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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 cane ski stocks]( "Pair of cane ski stocks")
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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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![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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![Tracksuit jacket worn by Rob Croll as a member of the Australian Boomerang Team at the 1996 World Championships in New Zealand]( "Tracksuit jacket worn by Rob Croll as a member of the Australian Boomerang Team at the 1996 World Championships in New Zealand")
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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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![Newspaper article by John Close, titled Captain John King Davis, 1929]( "Newspaper article by John Close, titled Captain John King Davis, 1929")
Newspaper article by John Close, titled Captain John King Da...
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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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Antartic sports - start of the ski flat race]( "Antartic sports - start of the ski flat race")
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![Canister made from food tins]( "Canister made from food tins")
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![W.A.V.E. - newsletter of Polly Woodside Volunteers Association, no.48 Sept 1989]( "W.A.V.E. - newsletter of Polly Woodside Volunteers Association, no.48 Sept 1989")
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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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![Armitage's party]( "Armitage's party")
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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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![Manual for ski babies by Fritz Heinrich]( "Manual for ski babies by Fritz Heinrich")
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![Discovery alongside the barrier]( "Discovery alongside the barrier")
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![The Antartic compay in 'The Ticket of Leave']( "The Antartic compay in 'The Ticket of Leave'")
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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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![Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack]( "Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack")
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![Pair of unmatched overmittens]( "Pair of unmatched overmittens")
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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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![Ski Illustrated; America's foremost skiing magazine, January 1943]( "Ski Illustrated; America's foremost skiing magazine, January 1943")
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![Military dress jacket]( "Military dress jacket")
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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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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Emperor penguin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier]( "Emperor penguin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier")
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![Dogwatch]( "Dogwatch")
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![Radio operator in the Antarctic, dated 1912]( "Radio operator in the Antarctic, dated 1912")
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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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![Pipe with a stem handcrafted from a Giant Petrel bone]( "Pipe with a stem handcrafted from a Giant Petrel bone")
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![Start of the southern depot party]( "Start of the southern depot party")
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![Head of Sea Leopard, side view]( "Head of Sea Leopard, side view")
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!['Grasshopper bindings' metal plate]( "'Grasshopper bindings' metal plate")
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![Bum bag]( "Bum bag")
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![Breeding of the Fur Seal, Arctocephalus forsteri Lesson, at Macquarie Island]( "Breeding of the Fur Seal, Arctocephalus forsteri Lesson, at Macquarie Island")
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![Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911]( "Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911")
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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![Page's dog, Qus]( "Page's dog, Qus")
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![The Problem of Nutrition in Antarctic Expeditions]( "The Problem of Nutrition in Antarctic Expeditions")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack]( "Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack")
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![Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens]( "Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens")
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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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![Anodised red aluminium ashtray set into an elephant seal skull]( "Anodised red aluminium ashtray set into an elephant seal skull")
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![Embroidered pocket from Australian Women's Cricket Team blazer worn by Ruby Lee, 1934-1935, sewn onto green woollen jacket]( "Embroidered pocket from Australian Women's Cricket Team blazer worn by Ruby Lee, 1934-1935, sewn onto green woollen jacket")
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![Convict's parti-coloured black and yellow woollen work jacket, from Campbell Street Goal, Hobart, late 1850s]( "Convict's parti-coloured black and yellow woollen work jacket, from Campbell Street Goal, Hobart, late 1850s")
Convict's parti-coloured black and yellow woollen work jacke...
This black and yellow chain-gang jacket is representative of parti-coloured uniforms of yellow and black or dark brown w...
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![Typed transcript of the handwritten proclamation McRobertson Land on dated February 18th 1931]( "Typed transcript of the handwritten proclamation McRobertson Land on dated February 18th 1931")
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![Blinky Bill with the Eureka flag]( "Blinky Bill with the Eureka flag")
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![Farthest South, Keen's Mustard]( "Farthest South, Keen's Mustard")
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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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![Black leather ski boots]( "Black leather ski boots")
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![Khaki woollen battle jacket]( "Khaki woollen battle jacket")
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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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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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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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![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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![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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![Dr Csordas with heating branding irons]( "Dr Csordas with heating branding irons")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
