Items tagged exploration in MV Collections
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Socks - Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, Brown Woollen, circa 1954-1966
Pair of brown woollen socks used in Antarctica, circa 1954 - 1966. These long socks were the standard light weight socks. They were replaced by the shorter ski sock as the men wore lon ...
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Socks - Australian Navy, Phillip Law, 1947-1948
Pair of grey wool socks, Navy issue. They were used by ANARE Director Phil Law on the vessels Wyatt Earp and the Labuan between 1947 - 1951. They were for shipboard use only and not use ...
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Boots - Commando, Black Leather Hiking, circa 1963
Black leather boots with black leather laces. Made by Commando about 1963. The boots were taken to the Antarctic on the 1963 Antarctic expedition to Mawson Base. Worn by Peter Paish. ...
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Ski Boot - Tirelli, Peter Paish, Lambert Glacier, 1963
Alternative Name(s): boot - Antarctica Black leather ski boot, made by Tirelli and worn by the donor, Peter Paish, on a 1100 mile dog-sledging journey of exploration from Mawson Base t ...
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Motor Ship Model - MV Kista Dan
The MV Kista Dan (1250 GRT) was built in Denmark for J Lauritzen Lines in 1952. This diesel powered vessel was designed for Arctic conditions with a fully-welded ice-breaker hull. Betwe ...
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Bonnet - Calash, Elizabeth Cook, 1760-1835
Black bonnet of 'calash' style, with rattan loops over crown that enable it to be folded back. Believed to have belonged to Mrs Elizabeth Cook, widow of Captain James Cook. English. Th ...
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Pocket Compass Sundial - George Bass, circa 1790
Pocket compass sundial used by George Bass on the whaleboat expedition that explored the coast of Victoria as far as Westernport Bay, 1797-98. The expedition provided the first European ...
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Card - Sir Ernest Shackleton, Men of Stamina, Series No. 4, No. 72., circa 1950s
Card No. 72 from the Men of Stamina, Series No. 4, depicting Sir Ernest Shackleton. It is one of a set of these cards used and owned by Bill Boyd in the 1950s. Shackleton was polar expl ...
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Card - Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Men of Stamina, Series No. 4, No. 67., circa 1950s
Card No. 67 from the Men of Stamina, Series No. 4, depicting Captain Robert Falcon Scott. It is one of a set of these cards used and owned by Bill Boyd in the 1950s. Scott was an office ...
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Skis & Stocks - Wood & Metal, Modified for Antarctic Touring, circa 1950s-1960s
Pair of modified wooden skis with stocks. These skis were used by Peter Paish on a three month 1,100 mile return glaciological exploration journey from Mawson Base to the Amery Ice Shel ...
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