On 5 January 2012 Professor Tom Griffiths, Antarctic historian, joined the Australian Antarctic Division’s centennial voyage to Mawson’s Huts at Commonwealth Bay. The journey marks 100 years since Douglas Mawson’s epic expedition of 1911 to 1914.

To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a website for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 (AAE) at the Centre for Environmental History which offers a brief background to the expedition. More importantly, the site serves as a platform from which Tom will (as technology, the Southern Ocean, and the ice allow) post updates on his experience, and reflections on this commemorative expedition in his own words and through the diaries of Australasian Antarctic Expedition members.

In addition to Tom’s updates, which will be collected in ‘Tom’s Blog’, further supporting material will be added as the journey progresses, including images, video clips, and diary entries (both historical and present). At times access may allow for daily updates; at times there may be days with no word from Tom, so keep checking back with the site and join us in following Tom’s experience.

Visit the AAE website at http://ceh.environmentalhistory-au-nz.org/research/aae/