It was the patched up plane that was blown overboard. Members of the Antarctic Research Expedition, Mawson Station, Antarctica, 1954. "They came to farewell us at 6 a.m. on the day we left. Mr. Casey paid a tribute to the shipâs captains, Captain Pedersen, for his skill and courage in navigating the Kista Dan through Antarctic ice and gales during its absence from Melbourne of almost three months. First published in The Age on April 1, 1954. In 1954, an Australian Antarctic expedition battled bad weather and 100 m.p.h. Before leaving the Antarctic mainland, the Kista Dan travelled 200 to 300 miles to Princess Elizabeth Land, to the east, where a party spent three days making tests to correct magnetic information on sailing charts of parts of the Indian Ocean. $1.32 0 bids + $3.99 shipping . We blew a siren and they came out. - A graphic story of the expedition which recently established Australia's first permanent base on the Antarctic Continent, was told by the leader, Mr. Phillip G. Law, when the Danish polar ship Kista Dan, returned to Melbourne today. Bill Harvey, the Scottish carpenter in the 1954 Mawson party, pauses to say hello to the husky pups.Credit:George Lowe. Blk 8 with Plate dot, two dots, bottom right. east. Design by Mrs. Phillip Law (probably wife of Phillip Law), depicts the emblem of the In accordance with pay pal's policy of traceable mail, all invoices over 100.00 will be sent registered to international buyers. The lowest temperature met was 11 deg. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION STAMPS 1954 GLOBE MACQUARIE 3 FDC POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION. Opens image gallery. For two days we rammed into it, making only 100 yards an hour. Members of the Antarctic Research Expedition, Mawson Station, Antarctica, 1954.Credit: Department of External Affairs Antarctic Division. Bill Harvey, the Scottish carpenter in the 1954 Mawson party, pauses to say hello to the husky pups. Captain Peterson said the ice barrier had been very bad. However, about 80 hours of flying was done by the expeditionâs two aircraft, and 300 miles of the Antarctic coastline was photographed from the air. However the only determinations of position made on land were those made by Mawson at Proclamation Island and at ��� The clip features the Kista Dan (1954 expedition) and the Magga Dan (1961 expedition). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 4 Jan 1954, Page 2 - To Antarctica In The Kista Dan. To commemorate the 100th year anniversary of Mawson's voyage to Antarctica, the first Australian Antarctic Expedition, we present this film. Men of an Australian National Antarctic research expedition returned to Melbourne yesterday in triumph after defeating ice and hurricanes to set up a new base, named Mawson, on the continent of Antarctica. "When we left Mawson Harbour, three and a half huts were erected for Mr. Bob Dovers and his party. In February 1954, Australian expeditioners arrived at Horseshoe Harbour to establish Mawson station. Soon they will be shut off for weeks in the dark of the Antarctic night, with a huge barrier of sheet ice blocking any shipway. During the return voyage one of the expeditionâs small aircraft was blown overboard and lost. Members of the Antarctic Research Expedition, Mawson Station, Antarctica, 1954.Credit: Department of External Affairs Antarctic Division. MELBOURNE, Wednesday. Image not available. Ten men left at Mawson called after Sir Douglas Mawson, which may become Australiaâs first permanent settlement on the Antarctic continent. See SCAN (S) for Detail and utilize for your own Opinion on 264659831635 Mawson research station on the Antarctic mainland, the closest habitation to the South Pole, April 5, 1954. I became interested in the Antarctic and particularly the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) in 2003 after attending a lecture by the late Wing Commander (Ret) John Claydon of the RNZAF on his experiences as Chief Pilot for the New Zealand TAE Support Party led by ��� This is a web-based database of the Antarctic collection in the SPRI Library. The cost for registration for mail within Canada is 14.00 and 28.00 for international buyers. Shipping: This item is located in the United Kingdom and shipping is charged accordingly. The camp site, however, proved to be âas perfect as conditions allowed, with a fiord-type anchorage.â The station was on a rock platform, flanked by a group of islets. 15 February 1954 Australian Antartic Territory 3d Souvenir Post Card. shipping: + AU $4.50 shipping . (-11 degrees Celsius). A deck porthole was cracked by ice slabs. "A bitterly cold 30-mile-an-hour wind froze Dover's party by 7 a.m., and they asked if they could go home to their huts. Already got a Trove account. We put ashore 400 tons of cargo. Shop with confidence on eBay! Mawson research station on the Antarctic mainland in 1954. Mr. Law, who is director of the Antarctic Research Division of the Department of External Affairs, said today that to set up the outpost at Mawson, on the fringe of the frozen continent, the Kista Dan dodged icebergs, survived hurricanes, and rammed her way through 20 miles of sheet ice. 36 min. Alan Carroll was base leader at Port Lockroy, Antarctica, from 1954-1957, and is the historic adviser to the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. 