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You can read Mawson's own account, in his own words, here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6137/6137-h/6137-h.htm https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6137/6137-h/61
by hprotagonist 7y ago
You can read Mawson's own account, in his own words, here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6137/6137-h/6137-h.htm https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6137/6137-h/6137-h.htm
"The Benzine Hut" is a phrase that haunts me sometimes.
- andrewwharton 7y agoAlso available from http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/exploration-and-expeditions/australasian-antarctic-expedition/mawsons-book http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/explor... Can higly recommend. It seems like there was a completely different view as to what were "acceptable risks" back in those days.