Antarctic Vignettes VII: The search for S. Tasman- postscript

Tasman Spaulding served as an Able Seaman on the S.Y. Terra Nova on the 1903–1904 voyage to Antarctica. A clerical error that reversed his given and family names meant he never knew of the bronze Polar Medal awarded for his services on the expedition. For the last 108 years the incorrectly named med...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Main Author: Dartnall, HJG
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
210000 Science - General
260499 Oceanography not elsewhere classified
430101 History - Australian
Tasman Spaulding
S. Tasman
S.Y. Terra Nova
Polar Medal in bronze
; Royal Society of Tasmania
RST
Van Diemens Land
natural history
science
papers & proceedings
Australia
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22574/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22574/7/2012-Dartnall.pdf
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Summary:Tasman Spaulding served as an Able Seaman on the S.Y. Terra Nova on the 1903–1904 voyage to Antarctica. A clerical error that reversed his given and family names meant he never knew of the bronze Polar Medal awarded for his services on the expedition. For the last 108 years the incorrectly named medal has languished in the archives of the Royal Mint in the United Kingdom but has been released for display at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart.

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