Iceberg after blizzard, Antarctica, [4 January 1931]
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CreatorHoward, William E.
InformationFurther information: The Winning of Australian Antarctica; Mawson's B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. voyages, 1929-31, based on the Mawson papers. By A. Grenfell Price. Published for the Mawson Institute for Antarctic Research, University of Adelaide. [Sydney] Angus and Robertson [1962] See pages 113-115.
On the 3rd of January 1931 Mawson wrote: "Since my last message Providence has sustained our best efforts to cope with an exceptional hurricane which caught the "Discovery" under most inopportune circumstances. The blizzard we thought to weather out in the pack when threading our way from the "Kosmos" developed into a full hurricane from the south east."Written on VersoPassing an ice berg in a heavy swell after a three day blizzardDate[4th January 1931]
InformationFurther information: The Winning of Australian Antarctica; Mawson's B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. voyages, 1929-31, based on the Mawson papers. By A. Grenfell Price. Published for the Mawson Institute for Antarctic Research, University of Adelaide. [Sydney] Angus and Robertson [1962] See pages 113-115.
On the 3rd of January 1931 Mawson wrote: "Since my last message Providence has sustained our best efforts to cope with an exceptional hurricane which caught the "Discovery" under most inopportune circumstances. The blizzard we thought to weather out in the pack when threading our way from the "Kosmos" developed into a full hurricane from the south east."Written on VersoPassing an ice berg in a heavy swell after a three day blizzardDate[4th January 1931]Relates to
PlaceAntarctica
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Howard, William E., Iceberg after blizzard, Antarctica, [4 January 1931] ([4th January 1931]). Living Histories, accessed 06/12/2025, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/54928