Mawson station news 2013
![Adelie nesting in snow](/site/assets/files/26538/adelie-penguin-nesting-in-deep-snow--robinson-islands-by-peter-l.600x400.jpg)
This week our resident biologists take you out into the field and give an update of the work that they are doing here at Mawson… Read more
![Metals rods of the Auto weather station laid out on the ice](/site/assets/files/26534/img_2378_resize.600x400.jpg)
Installing a new AWS (Automatic Weather Station) and a bit of diesel torque fill our pages this week. Read more
![Mawson 2013 Winter crew](/site/assets/files/26531/winter-station_resize.600x514.jpg)
The changing dynamics of station life. Goodbyes and hellos at Mawson. Read more
![Film poster stuck to a rock surrounding by penguins](/site/assets/files/26526/img_0400.600x514.jpg)
Possibly the last look at the Auster emperor Penguin colony for the year. Read more
![Fearn Hill wind Scour](/site/assets/files/26522/img_1010.600x514.jpg)
Reflections on moving to another station and an update on a summer program… Read more
![Hägglunds driving on plateau](/site/assets/files/26518/img_0311_resize.600x514.jpg)
A caning in the Framnes and an unexpected night in the field at Mawson… Read more
![Expeditioners playing opposite each other in the tabletop football final](/site/assets/files/26515/1_resize.600x514.jpg)
The last week at Mawson for our rambling reporter Lloyd Read more
![Plastic rat placed on top of a silver case with a sticker readingHobart](/site/assets/files/26511/_01.600x514.jpg)
This week we give you a peek at a radical rodent, the Mawson kitchen… Read more
![Mawson green store](/site/assets/files/26506/cliffy-shopping2.600x514.jpg)
This week Chris takes us shopping, Luc highlights a lesser known Belgian… Read more
![On the Mawson plateau checking the cane lines bedded into the ice](/site/assets/files/26502/2z8a0660_resize.600x514.jpg)
Mawson plateau gets a caning and we showcase some imaginative birthday… Read more
![Communications satellite building](/site/assets/files/26498/anaresatdome_resize.600x514.jpg)
Making up this week’s news: a trip out west to the Colbeck Archipelago and… Read more
![Two people standing inside the hut holding darts](/site/assets/files/26494/bechervaise-darts_resize.600x514.jpg)
This week we take you for a run down to Stibbs Bay and the Stanton Islands… Read more
![Sunset](/site/assets/files/26489/auster_001_01-sunset.600x514.jpg)
Trips to Auster and the site of the Russian aircraft wreck along with news… Read more
![The aurora makes a bright green arc in the night sky over the station.](/site/assets/files/26484/1st-au_resize.600x514.jpg)
Awesome Mawson auras of auroras and a visit to Auster, something to get… Read more
![Diamond dust on the horizon over the ice.](/site/assets/files/26480/diamond-dust-rolls-in_resize.600x514.jpg)
A day out in Nature’s magnificent freezer and the Ascent of Rumdoodle fill… Read more
![Report cover: Report on Retrieval of Historic Norwegian Sledge and Cache from the Robinson Islands, Mawson Coast, August 2007” by Dr Gary Dowse, Station Leader, Mawson 2007](/site/assets/files/26474/mawson-report.600x514.jpg)
A 53 year old mystery is finally solved at Mawson, a look at water and a… Read more
![Emperor penguins in a group, ice in the background](/site/assets/files/26470/p1010161_resize.600x514.jpg)
Big Bird Facts about the fabulous emperor penguin and the wonderful view… Read more
![Sea ice drill lying in the back of the Hagg](/site/assets/files/26464/p8120409_resize.600x514.jpg)
In this week’s bumper edition we look at measuring sea ice, the Wall Part… Read more
![Photo of a man’s face form the nose down with a white and grey-haired beard.](/site/assets/files/26459/img_8979_resize.600x514.jpg)
Beards are all the go here on the continent so we have a look at a few, we… Read more
![Room with a bain marie and long table for eating at.](/site/assets/files/26454/_maw5667.600x514.jpg)
This week at Mawson we show what is inside the big “Red Shed” take another… Read more
![Trent pouring herbs into a pot.](/site/assets/files/26448/trent-cooking_resize.600x514.jpg)
Another wander around station with the Doc, harsh reality for some… Read more
![Site for climbing wall](/site/assets/files/26443/the-wall_1.600x514.jpg)
A creature from the deep, multitasking, a trip to the powerhouse and The… Read more
![Ice floor Colbeck hut](/site/assets/files/26438/breaking-ice-to-open-cupboard_resize.600x514.jpg)
Blizzed in at Colbeck, a station that Rocks and Mid winter brunch in… Read more
![Dinner at field hut — Jeremy and Peter C tucking into freshly baked Fray bentos pies.](/site/assets/files/26434/01-jeremy-and-peter-c-hooking-into-freshly-baked-fray-bentos-pies-darron-lehmann_resize.600x514.jpg)
This week we take you on a trip to the South Masson Ranges and for a look… Read more
