Antarctic vignettes II: The search for S. Tasman, AB, on the Terra Nova, 1903-04

The Tasmanian seaman, Tasman Spaulding, served on the steam-powered wooden barque SY Terra Nova on her 1903-04 voyage to Antarctica. Throughout his life he was beset by official incompetence. The records of his birth, death and marriage all contain mistakes, and a clerical error in 1904 that reverse...

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Published in:Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Main Author: Dartnall, HJG
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Royal Society of Tasmania
RST
Van Diemens Land
natural history
science
ecology
taxonomy
botany
zoology
geology
geography
papers & proceedings
Australia
UTAS Library
Antarctic
McNeill
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13283/
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spelling ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:13283 2023-05-15T13:36:47+02:00 Antarctic vignettes II: The search for S. Tasman, AB, on the Terra Nova, 1903-04 Dartnall, HJG 2008 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13283/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13283/4/2008_Dartnall_Antarctic_2.pdf en eng https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13283/4/2008_Dartnall_Antarctic_2.pdf Dartnall, HJG 2008 , 'Antarctic vignettes II: The search for S. Tasman, AB, on the Terra Nova, 1903-04' , Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, vol. 142, no. 2 , pp. 47-48 , doi:10.26749/rstpp.142.2.47 <http://dx.doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.142.2.47>. cc_utas Royal Society of Tasmania RST Van Diemens Land natural history science ecology taxonomy botany zoology geology geography papers & proceedings Australia UTAS Library Article PeerReviewed 2008 ftunivtasmania https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.142.2.47 2020-05-30T07:26:57Z The Tasmanian seaman, Tasman Spaulding, served on the steam-powered wooden barque SY Terra Nova on her 1903-04 voyage to Antarctica. Throughout his life he was beset by official incompetence. The records of his birth, death and marriage all contain mistakes, and a clerical error in 1904 that reversed his first and last names meant he could not be traced. Consequently he never received the bronze Polar Medal awarded for his service as an Able Seaman on the Terra Nova in 1903-04. The medal entitlement of three other crew members Robert Christie, Alexander McNeill and John M. D. Strachan - is challenged. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Antarctic McNeill ENVELOPE(78.362,78.362,-68.528,-68.528) Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 47 48
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RST
Van Diemens Land
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botany
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geology
geography
papers & proceedings
Australia
UTAS Library
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UTAS Library
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UTAS Library
description The Tasmanian seaman, Tasman Spaulding, served on the steam-powered wooden barque SY Terra Nova on her 1903-04 voyage to Antarctica. Throughout his life he was beset by official incompetence. The records of his birth, death and marriage all contain mistakes, and a clerical error in 1904 that reversed his first and last names meant he could not be traced. Consequently he never received the bronze Polar Medal awarded for his service as an Able Seaman on the Terra Nova in 1903-04. The medal entitlement of three other crew members Robert Christie, Alexander McNeill and John M. D. Strachan - is challenged.
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Dartnall, HJG 2008 , 'Antarctic vignettes II: The search for S. Tasman, AB, on the Terra Nova, 1903-04' , Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, vol. 142, no. 2 , pp. 47-48 , doi:10.26749/rstpp.142.2.47 <http://dx.doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.142.2.47>.
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