| Description |
xx, 299 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1911 -- The Departure -- Macquarie Island -- To the South -- Into the Ice -- 1912 -- The Main Base, Cape Denison -- Searching for a second landing place -- The Western base -- Sledging preparations begin -- First sledging journey -- Preparing for the winter -- Second sledging journey -- Third sledging journey -- Winter sports -- Fourth sledging journey -- Fifth sledging journey -- Sixth sledging journey -- Seventh sledging journey -- A Sledge lost -- 1913 --The final weeks |
| Summary |
Tasmanian-born Charles Turnbull Harrisson (1867-1914) was one of the members of Douglas Mawson's legendary Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14. Harrisson joined the expedition as a biologist and artist, a part of the Western Party based on Queen Mary Land and led by Frank Wild. His diary has been transcribed & edited by Heather Rossiter |
| Notes |
"Charles Turnbull Harrisson, 1866-1914, biologist and artist, was a member of the Western Base party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 led by Douglas Mawson, which sailed from Hobart, Tasmania, on 2 December 1911" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293) and index |
| Subject |
Harrisson, Charles Turnbull, 1866-1914 -- Diaries.
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Harrisson, Charles Turnbull, 1866-1914.
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| SUBJECT |
Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50073914
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Australasian Antarctic Expedition
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| Subject |
Biologists -- Australia -- Diaries.
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Explorers -- Antarctica -- Diaries.
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Explorers -- Antarctica -- Diaries.
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| SUBJECT |
Antarctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005493
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| Genre/Form |
Diaries.
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| Author |
Rossiter, Heather.
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| ISBN |
9781742661506 (paperback) |
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