Liquor Trouble In Polar Parties
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MELBOURNE, Sept. 9. Excessive drinking often caused trouble among members of Antarctic expeditions, Dr. S. E. Csordas, an officer of the tuberculosis branch of the Victorian Health Department, said yesterday.
Dr. Csordas, addressing the annual conference of the Health Inspectors’ Association, said that free beer and wine was provided for expedition members. Three cans of beer and “ample” wine were given as a weekly ration. There was also liquor for a party about every two weeks. “The supply is not enough for habitual drinkers to be satisfied, but quite enough for a good party,” he said. “The big problem is that no-one can tell how men will react when in isolation. “I saw some men who behaved normally in Melbourne change to become boorish when in isolation?’
He said many “incidents” had occurred during one of his three year-long stays on Macquarie Island. “It’s up to the officer in charge,” he said. “If he gets drunk himself there is fighting, but if he is good there is no trouble.”
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30542, 10 September 1964, Page 10
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