Vale Max Downes
| Station | Year | Season |
| Heard Island | 1951 | Winter |
With much sadness, the ANARE Club advises the passing of Maxwell Crichton Downes on 17 October 2024.
The funeral will be held at the Wattle Park Chalet, 1012 Riversdale Road, Surrey Hills 3127 on Monday 28th October 2024 at 11.00 am AEDT.
The livestream link is: https://streamlivemedia.com.au/maxwell-downes
(Notified by Liz Downes, 19 October 2024)
Maxwell Crichton Downes (28/10/27 – 17/10/24)
Biologist, Heard Island 1951
We have sad news, Dad passed away on Thursday 17 October 2024, eleven days before his 97th birthday.
He was a man of science and family, with a deep love for the bush, its history and our relationship with the animals within it. His curiosity, enthusiasm and passion throughout his adventurous and varied career as an ecologist, collector and historian, meant that he met and inspired people from all walks of life.
He was a loving husband and partner to Winifred whose loss in 2005 was deeply felt. He will be greatly missed by his children Greg, Malcolm, Elizabeth and Eleanor and their partners, grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral details to follow.
With love
Greg, Malcolm, Liz and Eleanor.
ANARE Club Membership
Max Downes joined the ANARE Club in 1958.
Contributions to Aurora Journal
| ARTICLE TITLE | AUTHOR | Journal / Link | PAGE |
| LETTER RECEIVED: HEARD ISLAND HISTORY | Max Downes | Aurora Journal Winter 1974 | 50 |
| ANARE RESEARCH NOTES 97. Indexing sealers logbooks from Heard Island by Max Downes | Fred Elliott | Aurora Journal Spring 1997 | 21 |
Antarctic Place Names
Downes Glacier
Heard Island (xnatmap.org)
Narrative:
A broad glacier on the north coast between Saddle Point and a moraine east of Cape Bidlingmaier.
Named For
Named after M.C. Downes, a biologist with ANARE, Heard Island in 1951 and 1963.
Location
- Latitude: 53° 01′ 26.4″
- Longitude: 73° 31′ 58.8″
- Altitude: 170 m
