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An account of the establishment of Macquarie Island Station in 1948-1949 by Peter Wylie King

Australian Antarctic Data Centre
CONNELL, DAVE J.
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This file contains 22 pages of scanned typewritten text, and 1 page of a sketched map. The document describes the establishment of Macquarie Island station in 1948, but the first ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party. It was written by Peter Wylie King on October 20, 1951. The document details activities, living conditions, and other facets of life on Macquarie Island, including the construction of the early station, details about the sheep, goats and dog brought to the island, the rabbits already present on the island, exploration of the island, and the death of engineer Charlie Scoble.

Issued: 2014-04-10

Data time period: 1948-02-28 to 1949-04-14

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ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND ALLIES | ANARE | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | BIOSPHERE | BIRDS | BUILDINGS | COMMUNICATIONS | CULTURAL FEATURES | Charlie Scoble | EARTH SCIENCE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | ELECTRICITY | EXOTIC SPECIES | FIELD INVESTIGATION | GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR | HUMAN DIMENSIONS | INFRASTRUCTURE | Macquarie Island | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND | PENGUINS | Peter Wylie King | SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS | TRANSPORTATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES | biota | environment | health | planningCadastre | society | structure |

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