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Dr. Mawson in the Antarctic
1913 Australian documentary film by Frank Hurley
Dr. Mawson in the Antarctic is a 1913 Australian documentary film by Frank Hurley about the Australasian Antarctic Expedition with Douglas Mawson.[1]
It was also known as Home of the Blizzard.[2]
Footage appeared to air in 1912 in cinemas.[3]
The film was successful in England and led to Ernest Shackleton hiring Hurley on Shackleton's expedition which led to the film In the Grip of the Polar Pack Ice..[4][5]