Papers [manuscript]. 1953-1959.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1953-1959.

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1. Typescript diary extracts of the 1953-54 Heard Island expedition describing the establishment of the Australian base on the Antarctic continent at Mawson, 13 Jan-17 Mar. 1954, and an account of two attempts by John Bechervaise, Peter Shaw and Fred Elliott to climb the mountain Big Ben on Heard Island, 19 Aug.-18 Nov. 1953. Includes colour photocopies of photographs and maps. 2. Diaries of the 1955-56 Mawson expedition, 7 Jan. - 31 Dec. 1955 & 1 Jan.-6 Mar. 1956. 3. Diary of the 1958 Mawson expedition, 3 Jan. 1958- 28 Feb. 1959. 4. Scrapbook, 1954-59, containing newspaper cuttings on ANARE expeditions (particularly 1958) and Dr Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary's treks to the South Pole with the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

14 cm. (1 box)

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Shaw, Peter, 1946-....

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BeĢchervaise, John (John Mayston), 1910-1998

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Explorer, mountaineer, poet, author, schoolteacher. Leader of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions to Heard Island (1953-54) and Mawson (1955-56, 1959-60). From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1922-1988. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225786703 ...

Elliott, Fred

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Fred Elliott was a weather observer with the Australian National Antarctic Research (ANARE) expeditions to Heard Island (1953), and Mawson base in Antarctica (1955 & 1958). Extracts from Fred Elliott's diaries have been published in the ANARE Club journal Aurora. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1953-1959. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222738754 ...