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Mawson - Life and Death in Antarctica

The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is one of the most amazing feats of endurance of all time.
Year : 2007 | Total Duration : 85.5 Minutes | Producer : Richard Dennison (Producer), Perry Stapleton (Line Producer)
Director : Malcolm McDonald |
Accommodation with mountains and icebergs views, Davis Station. Adelie Penguin on iceberg. Adelie penguin on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Adelie penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Adelie penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station.
Adelie penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Adelie penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Adelie penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Adelie penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Aurora Australis off the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station.
Aurora Australis off the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Aurora Australis off the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Bird in flight over Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Cinematographer Wade Fairley films a recreation scene of Mawson and Mertz 1912 Antarctic expedition. Cinematographer Wade Fairley on location in New Zealand where some of the film was shot.
Cinematographer Wade Fairley on snowmobile during filming of a recreation scene of Mawson, Mertz and Ninnis Antarctic expedition. Elephant seal on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station Elephant seal on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Elephant seals on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Elephant seals on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station.
Elephant seals on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Emperor penguin diving off the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Emperor penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Emperor penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Emperor penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station.
Emperor penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Emperor penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Emperor penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Emperor penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Emperor penguins on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station.
Floating pack-ice and cloud reflections. Ice wall at Larsemann Hills in eastern Antarctica. Ice wall at Larsemann Hills in eastern Antarctica. Ice wall at Larsemann Hills in eastern Antarctica. Icebergs and pack-ice.
Icebergs and pack-ice. Icebergs and pack-ice. Icebergs and pack-ice. Icebergs and pack-ice. Icebergs and pack-ice.
Icebergs and pack-ice. Icebergs and pack-ice. Icebergs and pack-ice. Icebergs at Larsemann Hills in eastern Antarctica. Icebergs at Larsemann Hills in eastern Antarctica.
Icebergs at Larsemann Hills in eastern Antarctica. Jellyfish off the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Minke whale swimming on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Pod of Minke whales swimming on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Sunset behind icebergs and pack-ice.
Sunset behind icebergs and pack-ice. Sunset behind icebergs at Larsemann Hills, Eastern Antarctica. Sunset over Tim Jarvis and John Stoukalos campsite in Antarctica during the filming of Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica. Tim Jarvis putting on his home-made wooden crampons, on the last stage of Mawsons journey. Weddel Seal on Antarctic coastline at Davis Station.
Weddel Seal on the Antarctic coastline at Davis Station. Weddel Seal on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Weddel Seal on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Weddel Seal on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Weddel Seal on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station.
Weddel Seals on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station. Weddel Seals on the Antarctic coastline, Davis Station.
Good WS time-lapse clouds across landscape of snow ice and rock at sunrise. Very good travelling aerials over icy landscape and track past iceberg and sea.
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Access No. 148710 | 20 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival 1912 footage of penguins with sea and ice in background and VS of crew aboard the S Y Aurora. Ship at sea, penguins massed in foreground.
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Access No. 148711 | 15 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
Zoom in on B&W portrait photograph of Douglas Mawson in knitted balaclava.
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Access No. 148712 | 5 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © National Library of Australia / Public Domain | B&W |
Archival 1912 footage of men pulling sleds across ice in foreground, tents in background, men and dogs pulling sled towards camera.
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Access No. 148713 | 5 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
Montage of Antarctic shots from program.
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Access No. 148714 | 6 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
Slow-motion low angle tilt of explorer hanging above ice cave by rope.
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Access No. 148715 | 7 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © ABC / Australian Antarctic Division | B&W |
B&W re-enactment footage from program of Mawson dragging sled across ice. Colour footage of polar adventurer Tim Jarvis arriving on ice by helicopter.
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Access No. 148716 | 33 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of men shovelling snow near tent.
