 Pontoon at the beach head during unloading at Macquarie Island in March 1948.
Photo: AAD photograph (779) |
|  Unloading at Garden Cove. LST and Wyatt Earp can be seen in the distance.
Photo: AAD photograph by A. Campbell-Drury (577) |
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 Stores at the campsite in March 1948.
Photo: AAD photograph by A. Campbell-Drury (2480) |
|  The first meal on the island.
Photo: AAD photograph by A. Campbell-Drury (747) |
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 Saanen goats and sheep penned on the ship (LST)
Photo: AAD photograph (770) |
|  The ANARE station in 1949 from the south, looking towards Camp Hill.
Photo: AAD photograph by W. Denham (013) |
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The goats were shipped to Macquarie Island to provide fresh milk for the expeditioners. In the above photo, the sheep in the pen behind were Border Leicesters, and the expeditioners bred up to a flock of 40 during the year for fresh meat.
 Construction of the Alaskan hut - the first sleeping quarters.
Photo: A. Campbell-Drury (758) |
|  Constructing the roof of the Alaskan hut.
Photo: A. Campbell-Drury (827) |
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Note the remains of the AAE Expedition hut at the far left of photo, left.
Some expeditioners had to tie themselves onto the partly constructed building to avoid being blown off by the wind.
