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Building a replica Mawson’s Hut
As journal editor Ian Conellan reports, the AG Society is rolling up its sleeves for a great cause.
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Mt Everest Trek: Day three
AG editor Ian visits a monastery in Nepal that’s worth writing home about.
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Douglas Mawson’s centenary flotilla
Earlier this month, a flotilla of ships celebrated 100 years since the Australian Antarctic Expedition set off.
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Earth Hour: 107 nations show their support
For this year’s campaign, we’re each encouraged to make a carbon-conscious resolution.
On This Day
On this day: Goldfields pipeline opens
In Jan 1903, a pipeline bringing water from Perth to Western Australia’s parched goldfields began to flow.
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Mt Everest Trek: Day four
AG editor meets a couple of setbacks, natural and otherwise, on day four of his Himalayan adventure.
History & Culture
On this day: Rum rebellion rocks Sydney
In 1808, NSW Governor William Bligh was ousted in Australia’s first and only military coup.
On This Day
On this day: Singapore fell
In 1942, 130,000 British, Indian and Australian troops surrendered in one of the most stinging defeats of World War II.
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Mt Everest Trek: Day five
Altitude sickness both hinders and humiliates our editor on his Nepal trek.
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Audio: Researchers make artificial rain in Tasmania
A long-term Australian study is the best evidence so far that cloud seeding really works.