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Access No. 148717 | 3 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
Colour footage of polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John Stoukalo pulling sled while recreating Mawson's polar trip in clothing from the time. WS tent in blizzard. MS Jarvis addressing camera in tent. CU snow blowing against tent pegs and ropes. VS Jarvis and Stoukalo pulling sled in blizzard.
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Access No. 148718 | 38 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson in everyday clothes.
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Access No. 148719 | 7 secs | 1910s | SA, Australia | © Mawson family collection | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson and two other men in hiking gear in snow.
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Access No. 148720 | 5 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © Public Domain | B&W |
Interview with historian Tom Griffiths talking about Mawson's heroic status.
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Access No. 148721 | 13 secs | 1910s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson at age 27 as a geology lecturer at the University of Adelaide.
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Access No. 148722 | 4 secs | 1910s | SA, Australia | © Mawson Centre, SA Museum | B&W |
Archival B&W still of group of men in street welcoming Mawson home. Zoom to closer shot with Mawson.
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Access No. 148723 | 4 secs | 1910s | SA, Australia | © Mawson Centre, SA Museum | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson and three other men posed in suits.
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Access No. 148724 | 5 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Public Domain | B&W |
Colour footage icebreaker through icy sea. MS interview with Tim Jarvis about Mawson.
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Access No. 148725 | 7 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of men trekking over snow.
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Access No. 148726 | 11 secs | 1910s | SA, Australia | © Orana Films | B&W |
Good low aerial track of ice and water. MS interview with polar adventurer Tim Jarvis.
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Access No. 148727 | 21 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of timber ship in dock, people on dock. VS 'Aurora', wooden hulled steam yacht, Captain John King Davis. WS crowds on ship and dock to farewell ship, group of women on deck. Crowds waving as seen from ship. VS men on ship, man sliding down ropes, sea from railing. Man vomiting over side of ship, men with husky dogs on deck.
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Access No. 148728 | 1 min 19 secs | 1910s | Hobart, Tas, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU B&W portrait photograph of Belgrave Ninnis in British Guards Officer uniform.
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Access No. 148729 | 3 secs | 1910s | UK | © Public Domain / National Library of Australia | B&W |
B&W photograph of Swiss ski champion Xavier Mertz climbing out of roof window in snow.
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Access No. 148730 | 5 secs | 1910s | UK | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
B&W archival footage of men on deck of ship feeding husky dogs. Ice shelves and sea seen from ship.
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Access No. 148731 | 14 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © National Film And Sound Archive of Australia | B&W |
MS interview on ship with polar adventurer Tim Jarvis talking about his previous polar experiences. Ice and sea in background. Tilt to swirling sea and ice.
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Access No. 148732 | 31 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W tilt to bow of ship through ice. Pan across WS of ship Aurora moored on east coast of Antarctica. GS penguins, and dogs in rowboat being ferried from ship. VS men hauling equipment onto land and on sleds with tents in background.
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Access No. 148733 | 26 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W photograph of men surrounded by crates, tents and framework of building behind them. Photograph of men securing roof on hut. Interior photograph of man inside hut. Photograph of men at long dinner table with English flags hanging above them.
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Access No. 148734 | 10 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
B&W archival footage of men working in howling blizzard. Two workers tending weather equipment on rock outcrop in intense wind.
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Access No. 148735 | 21 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W photograph of man standing on snow bent over in wind holding pick. Photograph of man in snowsuit in waist-deep snow. Photograph of three men in room in snowsuits, faces covered in snow.
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Access No. 148736 | 15 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
Good tracks of helicopter flying away from ship, shadow on iceshelf, over icy sea and landing at base. VS polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis at red container serving as Australian base called Davis. Jarvis and Davis loading replica sledge for journey. Graphic map charting route explorers will take following that of Mawson. Dr David Tingay loading snow mobile to track expedition. Jarvis being weighed on scales on snow and being tested for body fat. John Stoukalo being weighed. Interview Dr Tingay. Supplies similar to those taken by Mawson being shown to camera.
