Corporate Body

Casey Station (1969 - )

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

From
19 February 1969
Antarctica
Functions
Conservation or Environment, Industrial or Scientific Research, Surveying or Mapping and Earth Sciences
Website
http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=405
Reference No
CA 2960
Legal Status
Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia

Summary

Work began on the construction of the Casey Station in 1964 and the Station was fully operational in February 1969, when the old Wilkes station, located two kilometres away, was decommissioned.

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Resources

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Ailie Smith

EOAS ID: biogs/A000722b.htm

This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
Kooyang - Gariwerd calendar - Late summer: late January to late March - season of eels
Reference: https://www.bom.gov.au/resources/indigenous-weather-knowledge/indigenous-seasonal-calendars/gariwerd-calendar#bom-anchor-list__item-kooyang-season-of-eels

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