Antarctic Pioneers (1963)

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

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How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Australian exploration in Antarctica. It covers early expeditions led by Sir Douglas Mawson and later efforts to set up a permanent base.

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What happens

Antarctic Pioneers is a 1963 Australian documentary about Australia's history of Antarctic exploration from Sir Douglas Mawson's first expedition in 1911, to the 1954 expedition, under Phillip Law, which established a permanent Australian base on the continent. It was part of the Australia Today series. It was narrated by Frank Hurley, who died only a few weeks after the movie's completion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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