A rare collection of images from early Australian and British Antarctic expeditions have been digitised for the first time, giving the public a unique look at the harsh realities of life on the icy content in the 1900s.
abc.net.au/news/early-antarctic-images-digitised-for-first-time/102001908A rare collection of images from early Australian and British expeditions to Antarctica has been digitised and released to the public for the first time.
The director-general of National Archives of Australia, Simon Froude, said the images "provide a unique glimpse of the difficult conditions the explorers faced", and include original photos taken by renowned photographer Frank Hurley. Some of the images date from as early as 1911, the same year Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen mounted the first successful expedition to the South Pole.
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