Person

Scholes, W. Arthur

Occupation
Antarctic researcher

Summary

W. Arthur Scholes was an explorer on the National Antarctic Research Expedition to Heard Island which took place between 1947 and 1948. Some of his diaries from the journey are kept at the National Library of Australia.

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Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • W. Arthur Scholes - Records, 1947 - 1949, MS 203; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Scholes, Arthur, Seventh Continent. Saga of Australasian Exploration in Antarctica, 1895-1950 (London: Allen & Unwin, 1953). Details

Resources

See also

  • ANARE Club Inc, Heard Island 70th Anniversary 13 December 2017 (Melbourne, Vic: ANARE Club Inc, 2017), 24 pp. Details

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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 31 August 2005

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