Australian permanent research base in Antarctica

Apr. 18 Australia Establishes Permanent Station in Antarctica.: Australia has established her first permanent scientific research base on the Antartic continent where important minerals - possibly uranium - are believed to exist. amed Mawson Station, it will supplement valuable geollogical Meteorological and other scientific data now emanating regularly from Australia's other two permanent Antartica Research Station at Heard and Macquarie Islands. A ten man team has been left a Mawson Station, nearest human habitation to the South Pole. the party left Australia for their 12 months sojourne in Antarctica in January (1954). They sailed in the ice-ship Kistan Dan, which returned to Melbourne at the end of March. Photo shows The simple but dramatic ceremony of raising the Australian glag at Mawson Station was carried out by the leader of the Australia's Antarctic expeditions, Philip G. Law. In the presence of members of the expedition the men engaged to erect the station, and crew members of the Kista Dan, he named the new station, Mawson, in honour of Australia's distinguished Antarctic explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson. As so many of their compatriots were at the time doing back in Australia (then being visited by Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh) Law and his men stood to attention and sand God Save The Queen

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