1. List: Antarctica 100 years - Mawson and Scott
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    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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  1. The home of the blizzard : the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 / Sir Douglas Mawson
    Mawson, Douglas Sir 1882-1958
    [ Book, Audio book, Article : 1915-2012 ]
    Languages: English, Russian
    Read online at Open Library/Internet Archive
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    At 133 libraries
    The home of the blizzard : the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 / Sir Douglas Mawson
  2. The Adelie blizzard : Mawson's forgotten newspaper 1913 / preface by Emma McEwin ; introduction by Elizabeth Leane and Mark Pharaoh
    Mawson, Douglas Sir, 1882-1958
    [ Book : 1913-2010 ]
    At 13 libraries
    The Adelie blizzard : Mawson's forgotten newspaper 1913 / preface by Emma McEwin ; introduction by Elizabeth Leane and Mark Pharaoh
  3. With the "Aurora" in the Antarctic, 1911-1914 / by John King Davis ...
    Davis, John King, 1884-1967
    [ Book : 1919-2007 ]
    Read online at Open Library/Internet Archive
    View online
    At 17 libraries
  4. Antarctic artefacts : a selective description and annotated catalogue of artefacts in the Mawson Collection at the University of Adelaide / Richard G. Ferguson
    Ferguson, Richard G
    [ Book : 1995 ]
    At 17 libraries
    Antarctic artefacts : a selective description and annotated catalogue of artefacts in the Mawson Collection at the University of Adelaide / Richard G. Ferguson
  5. An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson
    Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)
    [ Book, Audio book : 2011-2013 ]
    At 53 libraries
    An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson
  6. Explore Antarctica / Louise Crossley
    Crossley, Louise
    [ Book : 1995 ]
    At 76 libraries
    Explore Antarctica / Louise Crossley
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    2011-07-18 11:28:44.0

    A good book about Antarctic science and exploration for younger readers.

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  7. The silence calling : Australians in Antarctica 1947-97 / Tim Bowden
    Bowden, Tim, 1937-
    [ Book : 1997-1999 ]
    At 91 libraries
    The silence calling : Australians in Antarctica 1947-97 / Tim Bowden
  8. Antarctic odyssey / Phillip Law
    Law, P. G. (Phillip Garth), 1912-2010
    [ Book : 1983 ]
    At 52 libraries
    Antarctic odyssey / Phillip Law
  9. Ice Bird, the first single-handed voyage to Antarctica / David Lewis
    Lewis, David, 1917-2002
    [ Book, Audio book : 1975-1988 ]
    At 33 libraries
    Ice Bird, the first single-handed voyage to Antarctica / David Lewis
  10. Journeyman Taylor : the education of a scientist / by Griffith Taylor ; abridged and edited by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1958 ]
    At 31 libraries
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    2011-07-26 13:00:12.0

    A famous Australian scientist who was the senior geologist on the Terra Nova expedition

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  11. Deb : geographer, scientist, Antarctic explorer / Peter Speak
    Speak, P
    [ Book : 2008 ]
    At Maritime Museum
    Deb : geographer, scientist, Antarctic explorer / Peter Speak
  12. Frank Hurley : a photographer's life / Alasdair McGregor
    McGregor, Alasdair, 1954-
    [ Book : 2004-2009 ]
    At 105 libraries
    Frank Hurley : a photographer's life / Alasdair McGregor
  13. Mawson's huts : the birthplace of Australia's Antarctic heritage / Mawson's Huts Foundation
    Jensen, David (David Christian), 1938-
    [ Book : 2008-2011 ]
    At 47 libraries
    Mawson's huts : the birthplace of Australia's Antarctic heritage / Mawson's Huts Foundation
  14. Still life : inside the Antarctic huts of Scott and Shackleton / photography by Jane Ussher ; essays by Nigel Watson
    Ussher, Jane, 1953-
    [ Book : 2010 ]
    At 32 libraries
    Still life : inside the Antarctic huts of Scott and Shackleton / photography by Jane Ussher ; essays by Nigel Watson
  15. Aurora Australis : 20 years in the ice : a celebration in photographs / by Doug Thost, from 1990 to 2010
    Thost, D. E. (Douglas Ernst)
    [ Book : 2010 ]
    At 2 libraries
  16. The Antarctic voyage of HMAS Wyatt Earp / Phillip Law
    Law, P. G. (Phillip Garth), 1912-2010
    [ Book, Audio book : 1995-1997 ]
    At 54 libraries
    The Antarctic voyage of HMAS Wyatt Earp / Phillip Law
  17. LST 3501 : historic voyage to the Antarctic 1947-48 / transcript by George H. Hinton
    Hinton, George H
    [ Book : 1994 ]
    At 7 libraries
  18. Trial by ice : the antarctic journals of John King Davis / edited by Louise Crossley
    Davis, John King, 1884-1967
    [ Book : 1997 ]
    At 8 libraries
    Trial by ice : the antarctic journals of John King Davis / edited by Louise Crossley
  19. Web page: Antarctica Discovery and exploration Australian. [Trove search].
    http://trove.nla.gov.au/result?q=subject%3A%22Antarctica+-+Discovery+and+exploration+-+Australian.%22
    Web page
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    2011-07-18 13:53:07.0

    Lots more resources about Australians in Antarctica from Trove.

