OUR STORY
Cape Dension
The People: Introduction
IN THEIR WORDS
‘It seemed to me that here was an opportunity to prove that the young men of a young country could rise to those traditions which have made the history of British polar exploration one of triumph and endeavour as well as of tragic sacrifice. And so I was privileged to rally the “sons of the younger son.”’ – Mawson, in the preface to Home of the Blizzard
Expedition members preparing for departure. Queen's Wharf Hobart, November 1911. Photo: Frank Hurley. ©Mitchell Collection, State Library of New South Wales.
