Rare And Amazing Photographs From The First Australasian Antarctic Expedition Between 1911-14
Cavern carved by the sea in an ice wall near Commonwealth Bay, circa 1912
In 1911 a group of scientists and adventurers left Hobart under the leadership of Dr Douglas Mawson. They were bound for Macquarie Island and the then unknown parts of Antarctica.
The scientists of the expedition produced information that later made an major contribution to knowledge of the region. The exploration of new lands established precedence to claims, formalised in 1936 as the Australian Antarctic Territory. Although James Francis (Frank) Hurley was the official photographer to the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, other members of the expedition also took photographs.
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F. Bickerton looking out over seas near Commonwealth Bay, circa 1912
Wreck of the ‘Gratitude’, Macquarie Island, 1911
Mushroom ice formation, 1912
A radiant turret lit by the midsummer midnight sun, circa 1912
Huskies pulling sledge, circa 1912
Hamilton hand-netting for macro-plankton from Aurora, circa 1912
Arthur Sawyer and sea elephant pup, circa 1912
Skeleton of sea-elephant and Harold Hamilton, circa 1912
Australian Antarctic Expedition members in the kitchen, circa 1912
Wild and Watson in sleeping bag tent on sledge journey, circa 1912
Blizzard, the pup in Antarctica, circa 1912
Ice cased Adelie penguins after a blizzard at Cape Denison, circa 1912
Frozen Adelie, Antarctica, circa 1912
Shags defending nest, Macquarie Island, circa 1912
Basilisk and Ginger at Main Base, circa 1912
Ice mask, C.T. Madigan, circa 1912
Young sea-elephants on the beach, Macquarie Ilsand, Antarctica, 1911-1914
Female sea-elephant, Macquarie island, Antarctica, 1911-1914
King penguins, Antarctica, 1911-1914
Victoria penguin, Antarctica, 1911-1914
Weddell seal, Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica, 1911-1914
Winter quarters, Queen Mary Land winter, 1911-1914
A dreamy Venice in seal-land, 1911-1914
Sclater penguin, 1911-1912
In full sledging gear on the plateau, 1911-1914
Photograph from the Expedition [group portrait], 1911-1914
The Aurora seen from within a cavern of the Mertz Glacier Tongue, Commonwealth Bay, Dec. 1913
Cape Denison during a blizzard, crampons had to be worn on boots and ice-axes used, even so progress was very difficult and could be perilous