Collection of ephemera on Antarctica : Box 2

Item No. Title Author Date Format Description
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 1 Subantarctic Plant House Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens pamplet Detailed descriptive pamphlet
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 2 Floor Talk Maitland Regional Art Gallery leaflet Ray McMahon and Susan O'Doherty
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 3 Antartica a place in the wilderness Maitland Regional Art Gallery 27 November 2009-17 January 2010 exhibition catalogue Michail Garth, Giselle Penn, Camille Kersley
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 4 Polar Pathways Office of Antarctic Affairs brochure A Guide to Hobart's Antarctic and Southern Ocean Sites
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 5 Antarctic history walk Antarctic Adventure brochure Detailed descriptive papmplet with map
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 6 Managing the Antarctic Environment Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Arts, Sport , the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Tasmania Oct-69 brochure Responsibilities of the Australian Antarctic Division and Agreements and Laws
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 7 Antarctica - A natural reserve devoted to peace and science Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Arts, Sport , the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Tasmania May-91 brochure Details of Madrid Draft Protocol, Antarctic treaty system and Antarctic enviromental research by Australia
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 8 Aurora Australis Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Arts, Sport , the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Tasmania single sheet Detailed descriptive leaflet including special features of Aurora Australis ship, its main specifications and what it was desigened to do.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 9 Australia and Antarctica: air route distances in Kilometres single sheet Map showing Australia and Antarctica and New Zealand and air route distances between various places.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 10 Antarctica and adjacent continents; distances shown in nautical miles single sheet Map showing Antarctica and the distances shown in nautical miles from places in Antarctica to adjacent continents
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 11 Great Southern Land: Antarctic Pamplet Series no.1 serial Pamplet about early exploration of Antarctica including by James Cook, Dumont d'Urville. Includes early land exploration and the race to the Pole.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 12 Rock and ice: Antarctic Pamplet Series no.2 serial Pamplet about the early evolution of Antarctica and the great Antarctic icecap.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 13 Elements and Auroras : Antarctic Pamplet Series no.3 serial Pamplet about the Antarctica climate and the lights in the sky above polar regions that are called auroras.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 14 Southern Life: Antarctic Pamplet Series no.4 serial Pamplet about Antarctic plants, penquins, seals, whales and squid and fish.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 15 The Antarctic Treaty System Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Feb-07 folded pamphlet Outline of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and its 6 annexes. List of countries that were original signatories and Acceding Consultative Parties, including dates when various countries became consultative parties.Detail of the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 16 Get information and become involved with the International Polar Year 2007-2008. International Polar Year Argentine National Committee 2007 folded pamphlet Description about International Polar Year 2007-2008. Its rationale,aims and timeframe and special concern about the increase of 3 degrees in the minimum temperature of the antarctic continent in the last 50 years.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 17 Law Dome Ice Cores leaflet Australian glaciological research since the 1960's at Australia's Casey Station, includes map.Ice core provides archive of past snowfall.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 18 Cool science:Australian science in the Antarctic Australian Antarctic Division, Environment Australia folded sheet Antarctic science: cold hard facts,research in the southern ocean and important questions.
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 19 Mawson's huts website Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts bookmark Description of Mawson's Huts website www.aad.gov.au
Box 2/Folder 1/Item 20 Mawsons' Huts: the birthplace of Australia's Antarctic heritage Mawsons's Huts Foundation and Australian Antarctic Division leaflet Information about Mawsons huts and purchase details for the book Mawson's huts.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 1 Antarctic dinner invitation Australian Maritime Foundation 2002 invitation invitation to Antarctic dinner tuesday 26 november 2002 at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 2 Aurora Expeditions 3rd annual mid winter event on 22nd June 2001 at 6.30pm, amongst Hurley's Antarctic images at State Library of NSW. Aurora Expeditions Jun-01 invitation Invitation for Mr & Mrs S Martin
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 3 Commemorating the first Trans-Antarctic crossing 1957-8 Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Ross Sea Committee:Commemorating the first Antarctic Crossing 1957-58 2002 envelope Envelope addressed to Stephen Martin, Antarctic curator, State Library of NSW.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 4 Mr & Mrs G.D.Belprat request the pleasure of the company of ..at the marriage of their daughter. Francisca Adrianna Paquita with Douglas Mawson at Holy Trinity Church Balaclava on Tuesday 31st March, 1914 at 2.30 and afterwards at Linden G.D.Belprat 1914 invitation Certified copy of the original by Nancy Robinson Flanney J.P. 15 April 2004 at Erindale South Ausralia 5066.[Nancy is the oldest granchild of Douglas Mawson & Paquita Mawson].
