Australia’s first formal expedition to Antarctica in 1911, the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was led by Douglas Mawson, a geologist from Adelaide University. This episode we’ll look at what brought Mawson to the Antarctic, and at the earlier British expeditions that helped scaffold Mawson’s later venture.
The following episodes will focus on Mawson’s first trip South with Shackleton and then look in detail at the Australasian Antarctic Expedition itself.
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Ep 67 Maria Island: Australian History (remixed)
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Ep 65 Royal Flying Doctor Service: Australian History
Ep 64 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 3: Australian History
Ep 63 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 2: Australian History
Ep 62 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 1: Australian History
Ep 61 The Overland Telegraph Line: Australian History
Ep 60 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt 3: Australian History
Ep 59 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt 2: Australian History
Ep 58 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt1: Australian History
Ep 57 Macarthur & Wool: Australian History
Ep 56 Great Ocean Road Memorial: Australian History
Ep 55 Bligh & the Rum Rebellion - Part 4 - Final: Australian History
Ep 54 Bligh & the Rum Rebellion - Part 3: Australian History
Ep 53 Bligh & the Rum Rebellion - Part 2: Australian History
Ep 52 Bligh & the Rum Rebellion - Part 1: Australian History
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