TOP: Geologists in Antarctica about to load their equipment into a ski-equipped Hercules aircraft before their return to Scott Base. From left are, Mrs Margaret Bradshaw, Miss Jane Newman, both of Christchurch, and Mr Jonathan Aitchison, of Dunedin. The three geologists, accompanied by Mr Bill Atkinson, a mountaineer, of Christchurch, spent nine weeks working in the Ohio Range of the Horlick Mountains, only 500km from the South Pole. The expedition was sponsored by the Canterbury Museum. BOTTOM: Members of the geological expedition tie a cover over one of their motor toboggans in a storm during their stay in the Ohio Range.
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101TOP: Geologists in Antarctica about to load their equipment into a ski-equipped Hercules aircraft before their return to Scott Base. From left are, Mrs Margaret Bradshaw, Miss Jane Newman, both of Christchurch, and Mr Jonathan Aitchison, of Dunedin. The three geologists, accompanied by Mr Bill Atkinson, a mountaineer, of Christchurch, spent nine weeks working in the Ohio Range of the Horlick Mountains, only 500km from the South Pole. The expedition was sponsored by the Canterbury Museum. BOTTOM: Members of the geological expedition tie a cover over one of their motor toboggans in a storm during their stay in the Ohio Range. Press, 31 January 1984, Page 6
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