Davis fills its pages with photos this week as new expeditioners arrive, including new station leader James Moloney.

Nick’s Cartoon of the Week

Cartoon illustration promoting the station is open for business with a ship in the background

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Winter ends and summer begins

On the 5 November the summer season officially commenced. The Aurora Australis parked beside the fast ice seven nautical miles from station, bladed up the helicopters and started passenger and essential cargo transfers.

Within four hours, 50 personnel and numerous loads of cargo were transferred from ship to shore in a very slick and smooth operation.

Not long after all personnel arrived, the station induction team (Alyce, Sarah, Stu, Adam and PJ) provided a thorough tour of the station and passed on invaluable community information which will no doubt help the new team settle in.

From a quiet little hamlet with a population of 20, Davis station can now boast a population of 70 with more to arrive in the coming days.

Bring on summer!

The 2014 Winter team would like to welcome the 2014/15 team to Davis and wish all personnel a very enjoyable and successful summer (and winter for the 25 staying on).

Small team of table spread out across 7 long tables
A number of people spread out over rows of tables
Red helicopter on a heli pad
Expeditioner dressed in yellow jacket stepping out of a red helicopter
Helicopter lands on the heli pad
Expeditioner speaking to a group of expeditioners sitting at table
20 people standing and sitting in the mess
Expeditioners sitting at a radio consol
Expeditioner briefing others on what happens in the operations building

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In the name of science

Expeditioner holding a long metal pole ready to place it through the hole in the sea ice
Generator on the sea ice along with various cables
Expeditioner on the sea ice holding a cable over a hole in the sea ice
Yellow brown algae forming under the sea ice

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In the field

Two expeditioners opening up a cache
Expeditioner holding up an old framed photo of a Geographic magazine cover
Expeditioner holding up an old Australian flag
Three expeditioners holding up a flag
Two expeditioners with backpacks and a frozen lake in the background

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Happy birthday Ali

Expeditioner with a birthday cake

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