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Summary:In May 2018 David Luders provided the Australian Antarctic Data Centre with information, annotated maps and a cable message relating to traverses from Mawson to Enderby Land, 1974-75. David Luders was Officer in Charge (OIC) at Casey in 1972 and at Mawson in 1974. The information includes: (i) reasons for the choice of route between Mt Twintop and Knuckey Peaks; and (ii) the suggestion that Mt King would be a better location for a base in Enderby Land than Knuckey Peaks. In December 2018 David also provided an article he wrote: 'INTO THE WHITE, Mawson to Enderby Land, 1974'. The following are available for download: (i) a document with the information; (ii) scans of the annotated maps and a cable message referred to in the document; and (iii) the article.