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Exploration

Stories of exploration from intrepid ocean voyages to the trailblazers of the Australian interior.

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Voyages

The Australian interior

The Pacific and beyond

Early Antarctic adventures

The subject of much speculation, the idea of an unknown southern land began with the ancient Greeks.

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Antarctica: Frank Hurley

As the official photographer on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Frank Hurley provided a remarkable record of the dangers and heroism of Antarctic exploration in the early twentieth century.

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