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

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....

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Other Authors: CONNELL, DAVE J. (hasPrincipalInvestigator), CONNELL, DAVE J. (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Subjects:
biota
environment
health
planningCadastre
society
structure
ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND ALLIES
EARTH SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
BIRDS
PENGUINS
WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES
EXOTIC SPECIES
BIOSPHERE
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS
BUILDINGS
HUMAN DIMENSIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIONS
CULTURAL FEATURES
ELECTRICITY
TRANSPORTATION
Macquarie Island
ANARE
Peter Wylie King
Charlie Scoble
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
FIELD INVESTIGATION
OCEAN &gt
SOUTHERN OCEAN &gt
SOUTHERN OCEAN
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Wylie
Antarc*
Online Access:https://researchdata.ands.org.au/an-account-establishment-wylie-king/701343
https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5345F40695753
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/Macquarie_Island_Notes_1948_1949
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536
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Summary: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.

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