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Vonna Keller, Antarctic Veteran has spent time at all Australian Antarctic bases, including Macquarie Island from 2005 to 2014.This podcast covers the years 2005-2008. Vonna relates a few of her amazing experiences, particularly as camp manager
David Blaby, Antarctic veteran expeditioner, journeyed to Casey Base in 1969 one year after the Australian base was opened. As an experienced Diesel Mechanic his job was to keep the base running. David recounts how his Antarctic saga came abo
Australian Antarctic Bases have many and varied vehicles to: keep the base running; support summer survey and research programs; and for recreation.Mawson base in 1976 was no exception. This is account of huge variation, adventures and mis-adv
First day in the Antarctic is different for all. Phil’s first day arriving at Mawson was very different.Here he explains to Peter Niblett what this experience, on Christmas Day 1975, was like and why it was different in some surprising and so
The history of Casey Antarctic Base begins in 1965 with arrival of the first construction crew. One of the team - Ron Wiggins - provides a first-hand account of the birth of Casey, the end of Wilkes 4 years later and the many adventures he ha
Trapped, isolated in a fierce Antarctic blizzard on a mountain top. The tent - their only shelter, begins to rip apart. What do two young Australians do?This is the question Peter Niblett asks Phil Wolter when this actually occurred in the su
Four Mawson Base adventurers decide to take two teams of Husky dogs to a feature called Low Tongue - a rocky outcrop protruding from the Antarctic coastal ice cliff.It was intended to be a relaxing day trip. The journey, completed in one day,
It’s no secret that the Antarctic Continent is a dangerous place and claimed the lives of many.In his 15 month period manning Mawson Base Phil experienced his own brushes with death. One involved the birth of an iceberg and another came about
At the Antarctic base, Mawson, an important safety feature was the Nightwatch. In the 70’s each wintering expeditioner was required to undertake this vital function as the Nightwatchman.A seemingly mundane task to mitigate the significant fire
In the years when Australian Antarctic programs were centred around the area west of Mawson Base it was customary to receive an invitation from the Russians to visit there large Antarctic base called Molodezhnaya, situated on the western edge o
Each year at Mawson base new huskies were needed to replace the elderly. The 1976 breeding program created over a dozen pups. The youngest of these was named Nancy. She was a cute, good-looking and sweet natured pup. But Nancy grew up. The
After arriving in the Antarctic on December 25 1975, Phil Wolter was shown the ropes of the Geophysical Observatory and settled into the routine to keep the records continuous and of high quality.Pete interviews Phil on what that routine was an
In late January of an Antarctic summer. Survey work to the west of Mawson Base was well underway and Mawson was manned by a mixture of 1975 and1976 personnel. One of the old guard felt an itch for one last trip with the dogs and asked two new
At the edge of the Shackelton Ice shelf lies an extinct Antarctic volcano named Gaussberg. In early 1977 Phil was one of the few passengers of the Nella Dan to visit this ancient geological wonder. His task was to obtain updated measurements of
On Christmas Day, 1975 about fifteen trained personnel had crossed the Southern Ocean and arrived at the Antarctic sea-ice edge to begin the coming year at Australia’s Mawson Base.The account of the trip down in the Nella Dan, the magic of the
Mawson Station, Antarctica - in the spring of 1976 three expeditioners saddled up a team of Huskies and set off in search of a hollow iceberg, rumoured to exist somewhere in the vicinity of Mawson.Peter Niblett interviews Philip Wolter to obtai
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