By Neil Macindoe, June 2012, from Bulletin 4/2012
About 50 people went to Benledi on Sunday evening 29 April to hear Lyn Collingwood and Grahame Budd talk about the great Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson who, along with Frank Hurley, spent his formative years in Glebe.
Both speakers were very entertaining and knowledgeable, and in addition Grahame’s talk was accompanied by Hurley’s spectacular photos, delivered by our newly acquired data projector (which will soon be paid for if we continue to attract this kind of audience).
Lyn talked about Mawson’s family and Grahame dealt with Mawson’s four expeditions, including his friendships and professional relationships with Edgeworth David and Shackleton, not to mention his courtship of his future wife, Paquita.
This presentation was originally intended to be part of Heritage Week, but we missed the deadline, and although the National Trust said they would advertise it on their website, I couldn’t find it.
Continuing the Mawson Centenary celebrations, Grahame will give another audiovisual presentation, ‘Antarctic Adventures: from Mawson to present day’, on a Sunday evening at the end of October. I have no doubt we will attract another big crowd.
There is no need to resubmit.
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