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Access No. 148737 | 2 mins 53 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of windblown blizzard past Mawson camp.
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Access No. 148738 | 8 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W time-lapse footage of Aurora Australis moving through sky.
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Access No. 148739 | 12 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W photograph of men welding, photograph of man stacking small sacks, still of man sewing tents, photograph of two men with sledge dogs on snow, GS dogs. Zoom into photograph of Mawson sitting on edge of boat on snow, penguin perched on cabin, cameraman in foreground. Photograph of men surrounding man being shaved.
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Access No. 148740 | 29 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
MS interview with Mawson biographer Philip Ayres about Mawson's leadership.
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Access No. 148741 | 10 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan across B&W photograph of men in room to Mawson.
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Access No. 148742 | 12 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
MS interview with Mawson biographer Philip Ayres about Mawson's leadership.
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Access No. 148743 | 2 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W still of Mawson with his fiancŽ Paquita Delprat.
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Access No. 148744 | 9 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Mawson family collection | B&W |
Re-enactment of Mawson sitting at table writing letter to his fiancŽ with voice-over.
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Access No. 148745 | 20 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W still of Mawson with his fiancŽ Paquita Delprat, heads touching. Portrait photograph of Delprat.
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Access No. 148746 | 14 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Mawson family collection | B&W |
B&W archival footage of three men preparing sled in snow.
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Access No. 148747 | 8 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
WS wind blowing over ice then globe map superimposed charting six expeditions from Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica. MS interview with Mawson biographer Philip Ayres about Mawson's explorations. Good B&W shots of wind blowing snow across ice.
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Access No. 148748 | 42 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom into B&W photograph of photographer Frank Hurley taking photograph with tripod next to seal. Penguins in background.
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Access No. 148749 | 5 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
B&W photograph of hut on rocks in ice and snow landscape.
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Access No. 148750 | 6 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of of Mawson's ship Aurora with iceberg in background.
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Access No. 148751 | 4 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
Archival B&W pan across men gathering equipment in snow and tethering dogs to sleds.
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Access No. 148752 | 17 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of dogs George and Ginger and VS other sled huskies.
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Access No. 148753 | 7 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © National Film And Sound Archive of Australia | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of three men with dogs at sled. Men on snowdrift with building in background. Party leaving on dogsled on geological survey expedition, WS dogs hauling supplies with Mawson, Ninnis and Mertz running alongside.
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Access No. 148754 | 29 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Superimposed re-enactment of Mawson writing letter over B&W footage of dog sleds. Aerial views over dog sleds. Good B&W aerial track over glacier and ice. Low aerial tracks over snow crevasses in ice.
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Access No. 148755 | 32 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis on ice preparing to set out on Mawson's route. MS interview with Jarvis about weather conditions. WS dogs pulling sleds through snow, Jarvis and Davis running with sleds. Jarvis and Davis re-enacting travel formation at the point where Mawson's expedition fell into trouble.
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Access No. 148756 | 1 min 2 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
MS re-enactment of Mawson looking behind on snow field.
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Access No. 148757 | 2 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © ABC / Australian Antarctic Division | B&W |
WS track through snow in hazy conditions.
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Access No. 148758 | 4 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
MS re-enactment of Mawson and Mertz skiing over snow with running legs superimposed over shot. Mawson running up to crevasse, lying over edge and calling Ninnis' name. VS crevasse.
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Access No. 148759 | 27 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © ABC / Australian Antarctic Division | B&W |
Good CUs icicles. B&W tilt of time-lapse clouds in sky.
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Access No. 148760 | 19 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of Mawson and Mertz at sled.
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Access No. 148761 | 10 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
Polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis on ice contemplating rationed food crate. CUs Jarvis holding penniken and plasmin biscuits which they will be surviving on. CUs old tins holding rations.
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Access No. 148762 | 1 min 13 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
MS re-enactment of Mawson and Mertz doling out food rations in bags, CU Husky face watching. VS dogs. CU hand picking up crumbs.
