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Coded Missives from the Antarctic: The Text Messages of the South

Coded Missives from the Antarctic: The Text Messages of the South

Boredom and beards: How do you say I miss you in five letters?
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Socializing Down South: Visiting the French in Antarctica

Socializing Down South: Visiting the French in Antarctica

Morse code, France’s Dumont d’Urville station and hangovers
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Antarctica from Above: Recon Flight to Find Way Through Ice

Antarctica from Above: Recon Flight to Find Way Through Ice

“Suddenly leaving us stranded on the ice” — from the journals of Graham Knuckey
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Of Pontoons and Penguin Poop: Landing in Antarctica

Of Pontoons and Penguin Poop: Landing in Antarctica

An extract from the journals of Graham Knuckey, Mawson Station 1958/59
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Bergs Ahoy! Antarctica Nears as Nights Shorten, Icebergs Appear.

Bergs Ahoy! Antarctica Nears as Nights Shorten, Icebergs Appear.

An extract from the journals of Graham Knuckey, Mawson Station 1958/59
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Antarctic-bound on Thala Dan: Books, Birds and Bearings

Antarctic-bound on Thala Dan: Books, Birds and Bearings

An extract from the journals of Graham Knuckey, Mawson Station 1958/59
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Heading South: The Journey Begins

Heading South: The Journey Begins

An extract from the journals of Graham Knuckey, Mawson Station 1958/59
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Father, Christmas, and Loss

Father, Christmas, and Loss

This Christmas marks the fiftieth anniversary of my father’s death. I am only just now getting to know him.
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Dej Knuckey
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