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Exploration

Many Australian explorers battled cruel conditions in order to map unchartered territory. The most daring were those who ventured away from Australia and into Antarctic waters.

But it wasn't all dashing bravery and a hero's welcome. Australia's successful exploratory history is peppered with tales of disappointment and tragedy. Find out about the explorers who got stranded in Antarctica, and how Burke and Wills could have saved their own lives.


 
Angus McMillan
James Riley of Strzlecki's party
Portrait of Robert Russell
Conversazione of the Royal Society of Victoria
Portrait of Dick, the indigenous guide
Portait of Alfred William Howitt
Ship 'Aurora Liverpool' at dock
Rescued party Shackleton and Capt. Davis
 Sir Ernest Shackleton on board 'Aurora'
Sir Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorer


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