Aurora, was captained by John King Davis (1884-1967), a colleague of Mawson’s from Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09. Inspired by his participation in that expedition, Douglas Mawson wrote that ‘one felt a great urge to go on and discover the limits of Antarctic land in that direction [towards the Magnetic Pole]’ (Mawson, Introduction, Series A, volume 1). Participants in this Australasian expedition included four New Zealanders.]]> ___]]> , Aurora, was captained by John King Davis (1884-1967), a colleague of Mawson’s from Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09. Inspired by his participation in that expedition, Douglas Mawson wrote that ‘one felt a great urge to go on and discover the limits of Antarctic land in that direction [towards the Magnetic Pole]’ (Mawson, Introduction, Series A, volume 1). Participants in this Australasian expedition included four New Zealanders.]]> ___]]> Aurora, was captained by John King Davis (1884-1967), a colleague of Mawson’s from Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09. Inspired by his participation in that expedition, Douglas Mawson wrote that ‘one felt a great urge to go on and discover the limits of Antarctic land in that direction [towards the Magnetic Pole]’ (Mawson, Introduction, Series A, volume 1). Participants in this Australasian expedition included four New Zealanders.]]> ___]]> Discovery, BANZARE conducted two trips in the Southern Hemisphere’s summers in two consecutive years. Ostensibly an expedition driven by Antarctic geopolitics, wide-ranging data was gathered on a large number of topics.]]> ___]]> Discovery, BANZARE conducted two trips in the Southern Hemisphere’s summers in two consecutive years. Ostensibly an expedition driven by Antarctic geopolitics, wide-ranging data was gathered on a large number of topics.]]> ___]]> ]]> Nimrod, this expedition sailed for Antarctica in August, 1907, under the leadership of Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). The expeditionary party came together in New Zealand and sailed for Antarctica on January 1st, 1908. Shackleton hoped to be the first person ever to reach the South Pole but he ultimately failed. Geographical and scientific observations were made throughout the expedition and the team made the first ascent of Mount Erebus. Professor Edgeworth David led the scientific team with Douglas Mawson as a member; both men were from Australia. Nimrod returned to New Zealand on 23rd March, 1909.]]> Editor: James Murray]]>