Walter Atack collection 1913

Hurley, Frank, 1885-1962

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bw86mg (person)

Frank Hurley, born James Francis Hurley in Sydney, Australia, on October 15 1885, was a photographer and cinematographer. He left school without qualifications and worked in a steel mill before completing his education at the University of Sydney. He then worked for a firm of photographers but soon left to join the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 (leader Douglas Mawson). He took photographs of wildlife and was also a member of the party of three that sledged to the South Magnetic Po...

Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880–1963

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66h53dc (person)

Epithet: Professor of Geography at Toronto University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x00032b Thomas Griffith Taylor was born on 1 December 1880 in Essex. His family emigrated to Australia in 1893 and he was educated there, reading geology and physics at the University of Sydney. After teaching for two years, he spent three years as an Exhibition Science Research Scholar in geology at Cambr...

Hannam Walter Henry

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62d42j3 (person)

Atack Walter Garwood 1869-1954

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vn9hvz (person)

Canterbury Times (New Zealand)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gk4gh2 (corporateBody)

Harrisson Charles T d 1914

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hz6k7k (person)

Walter Garwood Atack

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v27c5q (person)

Walter Garwood Atack was born in 1869. He was the editor of the Canterbury Times a New Zealand publication. This paper was first published in 1865, a weekly paper for the people living outside of the city of Christchurch. He died in 1954 From the guide to the Walter Atack collection, 1913, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) ...

Wild John Robert Francis 1873-1939

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kr34qw (person)

Davis, John King

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66d6jms (person)

Author, sailor, navigator, Antarctic explorer. John King Davis was born at Kew, London, in 1884. He took part in seven voyages to the Antarctic, served with the Australian Navy in World War I and became Commonwealth Director of Navigation, 1920-49. His publications include works about sailing, the Antarctic, the voyages and his autobiography. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1962-1965. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222950167 The Australasian Antarcti...

Webb Eric Norman 1889-1984

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qt01nj (person)

Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6891hkm (person)

Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958) was an Antarctic explorer and geologist. Member, Shackleton's expedition, 1907. Leader, Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. Appointed Professor of Geology, Adelaide University, 1920. Leader, B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-1931. Married 1914 Francisca Adriana (Paquita) Delprat (1891-1974), author of A Vision of Steel (1958) and Mawson of the Antarctic (1964). From the description of Papers of Sir Douglas and Lady Paquita Mawson [manus...