A list created to accompany a Library Research guide compiled by the Australian National Maritime Museum Library. It marks the 100 year anniversary of Australian Antarctic research since Sir Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14). 2011 is also 100 years since Scott's famous ill fated Antarctic expedition - the Terra Nova Expedition. See also our "Scott's last expedition" Trove List http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=10729 .
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2011-07-18 11:28:44.0
A good book about Antarctic science and exploration for younger readers.
2011-07-26 13:00:12.0
A famous Australian scientist who was the senior geologist on the Terra Nova expedition
2011-07-18 13:53:07.0
Lots more resources about Australians in Antarctica from Trove.
2011-07-18 14:23:39.0
Our related Trove list on Sir Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition.
2011-07-19 09:29:12.0
Australian Antarctic Division official homepage celebrating 100 years of Australian exploration and research in Antarctica
2011-07-19 09:31:02.0
The Tasmanian government official page for celebrating the Antarctic Centennial Year.
2011-07-19 09:33:26.0
You can etrace Sir Douglas Mawson’s footsteps by following his day by day diary entries on Twitter
2011-07-19 09:37:52.0
Trove for Sir Douglas Mawson and the Australian Antarctic Expedition.
2011-07-19 09:39:39.0
Browse images from the Mawson expedition at Picture Australia
2011-07-19 09:43:52.0
Find out what’s inside Mawson’s huts and their ongoing conservation.
2011-07-19 09:45:25.0
From the Cool Antarctica website. A very useful page with biographical details of the crew of the Aurora and the members of the Mawson expedition. Also included are diary entries from a young able seaman aboard the Aurora called Bert Lincoln.
2011-07-19 09:47:08.0
A search of the Australian Dictionary of Biography online reveals many entries for Australians with Antarctic affiliations such as Sir Douglas Mawson.
2011-07-19 09:51:45.0
While the Australian Antarctic Division’s People of Antarctic History pages has biographies of influential figures in Australian Antarctic science.
2011-07-19 10:01:05.0
An interesting post by Margaret Simpson the Mawson Sledge from the Powerhouse Collections Blog.
2011-07-19 10:03:08.0
Objects in Australian museum collections relating to Antarctica from CAN.
2011-07-19 10:05:47.0
Some Womens weekly articles relating to Antarctica and the activities of Australians in Antarctica
2011-07-19 10:10:19.0
Very useful page from the Cool Antarctica website includes comparisons of vessel sizes etc and is very useful for school projects.
2011-07-19 10:11:05.0
The SY Aurora Wikipedia entry contains a good article about the career and fate of Mawson’s expedition ship for the Australian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914).
2011-07-19 10:12:59.0
Surviving Antarctic exploration ship the "Fram" used on the Amundsen expedition
2011-07-19 10:14:40.0
The Royal Research Ship Discovery is preserved in Dundee Scotland.
2011-07-19 10:16:38.0
The open boat James Caird from the Shackleton expedition at Dulwich College.
2011-07-19 10:18:55.0
The sloop "Ice Bird" from the Powerhouse Museum collection.
2011-07-19 10:20:13.0
Photographic gallery of Australian Antarctic Division ships.
2011-07-19 10:22:46.0
The Australian Antarctic Division with current and historical information about Australian involvement and research programs in Antarctica. Includes the Australian Antarctic Magazine.
2011-07-19 10:25:55.0
Hosted by the Natural History Museum this blog is made by conservators of the Antarctic Heritage Trust who live and work in Antarctica are involved in the preservation of 4 historic huts in Antarctica including those used by Shackleton and Scott.
2011-07-19 10:43:23.0
ANARE embraces the activities in Antarctica of both government and non-government bodies and individuals, with a central focus on scientific research. The club website has postings with information about the activities of ANARE researchers including the ANARE publication Aurora journal http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/27243112 the full text of which is available through Libraries subscribing to the Informit HSS database.