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Access No. 149311 | 35 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © ABC / Australian Antarctic Division | B&W |
Polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis on ice taking kangaroo jerky rations from food crate. MS interview with expedition doctor David Tingay speaking to camera about Jarvis and Davis' fitness and nutritional needs. CU interview with Jarvis. VS Jarvis and Davis packing sled.
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Access No. 149312 | 1 min 30 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W tilt of time-lapse clouds in sky. Re-enactment of Mawson and Mertz and dogs superimposed over clouds. Travelling shots of them skiing with dogs pulling sled and rigging tent up over trussed upright skis. CUs huskies in snow.
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Access No. 149313 | 1 min 12 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
WS polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis with sled on ice in pinkish light, long shadows. Jarvis explaining their clothing and outfitting to camera, similar to that used by Mawson expedition.
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Access No. 149314 | 50 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Very good WS snow or ice field in pinkish light, time-lapse clouds and flickering shadows.
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Access No. 149315 | 9 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with Tim Jarvis in balaclava. Jarvis and John King Davis harnessing up to sled, VS walking, pulling sled with difficulty. B&W re-enactment LS Mawson walking across ice with flag. VS setting English flag into ice, CUs flag in wind.
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Access No. 149316 | 1 min 54 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with historian Tom Griffiths about the act of planting a British Empire flag in Antarctica.
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Access No. 149317 | 15 secs | 1910s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
WS polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis setting tent up on ice. VS inside tent cooking on stove. Time-lapse WS of tent and sled on ice with clouds and sun above. Davis drinking melted snow, washing hands in snow. Interview with Jarvis. Men taking down tent, reloading sled. WS pulling sled against clear sunny sky. WS time-lapse clouds in silvery sky reflecting ice below.
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Access No. 149318 | 1 min 29 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W re-enactment of cutting leather straps to feed to dogs, VS huskies. Gun pointed at dog, weapon dropped on snow. Pot on stove, men eating. Re-enactment of Mawson and Mertz in fur-lined sleeping bags. Time-lapse WS clouds swelling in sky.
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Access No. 149319 | 1 min 5 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
WS polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis pulling sled across ice, windblown snow and ice in foreground. B&W re-enactment of Mertz carrying dog to sled, sled pulled by two dogs and men. Fade to WS tent in snow, time-lapse clouds in blue sky. CUs Jarvis and Davis in tent breaking up snow, rationing food. VS men eating. Interview with Jarvis about dehydration, Jarvis in fur sleeping bag. WS men pulling sled across ice.
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Access No. 149320 | 3 mins 19 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
WS polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis getting out of tent in early morning golden light. VS shovelling snow. GS tent in blizzard. Interview with Jarvis inside tent, VS tent fixtures in blizzard. Sled half covered in snow. B&W re-enactment of Mawson reading in tent, Mawson and Mertz in sleeping bags. WS Mawson and Mertz across snow, VS remaining two dogs. Rifle aimed at husky. CU Mawson writing in journal, eating meat.
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Access No. 149321 | 2 mins 31 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
WS polar adventurers Tim Jarvis emerging from tent. WS Jarvis and John King Davis pulling sled towards camera. GS tent on ice, Davis in tent eating. Jarvis and Davis in tent, setting off with makeshift sail on sled. Interview with Jarvis speculating on Mawson's ability to covering great distances. B&W re-enactment Mawson, Mertz and huskies across snow.
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Access No. 149322 | 2 mins 7 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
WS modern tent in snow, polar adventurer Tim Jarvis having his first medical check with expedition doctor David Tingay inside. speaking to camera about Jarvis and Davis' fitness and nutritional needs. CU interview with Jarvis. VS Jarvis and Davis packing sled. CUs cuts and injuries on hand, Jarvis being examined and weighed. MS interview with Tingay. Tingay examining and interviewing Davis.
