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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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![Discovery alongside the barrier]( "Discovery alongside the barrier")
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![The Problem of Nutrition in Antarctic Expeditions]( "The Problem of Nutrition in Antarctic Expeditions")
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![Newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I knew him, by John Close, 1919]( "Newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I knew him, by John Close, 1919")
Newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I knew him, ...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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![Blue covered diary 'DIARY XMAS 1953-4']( "Blue covered diary 'DIARY XMAS 1953-4'")
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![Child's skis]( "Child's skis")
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![Letts's Australasian Rough Diary, 1888]( "Letts's Australasian Rough Diary, 1888")
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![Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack]( "Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack")
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![Diary of Edgar Richard Mayne, containing details of the Australian Cricket Team tour to England and South Africa, 1921]( "Diary of Edgar Richard Mayne, containing details of the Australian Cricket Team tour to England and South Africa, 1921")
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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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![Notebook diary compiled by Paul Smith during his journey down the Franklin River with Bob Brown in 1976]( "Notebook diary compiled by Paul Smith during his journey down the Franklin River with Bob Brown in 1976")
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![Original diary of English immigrant to Australia, Maria Murray, covering the period 1848-1861]( "Original diary of English immigrant to Australia, Maria Murray, covering the period 1848-1861")
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![Antartic sports - start of the ski flat race]( "Antartic sports - start of the ski flat race")
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![CSIRO Wildlife Research: Studies on the Southern Elephant Seal.]( "CSIRO Wildlife Research: Studies on the Southern Elephant Seal.")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Diary account of the Thornycroft Expedition into Central Australia to recover the bodies of aviators Anderson and Hitchcock in 1929]( "Diary account of the Thornycroft Expedition into Central Australia to recover the bodies of aviators Anderson and Hitchcock in 1929")
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![Lett's Eighteen Penny Diary and Almanack for 1861]( "Lett's Eighteen Penny Diary and Almanack for 1861")
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![Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land (Antarctica), signed by Sir Douglas Mawson, 1931]( "Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land (Antarctica), signed by Sir Douglas Mawson, 1931")
Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land ...
Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land (Antarctica), which was written by physicist and surveyor Al...
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![Leather bound brass telescope, used by John Close]( "Leather bound brass telescope, used by John Close")
Leather bound brass telescope, used by John Close
Used by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Dougl...
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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")
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![Black leather ski boots]( "Black leather ski boots")
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![Emperor penguin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier]( "Emperor penguin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier")
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!['Notes by B B, I made these while on the first Franklin trip in 1976']( "'Notes by B B, I made these while on the first Franklin trip in 1976'")
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![Canister made from food tins]( "Canister made from food tins")
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![Diary of the 1960-1961 trip from England to Australia on a Vespa scooter.]( "Diary of the 1960-1961 trip from England to Australia on a Vespa scooter.")
Diary of the 1960-1961 trip from England to Australia on a V...
Diary of 1960/1961 trip form England to Australia on a Vespa scooter.
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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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![Red covered diary 'DIARY XMAS 1950-1']( "Red covered diary 'DIARY XMAS 1950-1'")
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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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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Page's dog, Qus]( "Page's dog, Qus")
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![Diary of the voyage of SS Ormonde, Orient Line, from Australia to England, during March and April 1928]( "Diary of the voyage of SS Ormonde, Orient Line, from Australia to England, during March and April 1928")
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![This Australia engagement calander and diary for 1963]( "This Australia engagement calander and diary for 1963")
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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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![Congenital Penis Malformation in Southern Elephant Seals]( "Congenital Penis Malformation in Southern Elephant Seals")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Dogwatch]( "Dogwatch")
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!['Grasshopper bindings' metal plate]( "'Grasshopper bindings' metal plate")
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![Red covered diary 'DIARY XMAS 1951-2']( "Red covered diary 'DIARY XMAS 1951-2'")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Leather-bound 1916 diary owned by Len Uren]( "Leather-bound 1916 diary owned by Len Uren")
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![Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens]( "Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens")
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![Discovery alongside the Barrier]( "Discovery alongside the Barrier")
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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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Bum bag]( "Bum bag")
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![Pair of unmatched overmittens]( "Pair of unmatched overmittens")
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![Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra]( "Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra")
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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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![Seven page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911]( "Seven page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911")
Seven page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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![Letter of]( "Letter of")
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![Diary of the Matches Played by the Australian Women's Cricket Team in England 1937 by Marjorie Pollard]( "Diary of the Matches Played by the Australian Women's Cricket Team in England 1937 by Marjorie Pollard")
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![Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911]( "Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911")
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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![Pipe with a stem handcrafted from a Giant Petrel bone]( "Pipe with a stem handcrafted from a Giant Petrel bone")
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![Boer War diary of Corporal Edward Barron]( "Boer War diary of Corporal Edward Barron")
Boer War diary of Corporal Edward Barron
Barron served under Lieutenant Colonel Watchorn in the 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen. The diary describes training in H...
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![The Dash for the South Pole]( "The Dash for the South Pole")
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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![Icepick used on 1911-1913 Australian Antarctic Expedition]( "Icepick used on 1911-1913 Australian Antarctic Expedition")
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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![Manual for ski babies by Fritz Heinrich]( "Manual for ski babies by Fritz Heinrich")
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![Pocket-size diary of 1954 belonging to Edna Thompson, containing details of her daily activities while living in Japan]( "Pocket-size diary of 1954 belonging to Edna Thompson, containing details of her daily activities while living in Japan")
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![Pair of wooden skis made from hand-cut mountain ash, with leather bindings]( "Pair of wooden skis made from hand-cut mountain ash, with leather bindings")
