Macquarie Island 1968: Away she goes!
Macquarie Island 1968: Met Office area
Macquarie Island 1968: The main station area
Macquarie Island 1968: The Isthmus after a Snowfal…
Macquarie Island 1968: Prince Charming meets Cind…
Macquarie Island 1968: Cinders has the Slipper
The May Rig
19:100 Strangers - The Man on Vocals
Through the Poplars
Oh .... really? Who says so?
Martians have landed!
Grolsch (sepia)
Boats and Cars
Drunken Bicycle
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Autumn leaves
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Tiger Lily
Budding pigface
At last some rain
First frangipanni
Waterspout at Batemans Bay
The orange rose
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16:100 Strangers - Fairs are about food
The red rocket
Moon and Jupiter conjunction
Rainbow Lorikeet
Superb Blue Wren (male)
Superb Blue Wren (female)
Kookaburra portrait
Macquarie Island 1968: Magical Sunrise
Stay Straight
House Sparrow
Macquarie Island 1968: Visiting Leopard Seal
Female Superb Fairy Wren
Macquarie Island 1968: A new industry arrives...
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Macquarie Island 1968: Roar at the snow
Macquarie Island 1968: Immature elephant seal
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Macquarie Island 1968: Gentoo with eggs
Sunflowers
Macquarie Island 1968: Beach scene
Macquarie Island 1968: Rockhoppers and chicks
Macquarie Island 1968: Rockhopper penguins
Macquarie Island 1968: Macquarie Shags
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Macquarie Island 1968: An odd couple
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Macquarie Island 1968: Taking a break on the plat…
Macquarie Island 1968: Plateau Lakes
Macquarie Island 1968: Plateau
Macquarie Island 1968: Plateau seastacks
Macquarie Island 1968: The Biologist and the Weka
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Macquarie Island 1968: Elephant seal pups
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Macquarie Island 1968: Balloon launch on a windy day
From an old slide. This was some years before ozone depletion was recognised, but scientists wanted more data on seasonal changes to temperatures in the high stratosphere. We had a supply of special high altitude balloons for launching on set dates, but on windy days it was a tricky process and required lots of coordination for two people to successfully get the balloon, radiosonde (temperature sender) and large radar target away.
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