3½d black, Australian research expeditions in Antarctica, Australian stamp, ��� HRH Princess Anne, the Princess Royal is known for her charitable work. Unloading at the wharf yesterday was so speedy that the vessel was released from her charter by early afternoon. The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), Wed 13 Jan 1954, Page 23 - Zero year for Antarctic explorers. Striking photographs of the 1957/58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, taken from a new book MUH. Mawson research station on the Antarctic mainland in 1954.Credit:Antarctic National Research Expedition. Despite heavy pack ice that had her imprisoned at one time for two days, and 100 m.p.h. 1954 **MUH** - 3.5d BLACK - AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC RESEARCH - CORNER BLOCK of 4. Mawson���s Expedition to the Antarctic is an excerpt from the film Antarctic Pioneers (30mins), produced in 1962.. Antarctic Pioneers: One of Australia���s most famous photographers and explorers, Frank Hurley, narrates this absorbing film on the history of Australia���s first expeditions to the Antarctic continent between 1911 and 1954. 53 min. Some of them joined in the voyage to the Antarctic. "The ship was blown side on, and she could not be steered to dodge icebergs," said Mr. Law. Hinge remainders on margins. The Kista Dan left 10 scientists and staff at Mawson to carry out research work for the first year. AU $6.00. Sometimes the bows would stick fast in the ice, and the men would have to go out with picks and crowbars to free her. 1952���1954: British North Greenland expedition was a British scientific mission, led by Commander James Simpson 1958 : USS Nautilus passes under the Arctic ice 1959 : Discoverer 1 , a prototype with no camera, is the first satellite in polar orbit [9] We left Dovers and his men waving goodbye, a gallant, lonely band against a desolate background of blue ice and black rock.". Forced landings in pack ice, frozen water pipes, and runways cluttered by penguins, were some of the hazards faced by the R.A.A.F. The White Desert New York, Dutton & Co., 1954, 256p. Australia also has scientific stations at Heard and Macquarie Islands. BW 312zq. Already got a ��� "We thought we had sprung a leak, but it was one of the water pipes which had frozen and burst. The Antarctic Continent was becoming an increasingly important source of meteorological information for Australian and New Zealand weather forecasting, he said. The Kista Dan had just been freed from the pressure of the ice, February 1, 1954.Credit:F. Elliott, "At. Their ship, the ice-breaker, Kista Dan, was met at North Wharf by the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Casey) and about 200 officials, relatives and friends. The Kista Dan, riding light after discharging her Mawson cargo, rolled almost helplessly for 30 hours in a vicious hurricane on March 5-6. AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION TO MAC-ROBERTSON LAND, 1954 411 years along the pack-ice edge to the north of these coasts. The coast and mountains of Mac Robertson Land were first sighted by Australia���s Douglas Mawson from the ship Discovery during the British, Australian, New Zealand When the aircraft suffered blizzard damage, parts were stripped from one so that the other could be airworthy. On February 13, 1954, the Australian flag was hoisted at Mawson Station. The base at Mawson is in charge of Mr. Robert Dovers, who has already been three times to the south. EXPEDITION : LEADER: 1954-55: U.S. Navy Antarctic Reconnaissance Expedition : Glen Jacobsen: 1955: South African Bouvet Island reconnaissance : Paul Dryden-Dymond: 1955-56: Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition I : Peter Mott: 1955-57: Gough Island Scientific Survey : Robert Chambers: 1955-59 blizzards, Kista Dan came through unscathed. We will combine postage where possible to reduce costs. The main base , under Mawson's command, was set up at Cape Denison , about 480 kilometres (300 mi) west of Cape Adare , and a western base under Frank Wild was established on the Shackleton Ice Shelf , more than 2,410 kilometres (1,500 mi) west of Cape Denison. Members of the Antarctic Research Expedition, Mawson Station, Antarctica, 1954. FOR SALE! Reconnaissances were carried out to the east and west, and landing sorties made in the Mackenzie Sea region. Several years before, the first ANARE Director, Dr Phillip Law, had travelled to the Norwegian-Swedish-British (NSB) Antarctic Expedition base at Maudheim. The expedition was organised into three bases: one on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and two on the Antarctic mainland. First published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 1 April, 1954. âNot at all romantic for the crew,â he added. Constructing the first buildings. "Going into Mawson Harbour, we ran into 20 miles of thick sheet ice attached fast to the shore. Listen to scientist Dr Phillip Law describe the requirements of packing for a year's stay on Antarctica. Jun 17, 2015 - Shop from the world's largest selection and best deals for Handstamped Pre-Decimal Used Australian Stamps. Most of the time they had only one plane, salvaged from the wreckage when both machines were storm-damaged. You have corrected this article This article has been corrected by You and other Voluntroves This article has been corrected by Voluntroves $ Close Captcha. pilots who flew the two Auster planes in the Antarctic. Login. 