Series 2: Sir Lionel Hooke papers mainly relating to his knighthood and the Aurora Trans-Antarctic expedition

MLMSS 10550/Boxes 2-3

series

1914-1974

9659336

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box)

Boxes 2-3
Notebook, Radio Aurora, Ross Sea Base, Cape Evans, Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 20 June 1915-28 September 1915
Correspondence re AWA, SY Aurora, Antarctica, 12 December 1914-16 May 1916
Wireless operator timesheet/log on S.Y. Aurora, Antarctica, 31 March 1914-27 March 1916
Statements of account of the Estate of the late Frank W Hooke, 10 October 1934 and letter from Government House, Melbourne, 14 June 1915 and other miscellaneous material including drivers license, newspaper clippings and photographs
Letters of congratulations on knighthood from business associates, dignitaries and politicians including Robert Menzies, 1957. Includes photograph of Lionel Hooke receiving knighthood, 1957 / L.J. Dwyer, Canberra
Letters of thanks and congratulations to Lionel Hooke, AWA, 8 October 1931-15 December 1958
Memorial speeches and photographs for Sir Lionel Hooke, 1973-1974, including letters and newspaper clippings
Printed ephemera relating to AWA and Royal visits, 1953-1960

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