Royal Australian Historical Society : photographs of expeditions and scientific experiments, ca. 1885-1931

PXE 1268/Box 1/Items 15-31

series

ca. 1885-1931

Graphic Materials, Photographs

421483

17 photographs (some mounted) - 40.6 x 51 cm or smaller - albumen, gelatin silver

Expeditions:

BRITISH NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
15. Portion of Captain R.F. Scott's Main Party at Cape Evans Winter Quarters, 1911. Typescript note detailing members of Party on reverse of photograph

CHALLENGER EXPEDITION, PITCAIRN ISLAND
16. John Adam's grave, 10 March 1911
17. Thursday October Christian, grandson of Fletcher Christian, leader of the "Bounty" mutineers, 10 March 1911
18. Union Jack flag, 10 March 1911
19. Combined School and Church on Pitcairn Island, 10 March 1911
20-22. Crew of H.M.S. Challenger with Islanders, 10 March 1911

ENCOUNTER BAY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
23. Plaque commemorating meeting of the H.M.S. Investigator captained by Matthew Flinders and M.F. and M.F. Le Geographe captained by Nicolas Baudin in 1802

GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA
24. The Administrative Council of Exploratory Commitee. Includes H. Wood, F.B. Gibbs, J. Menn, F. Gerald, C.S. Wilkinson, A.C. MacDonald, Dr. Bride, Sir E. Strickland, Capt. H.C. Everill, E. Du Faur, J.H. Maiden, T.H. Myring, ca. 1885-1892 / Kerry & Jones

THE NEW GUINEA EXPLORATION EXPEDITION -
25. Left to Right: W.W. Froggatt, Dr S.A. Bernays, A.J. Vogan, P. Waddick, W. Bauerlin, G.E. Hemsworth, Captain H.C. Everill, Dr. J.W. Haacke, R.G. Creagh and J.H. Shaw, 1885 / Kerry & Jones

Experiments & Observations:
CORDILLO DOWNS
26-29. Solar Eclipse in Australia. Determination of the deflection of light by the Sun's gravitational field from observations made at Cordillo Downs, South Australia, during the total eclipse of 21 Sept 1922

LURLINE BAY, SYDNEY
30-31. Experiment in producing electricity from the waves of the sea, 1931 / John Powell. Typescript note on reverse of photograph: 'This experiment was started by Mr Bates about 8 years ago (1923). He is successful in producing Electricity to light a chain of lamps at 240 volts. The power is produced by the waves raising a float, which works a pump, pumping water to the top of the cliff, the water coming down again through a pipe working a dynamo.'

Alphabetical by location

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Individual photographs are unnumbered

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.2039 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13

Some are signed and titled