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Blue Ice

A record of the 1954 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition.
Year : 1954 | Total Duration : 30 Minutes |
Director : Phillip Law |
Opening titles including scrolled introduction. Map with hand pointing to Australian scientific stations in Antarctica of Macquarie Island, Heard Island and one to be set up at Mawson and route of 1954 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
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Access No. 126635 | 1 min 49 secs | 1950s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Crowd gathered at Melbourne wharf watching departure of Australian expedition on Danish ship Kista Dan to Macquarie Island, flag flying . (December 12 1953) Captain HC Peterson and expedition leader Kim Campbell. VS men on deck in stormy seas. HAS ANARE Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition scientific station on Macquarie Island. VS Men on rubber pontoons onto beach, rough seas, kelp, penguins. Men have trouble landing boat with supplies. Dramatic shots. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126636 | 2 mins 5 secs | 1950s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia, Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean | © NFSA | Colour |
Map with hand pointing to route of Danish ship Kista Dan from Melbourne to Heard Island. Ship under Captain Peterson carrying 3 Australian expedition groups led by Philip Law Robert Dovers and Graham Bud plus RAAF group. POV ship through stormy seas of the Roaring Forties, POV ship out to waves. LS snow covered volcano Big Ben on Heard Island. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126637 | 45 secs | 1950s | Heard Island, Southern Ocean | © NFSA | Colour |
Supplies unloaded for Australian team in Heard Island from Danish ship Kista Dan into small boats below. Men use bulldozers, trailers and tractor to unload crates and equipment through shallow water. Men with crates (one holds Fosters lager). Husky dogs bred by ANARE Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition on island loaded into crates taken to ship. Tilt up from scientific station to snow covered volcano Big Ben. Map showing route of Danish ship Kista Dan with Australian expedition aboard from Heard Island (Australian) to Kerguelen Island (French). Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126638 | 1 min 33 secs | 1950s | Heard Island, Southern Ocean | © NFSA | Colour |
LS scenery, fjords and mountains, sparse snow. VS French scientific station. POV ship Kista Dan to stormy seas, dramatic rise of ship and waves over deck. Doctor Bob Summers performs operation on husky dog on deck. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126639 | 52 secs | 1950s | Kerguelan Island, Southern Ocean | © NFSA | Colour |
Map and hand points to route of Australian expedition aboard Danish ship Kista Dan into pack ice surrounding Princess Elizabeth Land and MacRobertson Land of Australian Antarctica. POV ship through pack ice. Icebergs. Men on deck taking photographs. POV looking straight down bows as ship breaks through ice. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126640 | 1 min 16 secs | 1950s | MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
RAAF Oster aircraft on deck of Danish ship Kista Dan as part of Australian expedition. Looking up to aircraft flying. Aerial down to ship amongst pack ice, icebergs around MacRobertson Land as it locates a suitable position to set up the new scientific centre of Mawson. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126641 | 59 secs | 1950s | MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Man from Australian expedition watching as Danish ship Kista Dan comes towards him breaking through blue ice. Man stands right next to bows, he inspects broken ice. Good shots penguins walking across ice and diving into channel of water forged by ship. Good shots from ship to hundreds of penguins diving and swimming in water. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126642 | 1 min 35 secs | 1950s | MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Man from Australian expedition stands on ice watching as penguins dive and swim m in channel of water forged by Danish ship Kista Dan. Good shots swimming, VS penguins jumping out of water onto ice including POV from ship. Ship departs, penguins walk behind. Humorous shots adult penguin chased by hungry young bird. Adult feeds chick. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126643 | 1 min 41 secs | 1950s | MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Two RAAF Oster aircraft on ice next to ship Kista Dan, one taxis away. Aerial over MacRobertson Land, Antarctica showing mountains above ice. Shots of aircraft taxiing back on ice with ski attached to wheels. CU Expedition leader Bob Dovers smoking cigarette. VS forward party preparing supplies and husky dogs on ice next to ship. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126644 | 1 min 25 secs | 1950s | MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
RAAF Oster aircraft, Australian expedition (party led by Bob Dovers) on ANARE Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition snowmobile transporters called ÒWeaselsÓ. Penguins watch. French man Georges Schwartz testing ice for safety, cracks sealed by hammering timber tacks, Weasel crosses. Men cross metal structure to temporary camp on ice, Australian flag seen. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126645 | 59 secs | 1950s | MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
POV from ship Kista Dan across to ridges in ice. VS ice crushing up against ship due to bad weather. Ship is wedged in, VS men digging snow and ice to free ship. Men drag dead seals they have shot along ice to feed husky dogs. POV ship down to ice and water. Aerial Mawson harbour to ship and frozen channel where ship has moved through ice. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126646 | 2 mins 13 secs | 1950s | Mawson, MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
13 February 1954, Phillip Law and group of men raising Australian flag at site of new station Mawson (area has no snow). VS unloading equipment from ship to set up station. Snow mobile transporters ÒWeaselsÓ towing sledges of prefabricated materials, unloading. Tractor and winch working. Fuel drums unloaded. Cook breaking ice to use as water. Men having snack. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126647 | 2 mins 28 secs | 1950s | Mawson, MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Men setting up huts at site of new scientific station Mawson using prefabricated panels. Carpenter Bill Harvey at work. Tractor's fork lift lifting roof, men have a ride. Man with pneumatic drill, others sawing, others carrying crates. Bill Storer post marking pile of letters for stamp collectors, ANARE MacRobertson Land sign next to him. Geophysicist Jim Brooks in tent making observations. Excited huskies at feeding time fed by George Schwartz. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126648 | 2 mins 5 secs | 1950s | Mawson, MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Slow pan around new Australian scientific station of Mawson built on rocks. Aerials POV RAAF Oster aircraft as it takes off past station. High aerial station and snow west along MacRobertson Land and Kemp Land. Aerials ice, icebergs, coast showing rock. Men on snowmobile transporter ÒWeaselÓ waving as they are left to man the station, Weasel departs. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126649 | 2 mins 21 secs | 1950s | Mawson, MacRobertson Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Map with hand pointing to route of ship Kista Dan moving west of new scientific station of Mawson. POV ship across ice, icebergs and pancake ice. Men leave ship under leader Philip Law at Westfold Hills on Princess Elizabeth Land. On foot they cross to make observations. POV ship as it sails. Law testing for thin ice with pole, rope tied to him. Men get off small boat, Dick Thompson with Australian flag. Raised flag, men cheer. (March 1954) Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126650 | 1 min 40 secs | 1950s | Westfold Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
POV Danish ship Kista Dan lurching as it carries returning Australians across Roaring Forties, Southern Ocean. Stormy seas caused by hurricane. Looking out to rough seas, swell, huge waves. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126651 | 1 min 16 secs | 1950s | Southern Ocean | © NFSA | Colour |
31 March 1954 Danish ship Kista Dan with returning Australian party, many people on wharf. Crew look out from ship. Minister of External Affairs Mr RG Casey talks to Captain Peterson and expedition leader Philip Law. Aerial snowy landscape and exposed rocks of Antarctica. Aerial blue ice. Man feeding hungry husky dogs. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 126652 | 1 min 10 secs | 1950s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia, Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
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