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![Souvenir tankard - George V Coronation 1911]( "Souvenir tankard - George V Coronation 1911")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china dinnerware used by the King or Queen or their representative when they were at Old Parliament House]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china dinnerware used by the King or Queen or their representative when they were at Old Parliament House")
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![Cartoon titled 'Royal Macquarie Hospital']( "Cartoon titled 'Royal Macquarie Hospital'")
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![Harnessing in dogs and preparing to start - Captain's sledge party]( "Harnessing in dogs and preparing to start - Captain's sledge party")
Harnessing in dogs and preparing to start - Captain's sledge...
The hand written message on the front reads 'companions who left Lyttelton, n.z. in the discovery on / December 24, 1901...
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![Two page newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I knew him, by John Close, 1919]( "Two page newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I knew him, by John Close, 1919")
Two page newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I k...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914, led by ...
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![Dogwatch]( "Dogwatch")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Anodised red aluminium ashtray set into an elephant seal skull]( "Anodised red aluminium ashtray set into an elephant seal skull")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Wooden skis]( "Wooden skis")
Wooden skis
Used by Robert George Dovers (1922-1981) in two Antarctic expeditions; the first to Adelie Land in 1951-52 and then wit...
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![Federation-era bunting]( "Federation-era bunting")
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![Miniature medals including a George V Jubilee Medal from 1935, a George VI Coronation Medal from 1937 and a Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal from 1953]( "Miniature medals including a George V Jubilee Medal from 1935, a George VI Coronation Medal from 1937 and a Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal from 1953")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Harnessing the dogs and preparing to start on a sledging expedition]( "Harnessing the dogs and preparing to start on a sledging expedition")
Harnessing the dogs and preparing to start on a sledging exp...
The hand written message on the front reads 'up to that time, Captain Scott took the Discovery to / the head of Ross Sea...
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![Seal Bay - part of a pressed up ice ridge]( "Seal Bay - part of a pressed up ice ridge")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china entree plate bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china entree plate bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament")
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![Three page folded letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911]( "Three page folded letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911")
Three page folded letter from John Close to Alice Close, Ant...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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![Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra]( "Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china coffee cup bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china coffee cup bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament")
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![Ashtray handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra]( "Ashtray handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china dinner plate bearing the Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china dinner plate bearing the Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms")
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![Section of commemmorative letter, issued to Edith Burns, mother of Lieutenant Vincent Burns]( "Section of commemmorative letter, issued to Edith Burns, mother of Lieutenant Vincent Burns")
Section of commemmorative letter, issued to Edith Burns, mot...
This is a section of the commemorative letter associated with the Next-of-Kin plaque issued to Edith Burns in honour of ...
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![Royal Warrant issued by British War Office for Vincent Burns' promotion to 2nd Lieutenant]( "Royal Warrant issued by British War Office for Vincent Burns' promotion to 2nd Lieutenant")
Royal Warrant issued by British War Office for Vincent Burns...
This warrant was issued to Vincent Alexander Burns by the British War Office. It details Burns' promotion to 2nd Lieuten...
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Certificate awarded to A.J. Crombie, for service in Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, 1970]( "Certificate awarded to A.J. Crombie, for service in Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, 1970")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china fruit plate bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china fruit plate bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament")
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![Program detailing the order of ceremonies for the celebration of the coronation of King George V, Sydney, 1911]( "Program detailing the order of ceremonies for the celebration of the coronation of King George V, Sydney, 1911")
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![Pocket compass in case, used by John Close]( "Pocket compass in case, used by John Close")
Pocket compass in case, used by John Close
This pocket compass was used by John Collinson Close, a member of Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AA...
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![Pair of unmatched overmittens]( "Pair of unmatched overmittens")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china soup plate bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china soup plate bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china side plate bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china side plate bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament")
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![Bryant and May 'Wax Vestas' match box, used by John Close to store Morse Code]( "Bryant and May 'Wax Vestas' match box, used by John Close to store Morse Code")
Bryant and May 'Wax Vestas' match box, used by John Close to...
Used by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914, led by Dou...
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![Emperor penguin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier]( "Emperor penguin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier")
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![Pipe with a stem handcrafted from a Giant Petrel bone]( "Pipe with a stem handcrafted from a Giant Petrel bone")
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!['NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE ZONE ANTARCTICA 1961']( "'NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE ZONE ANTARCTICA 1961'")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup bearing the Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup bearing the Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms")
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![Part of a pressed up ice ridge, Seal Bay]( "Part of a pressed up ice ridge, Seal Bay")
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![The History of Fur Seals on Macquarie Island]( "The History of Fur Seals on Macquarie Island")
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![Three men and three dogs on the deck of a ship going to Antarctica]( "Three men and three dogs on the deck of a ship going to Antarctica")
Three men and three dogs on the deck of a ship going to Anta...
The hand written message on the reverse reads 'This is the [?] the boat / that went to the South / Pole.'...
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![Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens]( "Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china coffee cup and saucer bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china coffee cup and saucer bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament")
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![Program detailing the coronation service held in Victoria for King George V, 22 June 1911]( "Program detailing the coronation service held in Victoria for King George V, 22 June 1911")
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![Skiers Handbook]( "Skiers Handbook")
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![Discovery alongside the barrier]( "Discovery alongside the barrier")
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![Emperor penquin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier]( "Emperor penquin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier")
Emperor penquin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier
The hand written message on the front reads 'after being frozen up / at the foot of Mount Erebus for over 2 years - was ...
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![Farthest South, Keen's Mustard]( "Farthest South, Keen's Mustard")
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![Federation-era flag or bunting]( "Federation-era flag or bunting")
Federation-era flag or bunting
This flag was most likely produced as street decoration celebrating the opening of the first Federal Parliament in Melbo...
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![Registered envelope addressed to J H Collinson Close, Mosman, NSW]( "Registered envelope addressed to J H Collinson Close, Mosman, NSW")
Registered envelope addressed to J H Collinson Close, Mosman...
John Collinson Close was an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Douglas Ma...
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![A cigarette card featuring a portrait of King George V]( "A cigarette card featuring a portrait of King George V")
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![Five loose pages of diary with entries by John Close, 1912]( "Five loose pages of diary with entries by John Close, 1912")
Five loose pages of diary with entries by John Close, 1912
Letter written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914, ...
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![Armitage's party]( "Armitage's party")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china saucer bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china saucer bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Radio operator in the Antarctic, dated 1912]( "Radio operator in the Antarctic, dated 1912")
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![Black leather ski boots]( "Black leather ski boots")
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![Pair of cane ski stocks]( "Pair of cane ski stocks")
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![The New Zealand Fur Seal, Arctocephlus Forsteri (Lesson) at Macquarie Island 1949-1964]( "The New Zealand Fur Seal, Arctocephlus Forsteri (Lesson) at Macquarie Island 1949-1964")
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![Manual for ski babies by Fritz Heinrich]( "Manual for ski babies by Fritz Heinrich")
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![Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup and saucer bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament]( "Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup and saucer bearing the coat-of-arms of the Australian Parliament")
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![Souvenir teacup - King George V]( "Souvenir teacup - King George V")