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 5 Certificate of marriage of Douglas Mawson and Francisca Adriana(commonly known as Paquita) Delprat on March 31, 1914. at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava March 31, 1914 marriage certificate Certified copy of the original by Nancy Robinson Flanney J.P. 15 April 2004 at Erindale South Ausralia 5066.[Nancy is the oldest granchild of Douglas Mawson & Paquita Mawson].
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 6 Tree linocut Emma McEwin 2001 greeting card Card inscribed for the Mitchell Library, Sydney with the compliments Nancy Robinson Flanney April 2004.[Card sent by the eldest grandchild of Douglas & Paquita Mawson-Emma McEwil]. Card most likely sent with the certified copy of the wedding inviation and marriage certificate certified April 2004.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 7 The Explorer Series newsletter No. 1, Spring 2002 Nahanni Productions Inc 2002 newsletter newsletter advertising fine photographic art books. This edition publicises the inaugural volume entitled Antarctica.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 8 Opening of an Exhibition of Extraordinary Antarctic paintings by Catherine Bone Aurora Expeditions and Australian Geographic 2000 invitation Exhibition held at Australian Geographic, 321 Mona Vale Road Terrey Hills on 22 June 2000
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 9 Italy in Antarctica during the International Polar Year Istituto Italiano di Cultura 2008 invitation Lecture by Anna Maria Fioretti outlining the main activities carried out by the Italian National Program of Research in Antarctica.Held 22 February 2008 at Italian Institute of Culture, Sydney.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 10 Crossing Antarctica-Recollections from 1957 City of Sydney Library flyer Photographic Exhibition launch and talk 19 September 2007, invitation and opportunity to meet Dr Jon Stephenson, the only Australian member of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, first crossing of Antarctica 1957/58.,Launch held Glebe Library.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 11 Antarctic heroes: Triumph and Tragedy: an exhibition. Australian Maritime Museum 2002 invitation Invitation to an exhibition launch 5 December 2002 with Hon Alexandra Shackleton, President James Caird Society and grand daughter of Ernest Shackleton.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 12 Antarctic Heroes: Triumph and Tragedy: an exhibition. Australian Maritime Museum 2002 folded pamplet Exhibition at the Australian Maritime Museum to salute Australia's scientifc exploration of Antarctica.Mawsons sledge and personal possessions were displayed in a hut and James Caird ship's lifeboat which was sailed across Antarctic seas to summon help was displayed.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 13 Lines on the ice:Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914: a free exhibition from 8 July to 27 October 2002. State Library of NSW 2002 folded pamplet Exhibition events outlined: they included a reading of love letters between Paquita Delprat and Douglas Mawson. Also a talk of modern day expeditions to conserve historic buildings in Antarctica and a Flight Night about air travel to and over Antarctica
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 14 Help protect the Australian Leopard seal with Official WWF Postage Stamps and Covers World Wildlife Fund Stamp Collection leaflet Advertising flyer about The Official WWF Australian Antarctic Territory Portfolio, a unique and exclusive philatelic collection.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 15 Antarctica: the complete story 2001 bookmark Advertises a book called Antarctica
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 16 Antarctica 2002: State Library of NSW, a program of events State Library of NSW 2002 brochure Antarctica 2002, was the second part of a 10 year program highlighting significant aspects of the State Library of NSW collection leading up to the 2010 centenary of the Mitchell Library.flyer foreshadows events for 2002.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 17 Ski Antarctica:Shakleton's alpine crossing. Aurora Expeditions brochure Ultimate Cross-Country Ski Challenge, repeating Shackleton's crossing of South Georgia from Stromness to King Haakon Bay advertisement to participate.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 18 Antarctic Dinner Australian National Maritime Foundation 2002 invitation Fund raiser in the style of an exclusive welcome home dinner for the Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, held at his favourite London haunt The Savage Club.Fund raiser at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 19 Two against the ice: be inspired. flyer Advertisement to attend an audio visual presentation by Peter Treseder sharing his 1520 kilometre journey across Antarctic landsape, setting 4 world records. Presentations held Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 20 The Essential Ingredient Newletter Winter 2002 The Essential Ingredient, 4 Australia St, Camperdown 2002 folded pamphlet Includes long article offering advice about sea travel to Antarctica and a first hand account by the auhor JH.