The Adelie blizzard : Mawson's forgotten newspaper 1913 / preface by Emma McEwin ; introduction by Elizabeth Leane and Mark Pharaoh
- Bib ID:
- 4766536
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Adelaide : The Friends of the State Library of South Australia in association with the Friends of Mawson at the South Australian Museum, 2010
- xxvi, 216 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, plans, ports ; 38 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781876154622
- 9781876154615
- 9781876154608
- Full contents:
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- The Adelie Blizzard Vol 1, No. 1. April 1913
- The Adelie Blizzard Vol 1, No. 2. May 1913
- The Adelie Blizzard Vol 1, No. 3. June 1913
- The Adelie Blizzard Vol 1, No. 4. August 1913
- The Adelie Blizzard Vol 1, No. 5. October 1913.
- Notes:
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- Editors of original newspaper: Douglas Mawson and Archie McLean.
- Facsimile of the Adelie blizzard 'newspaper' originally issued by Douglas Mawson and the members of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition during their enforced stay at their main base in Antarctica in 1913. It was produced in 5 monthly issues from April to October 1913 (Vol. 1, no. 1 (Apr. 1913)-v. 1, no. 5 (Oct. 1915)). The pages are reproduced at their original size, with handwritten editorial annotations. The originals are held in the Mawson Centre at the South Australian Museum.
- Includes biographical notes on all the members of the Aurora Expedition who were at the main base during 1912-1913.
- 999 copies of this edition of the Adelie blizzard have been published: 199 are hand numbered and bound in half-leather; 450 are hand bound in decorated cloth; 300 are in soft covers. Fifty sets of unbound sheets, identified by roman numerals, have been reserved for presentation and custom bindings.
- Life Dates:
- Vol. 1, no. 1 (Apr. 1913)-v. 1, no. 5. (Oct. 1913)
- Subject:
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- Also Titled:
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- Mawson's forgotten newspaper. 1913
- Adelie Blizzard, Mawson 1913
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2028 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1958
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1913
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