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  20. Web page: Scott's Last expedition.[Australian National Maritime Museum.Trove List]
    http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=10729
    Web page
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    2011-07-18 14:23:39.0

    Our related Trove list on Sir Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition.

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  21. Web page: 100 years of Australian Antarctic Expeditions
    http://centenary.antarctica.gov.au/
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    2011-07-19 09:29:12.0

    Australian Antarctic Division official homepage celebrating 100 years of Australian exploration and research in Antarctica

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  22. Web page: Antarctic Centennial Year
    http://www.antarcticcentennial.tas.gov.au/
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    2011-07-19 09:31:02.0

    The Tasmanian government official page for celebrating the Antarctic Centennial Year.

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  23. Web page: Douglas Mawson twitter feed
    http://twitter.com/#!/douglasmawson
    Web page
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    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

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  24. Web page: Sir Douglas Mawson and the Australian Antarctic Expedition.[Trove search]
    http://tinyurl.com/6f6o2bp
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    2011-07-19 09:37:52.0

    Trove for Sir Douglas Mawson and the Australian Antarctic Expedition.

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  25. Web page: Mawson in Antarctica picture trail. [Picture Australia]
    http://www.pictureaustralia.org/trails/evs/mawson-in-antarctica.html
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    2011-07-19 09:39:39.0

    Browse images from the Mawson expedition at Picture Australia

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  26. Web page: Mawson's Huts Foundation
    http://www.mawsons-huts.org.au/
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    2011-07-19 09:43:52.0

    Find out what’s inside Mawson’s huts and their ongoing conservation.

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  27. Web page: Crew of the Aurora [Cool Antarctica]
    http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_whos_who_aurora_mawson.htm
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    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.

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  28. Web page: Search for biographies relating to Antarctica [Australian Dictionary of Biography]
    http://adb.anu.edu.au/biographies/search/?scope=all&query=antarctic*&x=0&y=0&rs=
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    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.

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  29. Web page: People of Antarctic History
    http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/people-of-antarctic-history
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    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.

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  30. Web page: Mawson sledge by Margaret Simpson [Powerhouse Collections Blog]
    http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/blog/?p=202%3e
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    2011-07-19 10:01:05.0

    An interesting post by Margaret Simpson the Mawson Sledge from the Powerhouse Collections Blog.

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  31. Web page: Search relating to Antarctic objects [Collections Australia network]
    http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/search_collections?q=antarctic*&x=2&y=7&can=on&phm=on&mvic=on&nma=on
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    2011-07-19 10:03:08.0

    Objects in Australian museum collections relating to Antarctica from CAN.

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  32. Web page: Australian Womens Weekly search relating to Antarctica. [Trove]
    http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q=antarctic*&exactPhrase=&anyWords=&notWords=&l-textSearchScope=headings+only|scope%3Aheadings&fromdd=&frommm=&fromyyyy=&todd=&tomm=&toyyyy=&l-title=|112&l-word=*ignore*|*ignore*&sortby=
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    2011-07-19 10:05:47.0

    Some Womens weekly articles relating to Antarctica and the activities of Australians in Antarctica

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  33. Web page: Ships of the Antarctic explorers
    http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_ships/Ships_of_the_antarctic_explorers.htm
    Web page
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    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.

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  34. Web page: SY Aurora [Wikipedia]
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SY_Aurora
    Web page
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    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).

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  35. Web page: Fram [Fram Museum Norway]
    http://www.frammuseum.no/
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    2011-07-19 10:12:59.0

    Surviving Antarctic exploration ship the "Fram" used on the Amundsen expedition

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  36. Web page: RRS Discovery
    http://www.rrsdiscovery.com/index.php?pageID=129
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    2011-07-19 10:14:40.0

    The Royal Research Ship Discovery is preserved in Dundee Scotland.

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  37. Web page: James Caird [Dulwich College]
    http://www.dulwich.org.uk/Document_1.aspx?id=1:29396&id=1:29089&id=1:29083
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    2011-07-19 10:16:38.0

    The open boat James Caird from the Shackleton expedition at Dulwich College.

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  38. Web page: Sloop Ice Bird [Powerhouse Museum]
    http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=212223
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    2011-07-19 10:18:55.0

    The sloop "Ice Bird" from the Powerhouse Museum collection.

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  39. Web page: Ships of the Australian Antarctic Division
    http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/antarctic-images/photo-gallery/transport/ships
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    2011-07-19 10:20:13.0

    Photographic gallery of Australian Antarctic Division ships.

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  40. Web page: Australian Antarctic Division
    http://www.antarctica.gov.au/
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    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.

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  41. Web page: Antarctic conservation blog
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation?view=overview&fromGateway=true
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    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.

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  42. Web page: ANARE Club
    http://www.anareclub.org.au/
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    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.

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