Corporate Body

Mawson Station (1954 - )

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

From: 13 February 1954
Antarctica
Functions: Conservation or Environment, Industrial or Scientific Research and Meteorology
Website: http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=6909
Reference No: CA 1531
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia

Summary

The Mawson Station was established in Antarctica on 13 February 1954. The Station is controlled by the Antarctic Division, part of the Department of the Environment and Heritage. It is located within Australia's Antarctic Territory.

Superior

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE), Antarctic Division (1947 - )

Published resources

Journal Articles

Bowden, Tim, 'Founding Mawson - Australia's First Antarctic Station', Australian Antarctic Magazine, 22 (2012), 16-9. Details

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475925. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 1531; Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, Mawson Station. Registration of Entity: 27 August 1973', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%201531. Details

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Created: 21 July 2000, Last modified: 14 August 2019

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