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Access No. 149323 | 2 mins 1 sec | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W re-enactment of tent in wind, Mawson and Mertz inside tent eating. MS interview inside tent with Tim Jarvis and John King Davis about Mawson and Mertz having to eat dog. Re-enactment of meat being cooked over pot, Mawson and Mertz eating. VS Jarvis and Davis waxing sled runners in tent, GS of them pulling sled over ice. WS time-lapse thin clouds over blue sky. LS Davis running across ice towards camera. B&W re-enactment of Mawson and Mertz pulling sled towards long shadows cast by ice cliff.
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Access No. 149324 | 3 mins 26 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Good aerial tracks over icy polar crevasses. B&W re-enactment of Mawson and Mertz dragging sled with last dog, VS dog. Mawson in tent reading. Circling aerial shot over men pulling sled, GS polar adventurers Tim Jarvis and John King Davis pulling sled. WS pulling sled in white-out blizzard. MS Jarvis interviewed in tent, Davis repairing mitten, Jarvis inspecting frozen boot. CU Davis repairing hole in tent with needle and thread. Davis and Jarvis arguing.
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Access No. 149325 | 3 mins 58 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W re-enactment of Mawson's hair falling out, damaged scabbed skin. Mawson and Mertz rubbing ointment into sores. Tim Jarvis and John King Davis outside tent, then interviewed inside. Jarvis and Davis pulling sled. B&W re-enactment Mawson & Mertz dragging sled up slope, in tent eating dog stew from pot, eating brain. VS Jarvis and Davis setting up tent, being interviewed in tent each talking about the other.
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Access No. 149326 | 3 mins 37 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W re-enactment of Mawson and Mertz in tent. Circling aerial view over Mawson pulling Mertz on sled, MS Mertz in delirium. CUs Mawson writing in journal. Mawson bandaging Mertz's finger. GS Tim Jarvis and John King Davis with sled and pitching tent. VS Davis erecting snow walls. Interview with Davis in tent, GS wind blowing snow into both men as they pull sled. Re-enactment of Mawson and Mertz falling as they drag sled, Mertz collapsing. WS Mawson dragging sled and Mertz over ice expanse. Mawson and Mertz inside tent.
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Access No. 149327 | 3 mins 38 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
MS polar adventurer John King Davis having his second medical check with expedition doctor David Tingay inside tent. VS interview with Tim Jarvis. Jarvis being weighed and measured. MS interview with angry Jarvis. WS Davis and Jarvis pulling sled in blizzard. MS interviews with Tingay. CU B&W re-enactment of Mawson in tent tending Mertz sick with dysentery and fits. Interviews with Jarvis about Mawson and Mertz. Re-enactment of Mawson finding Mertz dead in tent, planting wooden cross next to grave in ice. Montage of shots of Mawson trudging over ice.
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Access No. 149329 | 7 mins 25 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
VS polar adventurer John King Davis celebrating the end of his journey with Tim Jarvis. Jarvis interviewed as he unloads Davis' goods from sled, cutting sled in half. B&W re-enactment of Mawson in tent sewing sail, dragging sled, blizzard. WS Jarvis' tent in blizzard, Jarvis inside reading. Mawson in tent eating.
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Access No. 149330 | 3 mins 12 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Very good WS time-lapse salmon pink clouds across sunrise/sunset sky and pink snow.
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Access No. 149331 | 7 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with polar adventurer Tim Jarvis. MS shovelling snow from tent entrance, packing sled, pulling sled in wind. Re-enactment of Mawson pulling sled. Mawson in tend examining his feet, smearing them in ointment and bandaging.
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Access No. 149332 | 1 min 37 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of rocks in blizzard. WS dogs and other explorers at base camp.
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Access No. 149333 | 11 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of men sliding down snowy hillside. Flock of penguins on snow.
