] Further Australian exploration of the Antarctic continent was conducted during ...
A sick expedition member has been evacuated from a remote Antarctic outpost in the depths of winter following a rescue operation spanning thousands of kilometers, Australian authorities said ...
Alf Howard AM (30 April 1906 – 4 July 2010) was an Australian scientist, educator and explorer.He was most prominently known for being the last remaining member of the expedition to Antarctica, [1] which was led by Sir Douglas Mawson on board the RRS Discovery in 1929–1931.
1929–1931 – British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) – led by Douglas Mawson 1928–1930 – Richard Evelyn Byrd – First expedition 1931 – H. Halvorsen – discovered Princess Astrid Coast
An icebreaker is on its way from Australia to an Antarctic research station to rescue an expeditioner suffering from a medical condition, the government said on Saturday. The expeditioner is at ...
Henderson, Chris (2010), "The search for Mawson's air tractor", Australian Antarctic Magazine, 18: 30–32, archived from the original on 2 June 2011; Mawson, Douglas (1996) [1915], The Home of the Blizzard: the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914, Kent Town, South Australia: Wakefield Press, ISBN 1-86254-377-1