![Mawson field store as seen from a distance, surrounded by snow](/site/assets/files/26429/dsc_5283.600x514.jpg)
This week we visit a plain looking building to reveal the myseries within… Read more
![Medical training — a man lies in a hospital bed pretending to be a patient waiting for surgery](/site/assets/files/26424/1_resize.600x514.jpg)
Medical training, dental work and a few odd bits along with a tour of the… Read more
![Forbes glacier](/site/assets/files/26418/dsc_0001_resize.600x514.jpg)
This week we day trip to Low Tongue, go under the knife, look at stunning… Read more
![Welch Is viewed from Mawson, with the wind turbine in the foreground](/site/assets/files/26413/img_0775_resize.600x514.jpg)
A walk to Welch Island, a drive to Colbeck Archipelago and staying… Read more
![Lloyd in surgery room leaning over a book](/site/assets/files/26408/2013-05-20-14-27-56_resize.600x514.jpg)
A visit to our medical facility, the goss on our ‘emperical’ visitors and… Read more
![Mating emperor penguins](/site/assets/files/26402/alittlebitofloving_resize.600x514.jpg)
First impressions as the emperors march, a look at history, exploring the… Read more
![Mawson sunrise](/site/assets/files/26396/p1000656_resize.600x514.jpg)
Shorter days, something brewing, the wandering Doc and J’s nine fill the… Read more
![Weddell seal with pup](/site/assets/files/26391/pups-emperor_10182010_098_resize.600x514.jpg)
This week we bring you some interesting facts about Weddell seals, a radio… Read more
![ANZAC Day poster](/site/assets/files/26384/anzac-day-justin.600x514.jpg)
An ANZAC Day ceremony, more snow and the monthly weather. See what our… Read more
![Keldyn Francis on Mt henderson](/site/assets/files/26378/img_5362.600x514.jpg)
Climbing in the Framnes Mountains, out on the sea ice, a quiz night with a… Read more
![Keldyn with a bow and arrow](/site/assets/files/26372/01-keldyn-struggles-with-the-concept-of-darts_resize.600x514.jpg)
A friendly game of darts, an intro into Hydroponics, the tails left by… Read more
![Snow build up near living quarters](/site/assets/files/26367/1__resize.600x514.jpg)
Insight into early arrivals, additional duties and the doc takes a wander… Read more
![Aurora Australis leaves Hobart](/site/assets/files/26362/aa_resize.600x514.jpg)
The journey or the destination? That is the question. We take our last… Read more
![Mawson fire exercise showing a fire truck and expeditioners if firefighting uniforms during the training](/site/assets/files/26357/fire-train-adj2.600x514.jpg)
Awesome birthday cakes, fire and emergency rescue training and… Read more
![Iceberg at Mawson](/site/assets/files/26352/berg-in-east-bay_resize.600x514.jpg)
Find why it’s a dream to be a photographer in Antarctica, learn about the… Read more
![Two expeditioners installing large industrial kitchen equipment](/site/assets/files/26346/01-keldyn-and-cliff-installing-new-fryer_resize.600x514.jpg)
A full week with new equipment installed in the kitchen, some boating, a… Read more
![Adelies on Kellas Island](/site/assets/files/26341/img_3017.600x514.jpg)
In this week that was, the Doc watches, wanders, and wonders, the tradies… Read more
![Craig with Orcas](/site/assets/files/26336/orcas_250.600x514.jpg)
Orcas off West Arm, field training and the joy of being a first-time… Read more
![Mt erebus](/site/assets/files/26330/img_5242.600x514.jpg)
Cliff tells us about his incredible journey to Mawson by way of just about… Read more
![Aurora Australis breaking in to Horseshoe Harbour](/site/assets/files/26327/2z8a3386.600x514.jpg)
A busy week with resupply completed. The Aurora headed back to Hobart and… Read more
![Two expeditioners standing beside a cement mixer and wheel barrow](/site/assets/files/26322/vjh-1-02-2013-3-01-29-pm.600x514.jpg)
For the first time since April 2012 Horseshoe Harbour is free of sea ice… Read more
![An expeditioner alongside a lamb on a spit](/site/assets/files/26318/p1260006.600x514.jpg)
Australia Day was celebrated with a lamb on the spit and movie clips on… Read more
![The chef in his kitchen preparing the dinner](/site/assets/files/26312/_vjh2262_resized.600x514.jpg)
The end of summer dinner celebrated in a heritage listed building, Friday… Read more
![The name plate Biscoe Hut above the door](/site/assets/files/26308/vjh-27-12-2012-2-56-pm.600x514.jpg)
This week from Mawson station we feature Mawson’s Heritage Listed Building… Read more
![Three expeditioners pulling sleds of gear on the sea ice across to an island](/site/assets/files/26302/vjh-28-12-2012-2-33-pm.600x514.jpg)
This week we report on the work being undertaken on Bechervaise Island as… Read more
![Twenty one people standing and sitting on the snow down wind of the red living quarters](/site/assets/files/26297/2012-antarctica_-61632.600x514.jpg)
Carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve, a lovely dinner in the Mawson… Read more