26th of December
Historical Antarctic Pictures and Events


Douglas Mawson, Australasian Antarctic Expedition on the ship Aurora, 1911 - 1914.

Two drawings from Charles T. Harrisson, biologist and artist with Mawson's expedition, at the Western Base where he took part in several sledging expeditions. He was lost with his ship in 1914 on the way back from Macquarie Island. Pictures - State Library of NSW