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Hurley, James Francis (Australian Antarctic explorer and author)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1885-1962. - 1962

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Typescripts of diaries of James Francis Hurley

 File
Identifier: Acc.13304
Scope and Contents

Typescripts of diaries, 1914-1918, of James Francis Hurley relating to Sir Ernest Shakleton`s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition on the `Endurance`. The diaries record the party`s experiences on South Georgia, trapped in the ice on the Weddell Sea, Antaractica, stranded on Elephant Island, their rescue and return to London.

Dates: 1912-1918