Photographs of Western Base party, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911

PXB 585

fonds

1911

Graphic Materials, Photographs

976437

12 photographic prints - gelatin silver - 15.5 x 11.3 cm and 11.3 x 15.5 cm

Sydney Evan Jones (1887-1948), a medical practitioner and psychiatrist, studied medicine at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1910. After a year as a resident medical officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney he applied to join the Australasian Antarctic Expedition led by Douglas Mawson. Archibald McLean, Jones' friend and fellow graduate, was appointed as the expedition’s chief medical officer. Jones took part in several sledging journeys from the Western Base on the Shackleton Ice Shelf, including leading the party which explored the coast to the west reaching Gaussberg.

Reference:
Australian Government. Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://mawsonshuts.antarctica.gov.au/ (accessed 23 May 2012)

Collection was given to the donor's grandfather William Booth by his brother-in-law Sydney Evan Jones. Reference: Library correspondence file

Comprises 12 photographic prints of views of the Western Base of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914.

1. Winter in the Hut. 20 minutes exposure [portrait of Sydney Evans Jones in bed with photograph of his future wife Olive Booth in background].
2. Night duty in the Hut. Keeping the fire alight. 20 minutes exposure.
3. [Night duty in the Hut].
4. Dr S. E. Jones' party setting out from Western Base. Frank Wild was in charge of Western Base with Dr Jones second in command. Mawsons Expedition 1911.
5. [View of crates and supplies].
6. Snowed up [view of roof of hut].
7. Igloo for magnetic experiments.
8. Through trap door and down ladder, then along tunnel to door of Hut.
9. [View of skis and climbing rope].
10. [View of ice shelf].
11. [View of ice cliff].
12. [View of ice cliff].

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Photographs titled from inscriptions verso or titles devised by cataloguer.

Some photographs inscribed in pencil verso by William Booth or donor.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

Dated from collection