1954 3½D BLACK, Australian Antarctic Research Expeditions - SG279: 1 AVAILABLE - $0.50. From the Archives, 1954: Grim battle to establish Antarctic base. An earlier fear that she had been holed proved to be unfounded. Both pilots, Flight-Lieutenant Douglas Leckie and Sergeant Raymond Seaver, made forced landings on the ice. In the Kista Dan were 13 men who were picked up at Heard Island after 13 months there. 1954 ***MUH*** ANTARCTICA - 2/- Blue BLOCK of 4 - MAP & EXPEDITION TEAM - $6.00. See historic footage of travelling through pack ice. "It would have taken weeks to force a way through, but a gale broke up the ice for us. See historic footage of packing the ship Kista Dan for the 1954 expedition to Antarctica. 'The remaining Auster plane was lashed on deck, but the wind got under it and it simply drifted away in the sea. Credit:Antarctic National Research Expedition. 'The ship would charge into the ice, reverse, and charge again. Mawson's Expedition to the Antarctic - Australian History, ��� The crew and Antarctic Division officials last night attended a Melbourne preview of a British film that the ship âstarredâ in recently. The Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) was established to set up scientific research stations in the Antarctic region. The Kista Dan had just been freed from the pressure of the ice, February 1, 1954. From the Archives, 1954: Grim battle to establish Antarctic base. AU $300.00. Most of the printings (of the Antarctica 1954 Expedition Label) went straight to Seymour Friedlander who owned ZENITH STAMPS in USA and BROADWAY APPROVALS in UK - the two world's largest junior approval firms at the time. Canadian Residents must pay GST. Only parts of one of the battered ship's two Auster planes were left. Of these, the most well-known published accounts of the expedition are: GIAEVER, J. shipping: + AU $5.00 ... 8d Blue BLOCK of 12 - EXPEDITION TEAM, MOBILE & MAP. You have corrected this article This article has been corrected by You and other Voluntroves This article has been corrected by Voluntroves $ Close Captcha. Front and back shown. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION STAMPS 1954 EXPEDITION CARD 2 POSTAL HISTORY. Auroral conditions will make radio communication with Australia impossible for long stretches. FOR SALE! south and 62 deg. blizzards to establish the Mawson Scientific Station on the Antarctic mainland. ... 1954 Red Cross. This list of Antarctic expeditions is a chronological list of expeditions involving Antarctica.Although the existence of a southern continent had been hypothesized as early as the writings of Ptolemy in the 1st century AD, the South Pole was not reached until 1911. From the Archives, 1954: Grim battle to establish Antarctic station. Sent from Mawson on the date of the opening of the Post Office at the base as part of the 1954 expedition to establish an Australian permanent base in the Antarctic. The Director of Antarctic Division (Mr. P. G. Law) who led the venture, said the ship had a frightening list when in the clutch of blocks of sheet ice 20 miles out from the land rim. Australia 1954 Antarctic Expedition label block of 20, Imperf Vertically. She berthed opposite the former Wyatt Earp, a Polar ship now employed as a coastal trader. No immediate signs of mineral possibilities were reported. $1.32 0 bids + $3.99 shipping . The base, named Mawson after Sir Douglas Mawson, the Australian explorer, is in Mac.Robertson Land, only 1,500 miles from the South Pole. The ship was frozen in and the men had to chip her free with crowbars. Australia 1954 Antarctic Expedition label block of 20, Imperf Vertically. One of the R.A.A.F pilots who flew the Auster aircraft over the ice said he was âglad to be getting back to jets.â. About 400 tons of stores were unloaded by tracked vehicles across the frozen seat at Princess Elizabeth Land, at a position 67 deg. As winter approached, construction of the station buildings was the key priority. 11.30 a.m. we were free. Mawson research station on the Antarctic mainland, the closest habitation to the South Pole, April 5, 1954. AUSTRALIA 1954 ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION PC with SET OF 4 LABELS TIED. The Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) was established to set up scientific research stations in the Antarctic region. Picture Information. Stephen Haddelsey is the author of Ice Captain and Shackleton's Dream. NBSX References. Station, Antarctica, 1954 411 years along the pack-ice edge to the Antarctic mainland, the well-known! In recently accounts of the Station buildings was the patched up plane that blown... 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