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Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911
Written by John Collinson Close, 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914....
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Postcard titled 'Part of a pressed up ice ridge, Seal Bay', ...
The hand written message on the front reads 'human being on Debember 4, 1903, the monring together with another relief s...
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The Dash for the South Pole
The message on the reverse is addressed to Mr H. V. M. Clark / c/o G Clark Esq1 / Hawford Road / Apaua. It is dated Frid...
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Page's dog Qus
The hand written message on the front reads 'from the most southerly point reached by / Ross in 1841, just 60 years earl...
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Icepick used on 1911-1913 Australian Antarctic Expedition
Used by George Harris Sarjeant Dovers (1887-1971) Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1913
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Postcard titled 'Seal Bay, part of a pressed up ice ridge', ...
The hand written message on the front reads 'one other made a long journey / southwards from their winter / quarters in ...
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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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Radio desk with amateur radio equipment, associated with Mor...
On the desk is a QSL card for VK2VN, Morrie Meyers' amateur radio call sign.
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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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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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Newspaper article titled Antarctic Medals, mentioning John C...
Details awarding of medal to John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of ...
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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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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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Photograph of Morrie Meyers seated next to amateur radio equ...
On the desk is a QSL card for VK2VN, Morrie Meyers' amateur radio call sign.
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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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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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Discovery alongside the Barrier
The hand written message on the front reads 'the latest attempt t solve the / mysteries of the South Polar regions / was...
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'Gas trap' 1 designed by David Etheridge
Gas ?trap? used to store and transport gases extracted from Dome Summit South ice cores drilled between 1987 and 1993, a...
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Homemade wooden skis
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Wandering Elephant Seal
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Pair of heavy timber skis with pointed tips and metal edges
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'Gas trap' 2 designed by David Etheridge
Gas ?trap? used to store and transport gases extracted from Dome Summit South ice cores drilled between 1987 and 1993, a...
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Dark timber skis with metal edges and pointed tips
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Pair of ski skins
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Antarctic stone fragments collected by David Etheridge
Bedrock fragments collected by David Etheridge on the last day of ice core drilling at Dome Summit South, Antarctica, 19...
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Cape Grim Air Archive bottle 2
World War II oxygen gas bottle used to store air samples collected in the 1970s at Cape Grim Air Monitoring Station....
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Red lacquered telescope case, used by John Close
Used by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914, led by Dou...
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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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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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Pair of handmade wooden skis made by Fritz Weselman
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'Cheese grater' and cover designed by David Etheridge
?Cheese grater? and cover designed by David Etheridge, and used to grind Antarctic ice core samples into fine chips, the...
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Cross country skis
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Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions Club dark blue knitted pullover