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 21 Antarctica: free slide night in Sydney 7pm Wednesday 25 July, 15 August 2001. Antarctic Horizons 2001 flyer Advertisement for a talk promoting an upcoming cruise to the Antarctic Peninula that was to depart 28 December 2001 and 14 February 2002.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 22 Explore Antarctica: the Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands & South Georgia Adventure Associates [2001] pamplet Outlines various Adventure Cruises aboard Professor Multanovskiy November 2001-March 2002.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 23 Antarctica Icebreaker Expeditions: Wonders of the Ross Sea Adventure Associates [2001] pamplet Detailed description of upcoming Icebreaker Expeditions to the Ross Sea, Bay of Whales and McMurdo Sound: Antarctica, with Macquarie Island and the Subantarctic islands of New Zealand aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov November 2001-February 2002.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 24 Antarctica & The Artic 2001-2002. Peregrine Adventures [2001] pamplet Detailed description of upcoming tours in 2001-2002, some on the Peregrine Mariner, (includes plans of the ship.)
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 25 Discover Antarctica 2001/2002 Adventure Associates [2001] pamplet Detailed description of voyages to the Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands & South Georgia. on the Professor Molchanov.Expedition rates included.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 26 Antarctica: Cruising to the heart of nature 2000/2001. Aurora Expeditions [2000] pamplet Detailed description of voyages in Antarctica, including Shackleton Odyssey otion of a South Georgia Alpine Crossing and a Ski to the South Pole with Peter Hilary tour. Ship details of Professor Molchanov.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 27 Antarctica 2001/2003 Antarctic Horizons [2001] pamplet Adventure cruising to the Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) & South Georgia.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 28 Adventure cruising to the Antarctic Peninsula: departures and prices aboard Professor Multanovskiy Antarctic Horizons [2001] pamplet Price brochure and booking form for cruises departing ex Ushuaia February 14 2002-February 23 2002
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 29 Adventure cruising to The Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands (Maldvinas) and South Georgia: departures and prices aboard Professor Multanovsky. [2001] pamplet Price brochure and booking form for cruises departing ex Ushuaia, December 18, 2001- March 14 2002
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 30 Antarctica 2000/2001 World Expeditions [2001] pamplet Brochure for tours departing ex Ushuaia. 8 Jan-26 Jan 2001.
Box 2/Folder 2/Item 31 Antarctica 2001/2002:cruising to the heart of nature. Aurora Expeditions 2001 pamplet Brochure for cruises , includes leaflet for presentation & slide evenings held across NSW April-July 2001 regarding upcoming cruises.
Box 2/Folder 3/Item 1 Antarctica Greenpeace leaflet Leaflet discusses Greenpeace's vision to have Antarctica set aside as a world park.
Box 2/Folder 3/Item 2 Antarctica:The Last Continent, from ancient times to today U3A 2011 leaflet Details of a course run 1 February to 22 March 2011 for the Over 55s. Course involved hearing from people who had lived and worked in Antarctica. Held at Ozanam Learning Centre, Woolloomooloo.
Box 2/Folder 3/Item 3 Quest for the South Magnetic Pole Australian Maritime Museum 2010 invitation Invitation of opening of exhibition Quest for the South Magnetic Pole held at the Australian Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Box 2/Folder 3/Item 4 Sir Douglas Mawson's Historic Huts: Help save Australia's Antarctic heritage Mawson's Huts Society leaflet Mawson's Huts Society Appeal and membership form.; 2 copies
Box 2/Folder 3/Item 5 100 years of Australian Antarctica Expeditions 2011 metal badge Badge celebrating 100 years of Australian Antarctica expeditions 1910-2010/2011.
Box 2/Folder 4/Item 1 Understanding Antarctica Australian Antarctic Division bookmark
Box 2/Folder 4/Item 2 Australian Geographic Antarctica map Australian Geographic Cartographic Division 1994 fold out map Map shows Antarctic landmarks and locations and information of places of note on various antarctic expeditions.
