Vale- Donald Dowie Station Year Season Job Mawson 1956 Winter MO I would like to report the death of Donald Alexander (Don) Dowie in Adelaide a few days ago in Adelaide. Don was MO at Mawson Base in 1956. Don and I entered the Adelaide University Medical School in 1948, me straight from school, he […]
Vale- Bob Bergin Station Year Season Job Mawson 1961 Winter Radio Operator Macquarie Island 1963 Winter After sending out our MWD invitations I received a call from Joan Bergin advising the passing of Bob Bergin on the 5th April. Bob was a financial member of The Anare Club from 1962 to 1996 & was 88. […]
Vale- Peter Tenni Station Year Season Job Macquarie Island 1953 Winter Scientist Physical GEOPHYS I would like to inform you of the death of Peter Tenni on 10 July 2016 following a short illness. My father was a long time member of ANARE Club and retained an interest in Antarctic matters. He was always very […]
Vale- Brian Eyre Station Year Season Job Davis 1963 Winter Electronic Technician Met Tech Bryan Eyre of Devonport, … has passed away on the 3 of August. Email from daughter- Liz Pereira 9/8/16
Vale- Bill Storer Station Year Season Job Macquarie Island 1951 Winter Radio Operator Mawson 1954 Winter Radio Operator This morning , Sunday the 27th November, our dear colleague Bill Storer died. He died at his nursing home in Sydney. Bill’s ANARE connections were Macquarie Island 1951 and 1954 Mawson Station; he served as a radio […]
Vale- Ross Anderson Station Year Season Casey 1969 Winter I wanted to pass on that my father, Ross Anderson (1969 Casey Winter) died last week (24 January 2017). His Grandsons love the old pictures of Gradad at Casey. Email received from Derek Anderson 30/01/17 (Phone 0404 221 678)
Vale- Steve Harbour Station Year Season Mawson 1970 Winter Mawson 1971 Winter Mawson 1973 Winter To let you know that Steve Harbour passed away at the Royal freemasons Homes in Melbourne on 15/2/17. Steve was well known for his book Antarctic Diaries Mawson 1970 -1974 and his water colour paintings. Email received from Grant Reid […]
Vale- Arthur Giese Station Year Season Heard Island 1951 Winter Mawson 1983 Winter Macquarie Island 1985 Winter Just letting you know that Arthur Giese, member 358, died in Wagga Wagga on 9th February 2017, aged 90 yrs 8 mths. Arthur hadn’t been going to Midwinter Dinners over the period since his Heard Island trip. So […]
Vale- Eddie Davern Station Year Season Wilkes 1963 Winter Wilkes 1967 Winter Was informed this morning 29/3/17 by Sue Davern that husband Eddie Davern W63 W67 had gone on ahead. The funeral is in the hands of Gregson and Weight at Nambour 07 5476 2866 email nambour@gregsonweight.com.au. Address for Sue is PO Box 217 Mapleton, […]
Vale- John Shaw Station Year Season Mawson 1957 Winter I just received a phone call from Margaret Shaw reporting that her husband John passed away on Wednesday 14 June, after a short illness. He wintered at Mawson in 1957; the SHAW Islands were named after him. The death was reported in last Saturday’s Herald. http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?n=john-shaw&pid=185822667 […]
