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MAWSON EXPEDITION, autograph letter signed, by Sidney Jeffries, to Maisie Eckford, 12 pages, dated 'Ararat, July 14th [1914?]', 8vo
Sidney Jeffries originally applied to join Mawson's expedition in 1911 but was rejected. He applied again in 1912 to Captain Davis, not mentioning the previous application, and was accepted as Radio Operator. In the winter of 1913 he had a mental breakdown in Antarctica putting the entire expedition in some danger. In 1914 he was brought back to Australia and committed to the Ararat Institution. The letter to Miss Eckford includes some detail on the expedition and makes a number of wild and deranged charges against Mawson and the other members of the expedition. see, Bill Hornadge The Hidden History of Australia pages 144-159
Sidney Jeffries originally applied to join Mawson's expedition in 1911 but was rejected. He applied again in 1912 to Captain Davis, not mentioning the previous application, and was accepted as Radio Operator. In the winter of 1913 he had a mental breakdown in Antarctica putting the entire expedition in some danger. In 1914 he was brought back to Australia and committed to the Ararat Institution. The letter to Miss Eckford includes some detail on the expedition and makes a number of wild and deranged charges against Mawson and the other members of the expedition. see, Bill Hornadge The Hidden History of Australia pages 144-159
來源
Acquired by the vendor from Maisie Eckford in 1970
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