| Bib ID |
730268 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1947-1951
3 v.
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| Summary |
Diary (2 vols.) kept by Mr. Scholes during the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition to Heard Island, 1947-1949. Diary (1 vol.) kept by Mr. Scholes during the voyage of Discovery II to the Queen Mary Land area of the Antarctic. Souvenir pennant of the 1947 expedition designed after the landing at Heard Island, Dec. 1947. Rough sketch map prepared during the exploration of the northern end of Heard Island.
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| Biography/History |
Accompanied the pioneer expedition to Heard Island, 1947. He has published a book about it, Fourteen Men (1949).
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| Notes |
Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 203.
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| Cited In |
Guide to collection of manuscripts relating to Australia ; A610.
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| Subjects |
Scholes, William Arthur - Archives. | Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. | Discovery II (Ship) | Heard Island (Heard and McDonald Islands)
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| Time Coverage |
1947-1951 |
| Occupation |
Antarctic expeditionists. |
| Terms of Use |
Contents of the diaries not to be reproduced in the author's lifetime. |
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