This week at Mawson
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Christmas and New Year have been a busy time at Mawson, with preparations for the celebratory events, settling in and hand-over for newly arrived personnel from Voyage 2, and continuation of the summer works and science programs. That said, the …
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The last two weeks have been busy as people have pushed on with routine maintenance and other summer jobs, taking advantage of good weather. Temperatures have been relatively mild, straddling either side of zero degrees, and the wind relatively gentle …
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The return of the Bechervaise boffins on Thursday night heralded the first Friday after-work drinks in Mawson's rustic science building, 'Wombat'. The evening's theme of 'psycho beach party' started with some elegant costumes and finished with a showing of the …
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Search and rescue (SAR) training continued over the past week for the 2007 winter crew. Mick took the final group of five up on the plateau, where the mystic arts of rope, anchor and karabiner were further studied. By the …
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It has been a relatively quiet week at Mawson, with not much outdoor activity possible due to winds between 60-90 knots on several days. This provided a good opportunity to get some inside jobs done, including working on end-of-month reports. …
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Compiled by Jo the Doc Another two weeks have passed, and the skies are starting to darken a little as the sun now sets again. This has been a fortnight of travelling and camping. The highlight was probably the inaugural …
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In recognition of Bastille Day, Kirsten presented French themed food last Saturday. The feasting commenced at Smoko, with French toast, mini croissants, crepes and French pastries. For Saturday night dinner, the menu comprised lots of words that required some lubrication …
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It has been a relatively routine week at Mawson, rounded out by a fair bit of wind and blowing snow – the first we'd seen in any quantity in several weeks. People have been getting on with their work around …
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Lending weight to the theory that spring is the time for amour (at least it was a generation ago), there have been 3 birthdays at Mawson in the past week, commencing with Chris who celebrated out at Macey Hut over …
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Brought to you by some bright Sparkie … Mawson has been a hub of activity this week despite the ever-decreasing amount of daylight. Everyone is still going about their daily business, although now, to find a Mawsonian tradesman before smoko, …
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