Australian scientists journey to Heard Island, 1949 - Iles Heard et Mac Donald par National Archives of Australia

Newsreel entitled Scientists Go to Antarctica to Study Weather, from the Australian Diary documentary series. - - This black-and-white newsreel segment shows a team of scientists making their way to Heard Island in 1949 to relieve the previous year's team. The segment, entitled Scientists Go to Antarctica to Study Weather, opens with HMAS Labuan leaving Melbourne, followed by scenes of the voyage. As they near shore, Big Ben volcano comes into ...