- MS 928/1-2;BJ Field notebooks (2), 13 March 1912 to 6 January 1913 [Volume I 13 March to 8 October 1912, volume II 30 October 1912 to 6 January 1913] 2 volumes, holograph
Wild, Australasian Antarctic Expedition
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 John Robert Francis Wild/Australasian Antarctic Expedition
- Dates of Creation
- 1912-1913
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 (leader Douglas Mawson) established three bases, one on Macquarie Island, the others at Cape Denison and the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Sledging parties from the Cape Denison base explored the eastern coast, the southern area towards the Magnetic Pole and the western coastal mountains. A sledging party consisting of Mawson, Ninnes and Mertz explored the icecap to the south. (Only Mawson returned). The party on the Shackleton Ice Shelf carried out explorations including the assent of Gaussberg on the Davis Strait. The party on Macquarie Island led by George F Ainsworth established a wireless station and explored the island during their 23 month stay. Aurora searched for the non existent 'Royal Company Island' and visited Auckland Islands.
Arrangement
Chronological
Note
MS 928/1-2;BJ Written up in The Home of the blizzard by Douglas Mawson (London 1915)
Additional Information
MS 928/1-2;BJ Written up in The Home of the blizzard by Douglas Mawson (London 1915)