Members of the Heard Island party take a break between unloading shifts, Heard Island, Antarctica, 1948 [picture] / D. Eastman
- Bib ID:
- 3765917
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Eastman, David, photographer
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1948
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.0 x 20.5 cm., on mount 21.0 x 25.4 cm.
- Series:
- Antarctica, Heard Island.
- Summary:
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"From left to right: J. Abbottsmith, North Bexley, Sydney, engineer; K.W. York, Glenside, South Australia, meteorologist; A.T. Carroll, Broadmeadows, New South Wales, meteorologist; W.A. Scholes, Mosman, Sydney, radio operator; A.Campbell-Drury, Thornbury, Victoria, radio operator; A.V. Gotley, Sydney, Chief meteorologist; G.S. Compton, Kalgoorlie Western Australia, radio operator. These men stayed at Heard Island for 12 to 15 months, collecting weather information and radioing results to Australia"--Label on verso.
- Notes:
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- Title from label on verso.
- Part of collection: Antarctica, Heard Island.
- Condition: Glued on cardboard mount.
- "L10054"--From label on mount.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-143431098
- Subject:
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- Abbotsmith, John -- Photographs
- York, K.W -- Photographs
- Campbell-Drury, A. (Alan), 1918-1994 -- Photographs
- Carroll, A.T -- Photographs
- Scholes, Arthur -- Photographs
- Gotley, A. V -- Photographs
- Compton, G. S -- Photographs
- Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, (1947-1948) -- Photographs
- Mechanical engineers -- Australia -- Photographs
- Climatologists -- Australia -- Photographs
- Radio operators -- Australia -- Photographs
- Heard Island (Heard and McDonald Islands) -- Photographs
- Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Australian -- Photographs
- Occupation:
- Climatologists
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian News and Information Bureau
- Related Records:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1948
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