Box 2/Folder 4/Item 3 Amazing Antarctica: Facts on the world's greatest wilderness.(Understanding Antarctica Series) Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories 1994 folded sheet Facts about Antarctica, also about Australia's long Antarctic connection, research stations,description of wildlife in Antarctica and the Antarctic Treaty System.
Box 2/Folder 4/Item 4 Australian Antarctic Division,(Understanding Antarctica Series) Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories 1994 folded sheet Detailed description of the role of the Australian Antarctic Division. Includes a section Towards 2000: Tackling the big questions.
Box 2/Folder 4/Item 5 Research in the Greatest Wilderness:(Understanding Antarctica Series) Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories 1994 folded sheet Scientific research Australian scientists are doing in Antarctica.
Box 2/Folder 4/Item 6 Antarctica expeditions: introduction to Antarctica Adventure Associates booklet Booklet about conservation, climate, plants and animals of Antarctica and the history and politics, the Antarctic Treaty System, Ozone hole and maps.Includes guidelines of conduct for visitors.
Box 2/Folder 4/Item 7 South to Antarctica by Icebreaker:the log of the voyage of the Kapitan Khlebnikov. Tui De Roy 1994 booklet Log of the russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, south to Antarctica 29 December 1994 to 20 January 1995. Illustrations by Noelle Dreves and Mark Jones.
Box 2/Folder 4/Item 8 Quark Expeditions: Antarctic primer. Nigel Sitwell & Tom Ritchie 1994 book Quark expeditions 147 page primer for tourists to Antarctica. Includes detail of wildlife,explorers and scientists and places tourists might visit. Checklists of birds and animals.
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 1 Antarctica expeditionary field guide for Society Expeditions Society Expeditions 1997 book 196 page field book for use on Society expeditions, describing the 2 regions to be visited by the expedition: sub Antarctica and Antarctica.Includes the Geology, Flora and Fauna, Scientific research, destination profiles and maps and illustrations.
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 2 Itali Antartide: Nazionale Di Ricerche in Antartide Nazionale Di Ricerche in Antartide paper coaster Coaster featuring the italian program of scientific research in Antarctica.
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 3 Antarctica: Guidance for visitors Australian Antarctic Division folded sheet Sheet outlining how to treat protected areas, respect scientific research, what visitors need to do to be safe in Antarctica, how to protect antarctic wildlife and keep Antarctica pristine.
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 4 Polar Star, Scott Base New Zealand Armed Forces Canteen Council photograph Placemat featuring a photgraph of Polar Star at Scott Base , the icebreaker allowing a oiler and supply ship into McMurdo Station.[Part of a series produced to celebrate the New Zealand Antarctic Programme].
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 5 Adelie penquins, Cape Bird New Zealand Armed Forces Canteen Council photograph Placemat featuring a photograph of Adelie penguins at Cape Bird and details of their breeding, diet and size.[Part of a series produced to celebrate the New Zealand Antarctic Programme.]
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 6 Memorial Cross, Observation Hill. New Zealand Armed Forces Canteen Council photograph Placemat featuring a photograph of the Memorial Cross, Observation Hill, erected as a memorial to the 5 members of Scott's 1910-13 expedition, who died on their return from the South Pole in February and March 1912.[Part of a series produced to celebrate the New Zealand Antarctic Programme.]
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 7 Skidoo and Mt Erebus New Zealand Armed Forces Canteen Council photograph Placemat featuring a photograph of Skidoo and Mt Erebus first climbed on 10 March 1908 by a party leaving Shackleton's base at Cape Royds.[Part of a series produced to celebrate the New Zealand Antarctic Programme.]
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 8 Taylor Glacier, Dry Valleys New Zealand Armed Forces Canteen Council photograph Placemat photograph of Taylor Glacier and Dry Valleys and details of their accidental discovery by Scott, Feather and Edgar Evans in 1903-14. [Part of a series produced to celebrate the New Zealand Antarctic Programme.]
Box 2/Folder 5/Item 9 Pressure Ridges, Scott Base New Zealand Armed Forces Canteen Council photograph Placemat Photograph of Pressure Ridges, Scott Base showing the sea-ice in front of Scott Base buckling under pressure and forming broken ice ridges up to 5 metres high. [Part of a series produced to celebrate the New Zealand Antarctic Programme.]