Corporate Body
Wilkes Station (1959 - 1969)
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
- From
- 17 January 1959
Antarctica - To
- 19 February 1969
- Functions
- Conservation or Environment, Earth Sciences and Industrial or Scientific Research
- Reference No
- CA 1532
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Summary
Wilkes Station was originally established in 1957 by the United States of America, and was taken over by Australia two years later. The Station was intended to be temporary. Work began to replace Wilkes in 1964, at a location two kilometres away. On 19 February 1969 the Casey Station was opened and the Wilkes Station decommissioned.
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477173. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 1532; Wilkes Station (a) United States of America, Operation Deep Freeze, 1957-1959 (b) Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, 1959-1969. Registration of Entity: 9 May 1978', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%201532. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 21 July 2000, Last modified: 14 August 2019
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