1819. Cosmic Ray Physicist, Jim Bishop

1798. Returning to Australia, the Wyatt Earp called in at Macquarie Island, where naval LST 3501 had landed a unit of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition for a winter stay

1799. Expedition member overlooking West Bay and Atlas Cove at Heard Island

1800. Weather personnel releasing a Radiosonde balloon and transmitter at Heard Island ANARE Station

1801. [Map of Heard Island]

1802. Black-browed albatrosses. Heard Island

1803. Blue-eyed Cormorants line the foreshore of Atlas Cove, Heard Island

1804. Macaroni Penguins, Heard Island, with 9005ft. Big Ben in background

1805. Weather observer releasing a radiosonde balloon and transmitter at Heard Island

1806. Pleurophyllum hookeri: Another genus peculiar to the sub-antarctic islands south of New Zealand. Abundant on the Macquarie Island plateau and coastal bogs

1807. A young Great Wandering Albatross. Macquarie Island

1808. Grassy hummocks appear around the ANARE Station at Heard Island at sea level during the short summer

1809. Azorella covering hillside, Heard Island. Light mantled sooty albatross on nest in middle distance

1810. Roger's Head, 600 feet high rock pinnacle, rises above section of island's biggest penguin rookery, Macquarie Island

1811. Group Captain S.A. Campbell (centre) officially opening the first Australian Post Office to be set up in Antarctica. Assistant is L. Macey, Coogee, New South Wales, Chief Radio Operator at Heard Island

1812. Sea elephants basking on the black volcanic sandy beach at Heard Island

1813. Sea elephants and royal penguins, Macquarie Island

1814. Plateau stream, Macquarie Island

1815. Charles Speedy, cosmic ray physicist and Peter King, radio telegraphist, inspect "Macquarie Island cabbage", a local vegetable

1816. Looking down on the coastal terrace, covered with tussock grass. Penguin rookeries on the right and near the coast. Macquarie Island

1817. Tussock grass bog on coastal terrace at Macquarie Island. Elephant seals on beach

1818. Light mantled sooty albatrosses at Macquarie Island

1820. Acaena adscendens: A herbuccous plant common in the coastal areas of Macquarie Island

1821. Tussock grass with a clump of Macquarie Cabbage in the foreground. Macquarie Island

1822. Gentoo penguins building nests at Heard Island. Skua in foreground standing by to steal any eggs left unguarded

1823. Light Mantled Sooty Albatross with chick. Heard Island

1824. Fulmar Prion. Nests in cliffs on Heard Island

1825. "Penguin Road" Heard Island. This narrow 'road' was formed by millions of Macaroni Penguins migrating inshore from the sea

1826. A rookery of Royal Penguins

1827. Macquarie Island. Aurora Australis (1955)

1828. Macquarie Island, 1955. Elephant seal bull

1829. Macquarie Island, 1955. A Gentoo mother with her two chicks in their nest amongst the tussocks

1830. Macquarie Island, 1955. A wandering albatross and its chick. These birds are very tame and seem to like human company

New South Wales, Department of Education, Resource Services - Picture file

1798. Returning to Australia, the Wyatt Earp called in at Macquarie Island, where naval LST 3501 had landed a unit of the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition) for a winter stay
1799. Expedition member overlooking West Bay and Atlas Cove at Heard Island
1800. Weather personnel releasing a Radiosonde balloon and transmitter at Heard Island ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition) station
1801. Map of Heard Island
1802. Black-browed albatrosses. Heard Island
1803. Blue-eyed cormorants line the foreshore of Atlas Cove, Heard Island
1804. Macaroni penguins, Heard Island, with 9005 foot Big Ben in background
1805. Weather observer releasing a radiosonde balloon and transmitter at Heard Island
1806. Pleurophyllum hookeri. Another genus peculiar to the sub-antarctic islands south of New Zealand. Abundant on the Macquarie Island plateau and coastal bogs
1807. A young great wandering albatross. Macquarie Island
1808. Grassy hummocks appear around the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition) Station at Heard Island at sea level during the short summer
1809. Azorella covering hillside, Heard Island. Light mantled sooty albatross on nest in middle distance
1810. Roger's Head, 600 feet high rock pinnacle, rises above section of island's biggest penguin rookery, Macquarie Island
1811. Group Captain S.A. Campbell (centre) officially opening the first Australian Post Office to be set up in Antarctica. Assistant is L. Macey, Coogee, New South Wales, chief radio operator at Heard Island
1812. Sea elephants basking on the black volcanic sandy beach at Heard Island
1813. Sea elephants and royal penguins, Macquarie Island
1814. Plateau stream, Macquarie Island
1815. Charles Speedy, cosmic ray physicist and Peter King, radio telegraphist, inspect 'Macquarie Island cabbage', a local vegetable
1816. Looking down on the coastal terrace, covered with tussock grass. Penguin rookeries on the right and near the coast. Macquarie Island
1817. Tussock grass bog on coastal terrace at Macquarie Island. Elephant seals on beach
1818. Light mantled sooty albatrosses at Macquarie Island
1819. Cosmic ray physicist, Jim Bishop
1820. Acaena adscendens. A herbuccous plant common in the coastal areas of Macquarie Island
1821. Tussock grass with a clump of macquarie cabbage in the foreground. Macquarie Island
1822. Gentoo penguins building nests at Heard Island. Skua in foreground standing by to steal any eggs left unguarded
1823. Light mantled sooty albatross with chick. Heard Island
1824. Fulmar prion. Nests in cliffs on Heard Island
1825. 'Penguin Road', Heard Island. This narrow 'road' was formed by millions of macaroni penguins migrating inshore from the sea
1826. A rookery of royal penguins
1827. Macquarie Island. Aurora Australis, 1955
1828. Macquarie Island, 1955. Elephant seal bull
1829. Macquarie Island, 1955. A gentoo mother with her two chicks in their nest amongst the tussocks
1830. Macquarie Island, 1955. A wandering albatross and its chick. These birds are very tame and seem to like human company

Series 183: Heard and Macquarie Islands

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