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Access No. 149334 | 9 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © National Film And Sound Archive of Australia | B&W |
MS polar adventurer Tim Jarvis pulling sled towards camera. MS interview with Jarvis in tent about Mawson's achievements. B&W re-enactment of Mawson lying in fur-lined sleeping bag, face covered in sores. Jarvis eating, CU re-enactment Mawson chewing on bone. VS Mawson dragging sled over rough snow and ice. WS Australian flag flying from sled, VS Jarvis pulling sled. Mawson's tent in snow, Mawson inside writing in journal.
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Access No. 149335 | 3 mins 18 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival photograph of Paquita, Mawson's fiancŽ.
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Access No. 149336 | 9 secs | 1910s | © Public Domain | B&W |
B&W re-enactment CU of Mawson writing in journal. VS Tim Jarvis reading book in tent. High shot over re-enactment of Mawson dragging sled over snow and ice crevasses.
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Access No. 149337 | 1 min 42 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival photograph of the ship Aurora surrounded by snow, penguins standing on snow one end, men the other. B&W photograph of man on the deck of Aurora looking towards iceberg.
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Access No. 149338 | 10 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
B&W archival photograph of men sitting on snow covered roof of buildings. Zoom in to man standing on rocky outcrop in snow in B&W archival photograph.
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Access No. 149339 | 20 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
CU B&W archival photograph of Captain John King Davis.
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Access No. 149340 | 7 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
B&W re-enactment of Mawson dragging sled over snow and ice crevasses. Tim Jarvis pulling sled through snow.
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Access No. 149341 | 35 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
CU archival B&W footage of sled across shot.
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Access No. 149342 | 2000s | Antarctica | © ABC / Australian Antarctic Division | Colour |
Archival footage of Mawson falling into crevasse hanging by harness, seen from below.
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Access No. 149343 | 12 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © National Film And Sound Archive of Australia | Colour |
Looking down into icy crevasse.
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Access No. 149344 | 2 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of Mawson hanging from rope in crevasse and VS trying to climb out.
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Access No. 149345 | 29 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © ABC / Australian Antarctic Division | Colour |
Tim Jarvis re-enacting similar climbing feat out of crevasse, as Mawson watched by team before giving up.
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Access No. 149346 | 32 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of Mawson hanging by rope in crevasse.
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Access No. 149347 | 10 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © ABC / Australian Antarctic Division | Colour |
Looking down into icy crevasse.
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Access No. 149348 | 9 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of Mawson pulling himself up on rope out of crevasse. MS hand over hand.
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Access No. 149349 | 24 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © ABC / Australian Antarctic Division | Colour |
Tim Jarvis re-enacting similar climbing feat to Mawson, dangling by rope out of crevasse, watched by team before giving up. MS interview with Jarvis on snow. B&W re-enactment of Mawson laying exhausted in wind-blown tent. Aerial of Mawson pulling sled across ice, CU to sled. Good Ws of wind-blown ice across snow. WS tent in low light.
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Access No. 149350 | 1 min 33 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of timber plank hut, boxes in foreground amongst rocks and snow.
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Access No. 149351 | 4 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W archival photograph of Captain John King Davis holding crisis meeting with men in hut.
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Access No. 149352 | 7 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
Archival footage of search party setting off with sled across snow.
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Access No. 149353 | 10 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © National Film And Sound Archive of Australia | B&W |
CU wind blowing snow around ropes and tent. B&W re-enactment of Mawson's hand writing in journal.
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Access No. 149354 | 13 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson's fiancŽ Paquita Delprat's face.
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Access No. 149355 | 13 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Public Domain / Mawson family collection | B&W |
B&W re-enactment of Mawson's hand writing in journal. Time-lapse WS of sun setting on horizon, clouds across sky. Hazy shots as Mawson drags sled across snow and comes across blocks of ice and supply dump. CUs oranges on snow.
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Access No. 149356 | 1 min 5 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
WS Tim Jarvis pulling sled across pristine snow with water in background. High angle view of same. MS interview with Jarvis. B&W re-enactment of Mawson dragging sled.
