01998cim a2200373 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025019001300066033001300079035001700092035001200109035001200121040001800133042000900151043001200160100003500172245006400207260001000271300002300281506006200304518005000366520059600416530008201012545015501094555011001249600003901359600004301398611005201441651001601493651001601509700003801525856003901563984002201602176228420111031163842.0000306s1975 xx nnn tn eng 1 a2135553300a1975---- 9000021355533 92884998 a1762284 aANLbengdANL aanuc at------1 aWebb, Eric Norman,d1889-4ive10aEric Webb interviewed by Lennard Bickelh[sound recording]. c1975. a3 sound cassettes. aAccess open for research, personal copies and public use. aRecorded in 1975 at Llendidenow, North Wales. aWebb, an Antarctic explorer, talks about awards he won during WWI and then gives some background information about the Shackleton Expedition to the Antarctic in 1907-1909, Sir Douglas Mawson's part in that expedition and his preparations to lead an Australian expedition to the Antarctic in 1912. Webb gives his view of Mawson as a man and a leader; difficulties involved during the expedition in particular the trip to and from the south magnetic pole; comparisons between Mawson and Scott and their respective expeditions and the lack of public recognition for Mawson and his expeditions. aAlso available online via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn1762284 aEric Webb was one of a party including R. Bage and F. Hurley who visited the south magnetic polar region 301 miles from the base camp at Cape Denison. aDetailed summary available (typescript, ca. 2 leaves) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 132 leaves)10aMawson, Douglas,cSir,d1882-1958.10aWebb, Eric Norman,d1889-vInterviews.20aAustralasian Antarctic Expedition,d(1911-1914) 0aAntarctica. 0aSouth Pole.1 aBickel, Lennard,d1913-2002.4ivr41uhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn1762284 aANLcORAL TRC 396