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Dogs, Meat and Douglas Mawson
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Leane, E and Tiffin, HM, Dogs, Meat and Douglas Mawson, Australian Humanities Review, 51, (November) pp. 185-199. ISSN 1835-8063 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2011 Australian Humanities Review
DOI: doi:10.22459/AHR.51.2011.10
Abstract
When the Aurora, the ship used to convey the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(AAE), left London on the first leg of its journey in late July 1911, its departure
was accompanied by an unsettling sound. One of those on board, Lieutenant
B.E.S. Ninnis, described the event evocatively: ‘No soul but a solitary dock
policeman witnessed our departure, and although noise we had in plenty, it
did not originate from the enthusiastic outpourings of a patriotic populace, but
from the forty-eight Greenland sledge dogs, which swarmed about our decks
and made the sultry July night hideous with [their] din … as they voiced their
protest at the unaccustomed heat and confinement’ (1). Although unusual, the
accompaniment was not inappropriate, for dogs were to play a pivotal role in
the expedition, and six of them would die alongside Ninnis the following year.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
| Research Group: | Historical studies |
| Research Field: | Australian history |
| Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
| Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
| Objective Field: | Understanding Australia's past |
| UTAS Author: | Leane, E (Professor Elizabeth Leane) |
| ID Code: | 72932 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
| Deposited On: | 2011-09-05 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-02-05 |
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