tiabunna's photos
Aerial Mawson
From an old slide. I was fortunate to have a trip over Mawson in one of the helicopters carried by the Nella Dan. This is taken roughly toward north, with the station area in the lower right on the shores of Horseshoe Harbour. The dotted lines on the snow at lower left are the doglines.
Up and away
From an old slide. I was fortunate to take a trip in one of the Fairchild Hiller FH1100 helicopters that the Nella Dan was carrying. This is the coast to the east of Mawson, with the second helicopter alongside.
Mawson gets a radar
From an old slide. Mawson was one of the last major Australian observing stations to receive a wind-finding radar. This is a WF2 with a range of about 200km, being installed in its protective radome in February 1967.
New generator
From an old slide. A new generator for arrives for the power station. Large heavy items were rafted ashore on two rubber pontoons fitted with bridging timbers.
A year's supply
From an old slide. The old meteorological office had been converted to the Met store room: here with the year's supply of stores yet to be packed away. The sign says "No standing any time, Taxis excepted".
The "Nella Dan" returns.
From an old slide. A year since she had departed, the "Nella Dan" returned to deliver the new party and all their stores: most importantly, to take us home.
Around in East Bay
From an old slide. Some icebergs had trapped broken sea ice in East Bay, adjacent to Mawson station. Here a Weddel seal has hauled up with an Adelie and Emperor penguin.
Visiting Adelie and Emperor penguins
From an old slide. After our return from the interior, while awaiting the arrival of the relief ship "Nella Dan" (caught for some time in sea ice) it was a pleasure to see various wildlife visiting the station area.
Adelie penguins
From an old slide. After our late return from the interior, the sea ice had gone and summer had largely passed. There was no possibility of visiting the penguin colonies on surrounding islands, but various wildlife came visiting the station area.
