tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post5970003694083138586..comments2024-01-15T23:27:59.471-08:00Comments on My Antarctic Adventure: Deaths at Mawson StationCraig Hayhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670454374543211146noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-7354896823303948702022-03-16T19:08:40.755-07:002022-03-16T19:08:40.755-07:00Hi Tim,
Thank you for the clarification. That tex...Hi Tim,<br /><br />Thank you for the clarification. That text was strait out of the Station leaders logbook. I have edited the line so the readers know it was a Dorman Diesel Generator that had the govenor stuck.<br /><br />When I was staying in the Colbeck hut I didn't have time to read the logbook, so I wasn't aware of Ken's death. It must have been a very traumatic and trying experience for all involved.<br /><br />Colbeck hut is located in a very remote location, a long way from Mawson Station. I drove down there in a Hagglunds tracked vehicle, I cant imagine the hardships those poor blokes dealt with on the long push home with the dog team. <br /><br />The hut is tiny and when I was there the floor was a six inch thick sheet of slippery smooth clear ice, making life difficult inside out of the wild elements.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Craig<br />Craig Hayhowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670454374543211146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-91365143083270266702022-03-15T06:21:40.915-07:002022-03-15T06:21:40.915-07:00Hi Craig,
A clarification in the Thursday 31 Augus...Hi Craig,<br />A clarification in the Thursday 31 August entry for Ken Wilson's story, "... the govenor on the Dorman stuck..." <br />Prior to the move to Caterpillar diesels powering most things on base, Dorman Diesel gensets were the norm.<br /><br />While wintering at Mawson in '93 I visited Colbeck and read the original hut log entries from that trip in 1972. <br />Ken falling ill on the run down, the days long blizzard, Kens passing, the inability to establish comms with Mawson due to atmospheric conditions until the day the weather cleared enough to leave. <br /><br />Even sitting in the hut reading the entries 21 years later, it was difficult to imagine how they dealt with it all.<br />Tim Tim Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12484317928633562393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-57483841917941033662021-10-20T21:46:48.462-07:002021-10-20T21:46:48.462-07:00Hi Jody,
It's been a long time since we last ...Hi Jody,<br /><br />It's been a long time since we last spoke. I am writing to you to ask for permission for both myself and Heather to have access to your blog. (http://antarcticmemories.blogspot.com.au/) Helen is the daughter of Geoff Cameron. Our email addresses are: craig.hayhow@gmail.com , kleinheather8@gmail.com<br /><br />Thanking you<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />CraigCraig Hayhowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670454374543211146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-21751907817109125512014-10-18T00:25:47.184-07:002014-10-18T00:25:47.184-07:00Hello Craig,
I am slowly scanning the original ph...Hello Craig,<br /><br />I am slowly scanning the original photographs, negatives & slides and uploading them to a blog: http://antarcticmemories.blogspot.com.au/<br /><br />It is a slow process I am fitting around many other things, but I enjoy the time I can get to do it. I also have the transcription of an oral history interview that my father participated in, and will slowly add that as well. It is a fascinating insight into life at Mawson Station back in 1974!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />JodyJody Haymannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015291448222777752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-48599276959814139562014-10-14T21:34:12.052-07:002014-10-14T21:34:12.052-07:00Hi Jody,
The division (AAD) might be interested i...Hi Jody,<br /><br />The division (AAD) might be interested in a copy of your fathers photos? They are certainly interested in the older photographs and slides from Mawson. I too find them fascinating. Thankfully I had a digital camera during my time at Mawson.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Craig<br /><br />Craig.hayhow@gmail.com<br />Craig Hayhowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670454374543211146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-38026609493534997862014-10-14T20:16:48.038-07:002014-10-14T20:16:48.038-07:00Hi Craig,
Thanks for your words and remembrance ab...Hi Craig,<br />Thanks for your words and remembrance about these men. It always made a bit impact upon me as a child when my father spoke about the death of his fellow expeditioner. I will definitely follow the book up. Unfortunately my father passed away a few years ago, and it is only now I am getting around to go through the many photographs and slides from his time at Mawson. He took over 200 rolls of film with him, and the insight into life back then at the station is fascinating to me!<br /><br />Thanks again,<br />JodyJody Haymannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015291448222777752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-32729230665415522672014-10-13T23:25:11.448-07:002014-10-13T23:25:11.448-07:00Hi Jody,
Thanks for the comments and my regards t...Hi Jody,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments and my regards to both you and your father. It’s always nice to get some feedback. We had one serious accident during my time at Mawson and I often thought how horrible it would be to have a fellow expeditioner die which led me to research the past deaths at Mawson. As I said in the blog, I was quite moved by the effort and fine detail the fellow expeditioners put into the funerals and the impact it had on them and I thought it was important to honour the deceased by remembering and telling their stories. I also feel there should be a day of remembrance and a short service performed each year for their sacrifice to polar exploration.<br /><br />On a different note, a new book was recently launched called “Fixing Antarctica”, by Lynette Finch – a book about my good friend Sydney Kirkby from Mawson who is one of Australia’s greatest explorers. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Fixing-Antarctica-Mapping-Frozen-South/dp/1493577301 <br /><br />You or your father may be interested?<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Craig<br />Craig Hayhowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670454374543211146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-79247078425219365252014-10-13T21:32:39.414-07:002014-10-13T21:32:39.414-07:00My father, Werner Haymann, is the man mentioned wh...My father, Werner Haymann, is the man mentioned who assisted in building of Geoff Cameron's coffin and moving it on the dogsledge for the service. His death had great impact on the morale of the men on that 1974 expedition to Mawson, and my father mentioned that it was almost a therapeutic process for the men to build the coffin for him as best as they could. Thanks for providing the information in this post.Jody Haymannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015291448222777752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-61070577462464305632013-07-24T14:45:16.178-07:002013-07-24T14:45:16.178-07:00These stories were very moving Craig.Glad we have ...These stories were very moving Craig.Glad we have the Kellas Islands to remember Bill by down there not a lonely grave.<br /><br />Mum.xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-8057908443501693022013-07-23T12:56:02.606-07:002013-07-23T12:56:02.606-07:00Hi Peter,
Thank's for the info
Regards,
Cra...Hi Peter,<br /><br />Thank's for the info<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />CraigCraig Hayhowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670454374543211146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889728620917003012.post-66382018906306235902013-07-22T15:47:44.898-07:002013-07-22T15:47:44.898-07:00Hi Craig
Interesting info about those expeditioner...Hi Craig<br />Interesting info about those expeditioners...<br />There's a video about the Law internment at Mawson at<br />http://www.antarctica.gov.au/media/video?result_26545_result_page=8<br />See also comment in <br />http://noctilucent2.blogspot.com.au/2011_06_01_archive.html<br />Cheers<br />PeterStAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com