This edition features articles relating to Antarctica and two remarkable Melbourne men, Stephen Murray-Smith and Redmond Barry. It includes pieces on the cultural challenge of Antarctica and the 1914-17 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Stephen Murray-Smith's legacy, the creation of modern Greece, and Bluey and Curly creator Alex Gurney.
List of contents
- Editorial
- The Cultural Challenge of Antarctica: The 2007 Stephen-Murray Smith Memorial Lecture by Tom Griffiths
- Stephen Murray-Smith: His Legacy by John McLaren
- 'In the midst of eternal snows in a waste and barren land': The Keith Jack Diaries and the Ross Sea Party, Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917 by Andrew McConville
- The Vic Spitzer Collection: Books of High Adventure, Intrepid Travel and Exotic Places by Chris Elmore
- Alex Gurney: Creator of Bluey and Curley by Vane Lindesay
- The Creation of Modern Greece: Travel, Art and Philhellenism in the Collection of the State Library of Victoria by Spiridoula Demetriou
- A Group of Books from Redmond Barry's Library by Fiona Salisbury
- A Note in the Margins: Reading with Redmond Barry by Shane Carmody
- Leaving Their Mark: Graffiti in the Dome by Marg McCormack
- A Kent Group & Bass Strait Bibliography: Selected Contributions to Bass Strait Studies by Stephen Murray-Smith by David Murray-Smith
Feature article
Andrew McConville explores the diaries Keith Jack kept while stranded at Ross Station during Ernest Shackelton's trans-Antarctic journey.
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