Mawson station news 2016

This week at Mawson we climb mountains and farewell two of our number out to Bechervaise Island. Read more

This week at Mawson — the last visit to Welch Island, an overnight at Bechervaise and the tide gauge is reinstated. Read more

This week at Mawson we went on survival training, took time to take in the… Read more

This week at Mawson we celebrate with new friends and old, visit the… Read more

This week the last of the summer crowd arrives and Béche hut is prepared… Read more

We say goodbye to some of the crew and welcome new faces to Mawson. There… Read more

A look back at the highlights of the past season before the new one begins. Read more

This week at Mawson, three expeditioners get energetic walking from… Read more

This week we prepare the unprepared ski landing area, welcome the Adélie’s… Read more

A walk up Mt Elliott reveals some breathtaking scenery, while a trip to… Read more

This week at Mawson we celebrate Oktoberfest, get ready for Adélie… Read more

The emperor penguin chicks get bigger, the most amazing aurora australis… Read more

This week at Mawson training and teamwork paid off and the sparkies show… Read more

This week at Mawson we get hands-on in the bakery and its stocktake time… Read more

This week we spend a day in the shoes of our communication tech, Tony. Read more

This week we have had clear skies and no wind, meaning some great aurora… Read more

This week we celebrate spring with beautiful weather meaning a trip to… Read more

This week at Mawson we celebrate a win with the darts team triumphant in… Read more

This week we celebrate National Science Week, enjoy a 48 hour film and… Read more

This week at Mawson we played Pokémon Go and renovated the medical suite… Read more

This week we had ideal weather for a search and rescue and walks on Welch… Read more

This week at Mawson we have reached the South Pole, discovered some new… Read more

This week we maintain a steady pace towards the South Pole, check out the… Read more

This week at Mawson we focused on exercise with the interstation darts… Read more

This week we take time out for science, checking in with the emperor… Read more

This week we prepare for a Walk to the South Pole with a beer and burger… Read more

This week the Antarctic community celebrated midwinter with lots of great… Read more

This week we find the emperor penguins, have a Bond marathon and ramp up… Read more

This week we prepare for midwinter, had our first night at Beche and… Read more

This week at Mawson Tony D writes about successfully proving the route to… Read more

This week at Mawson we discovered that txting acronyms were invented by… Read more

This week Mawson held a morning tea to raise awareness of MS, and share… Read more

This week at Mawson we got a big dump of snow and experienced the joys of… Read more

This week at Mawson we celebrate the cold weather by making ice angels… Read more

This week we commemorated ANZAC Day and installed the major piece of our… Read more

This week there was a murder to solve, Jenga towers came crashing down and… Read more

This week at Mawson we celebrated the shortening days by enjoying the… Read more

This week we trained for sea ice rescue and spent evenings, and most… Read more

This week at Mawson we reflect on a helicopter flight over the mountains… Read more

This week Josh Tomasetti, a search and rescue team leader, writes about a… Read more

This week the hydroponics hut was officially opened and planted out with… Read more

At Mawson this week we had a awe inspiring evening with a pod of orcas and… Read more

Mawson is light on news this week as they are busy with extra… Read more

Field training conducted on the plateua and ch…ch…changes as Mawson… Read more

A new crew arrive at Mawson and the journey is captured through fresh eyes. Read more

Mawson station receives the winter crew, while an outgoing expeditioner… Read more

One expeditioner receives a very special birthday surprise and the station… Read more

The summer plumbing team reports on major works and Station Leader John… Read more

Plumber Jimmy’s birthday warrants a trip to the Massons and we meet the… Read more

A new band takes over at Mawson, as we introduce ‘Black Ice'. Christmas… Read more