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The NoRTiiEEN Party at the South Magnetic Pole Frontispiece 

 From left: Dr. Mackay, Professor David, Douglas Mawson 



COLOURED PLATES 



The Returning Sun 26 



The Depot Party Amongst Crevasses 56 



A Blizzard on the Barrier 82 



A Parselene 164 



The Emperors' Conclave 240 



Return or the Penguins 264 



PLATES 



The Hut in Summer Time: Coal Bags at the left 6 



Another View of the Hut in Summer. The Meteorological Station 



CAN be seen on the EXTREME RIGHT 6 



Bay of Whales, or Balloon Bight (Sketch by G. Marston) 14 



The Motor-car in Soft Snow, after the Return of the Ship 14 



Penguins listening to the Gramophone during the Summer 14 



Glacier South op Cape Barne, with Motor travelling on Sea Ice. 24 



A Seal destined for the Larder 24 



Fetching Snow for Cooking Purposes 24 



Transporting a Sledge over bare Rocks for the Summer Journey 



TO THE Slopes of Mount Erebus 24 



Parasitic Cone on the Slopes of Mount Erebus 24 



Smoke streaming from the Crater of Mount Erebus 24 



Start of Western Party from Cape Royds 34 



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