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Access No. 149357 | 31 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of supply depot known as "Aladdin's Cave".
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Access No. 149358 | 6 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
B&W re-enactment of Mawson cutting and eating a pineapple. Time-lapse WS stormy clouds across glistening snow. Good CU snow blowing over ice.
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Access No. 149359 | 27 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | B&W |
MS interview with Tim Jarvis. WS Jarvis erecting tent. VS Jarvis packing sled. WS Jarvis pulling sled across ice with icebergs and ice floes in background. Time-lapse shadows over snow, colour dissolves to B&W. CU re-enactment of Mawson walking across ice wearing improvised crampons made of old packing cases. WS Mawson dragging sled over ice. CU tattered flag in breeze. WS and zoom out from Jarvis walking towards ice cliff and coast. MS interview with Jarvis. VS expedition doctor David Tingay examining Jarvis.
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Access No. 149360 | 3 mins 8 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W time-lapse clouds over snow and coast. Re-enactment of Mawson walking in slow-motion across snow with clouds superimposed over shot.
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Access No. 149361 | 17 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of ship at sea.
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Access No. 149362 | 11 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © National Film And Sound Archive of Australia | B&W |
Pan over B&W photograph of high angle view over hut amidst rocks and sea.
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Access No. 149363 | 6 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W WS footage of men running towards camera over rocks and snow.
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Access No. 149364 | 4 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © National Film And Sound Archive of Australia | B&W |
Re-enactment of Mawson walking in slow-motion towards camera, snow and ice caked over his face and jacket hood.
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Access No. 149365 | 15 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of CU Mawson with snow and ice caked over his face and jacket hood.
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Access No. 149366 | 7 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson smiling with rocks behind him.
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Access No. 149367 | 5 secs | 1910s | SA, Australia | © Mawson Centre, SA Museum | B&W |
Archival B&W WS footage of men around crates in snow with dogs around their legs.
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Access No. 149368 | 7 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © National Film And Sound Archive of Australia | B&W |
B&W formal portrait photograph of Ninnis in army uniform.
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Access No. 149370 | 4 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © National Library of Australia / Public Domain | B&W |
B&W photograph of CU Mertz emerging from roof hatch of building to snow.
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Access No. 149371 | 5 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
MS interview with Tim Jarvis. CUs expedition doctor David Tingay using clamp on Jarvis' skin fold to measure fat. WS Jarvis sitting on sled on snow in reflective mood.
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Access No. 149372 | 1 min 19 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of huts in the snow. B&W photograph of men with boats in foreground, other men near tents in snow in background. Zoom in to B&W photograph of Mawson in suit and hat arriving home on ship.
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Access No. 149373 | 16 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © State Library of NSW | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson's fiancŽ Paquita Delprat in wedding dress.
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Access No. 149374 | 3 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Public Domain / Mawson family collection | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson, Paquita and wedding party at their wedding. Zoom to MS of Douglas and Paquita.
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Access No. 149375 | 6 secs | 1910s | SA, Australia | © Mawson Centre, SA Museum | B&W |
Archival B&W still of Mawson and wife Paquita, pan down to infant son between them. B&W photograph of Mawson playing with baby son on lawn. Pan up B&W photographic portrait of Mawson in formal academic dress. CU B&W photograph of Mawson's face looking at camera.
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Access No. 149376 | 18 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Public Domain / Mawson family collection | B&W |
CU B&W portrait photograph of Mawson in balaclava.
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Access No. 149377 | 5 secs | 1910s | Antarctica | © National Library of Australia / Public Domain | B&W |
High angle WS track over penguins swimming in water near ice floes. Zoom out to penguins, ice floes and icebergs in golden light.
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Access No. 149378 | 1 min 7 secs | 2000s | Antarctica | © NFSA | Colour |
National Film and Sound Archive - Australia