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Ruins of husky kennels

24 March 1977

Ruin of kennels used to house the huskies for Captain Robert ...

Kites at an airport

circa 1958

The two boys with kites are my brother and me, and other family ...

Entering the belly of the C-17 Globemaster III

4 October 2014

Entering the cargo bay via the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster ...

Infant looking over the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III

4 October 2014

An infant looks out through an observation window over the cargo ...

Husky statue at Lyttleton

‎Sunday, ‎15 ‎September ‎2019

This statue was created by Mark Whyte and stands outside the ...

Greenpeace protesters

15 January 1983

Greenpeace protesters, Marie Chapman and Knorrie McFarlane, on ...

View of the Koonya departing for New Zealand

1908

The Koonya was supplied to Shackleton's Antarctic expedition by ...

Crew of the Nimrod waving goodbye to the Koonya

1908

The Koonya was supplied by the Union Steamship Company to tow ...

Under the C-17

4 October 2014

Under the wings of the C-17 Globemaster III at the United States ...

The Nimrod leaving Lyttelton for the Antarctic

1 January 1908

My father, Felix Rooney, and grandfather both sailed with ...

Nimrod being loaded in Lyttelton for the Antarctic

1907

Shackleton's ship The Nimrod at Lyttelton being loaded for ...

Felix Rooney arriving in Christchurch by plane

1960s

My father Felix Rooney arrives in the South Island by plane from ...

McMurdo Library

26 November 2004

Library at McMurdo Station on Ross Island. McMurdo is the main ...

The body of the Scott Statue.

22 January 2016

The statue of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott broke at ...

Huskies on Quail Island

1928

Husky working dogs, cages and a man on Quail Island, just off ...

Waiting for a flight north

9 December 2005

Mike Rodgers on a hazardous equipment inspection trip at the ...

Lockheed Neptune aircraft at Wigram

1961

Deep Freeze aircraft were based at Wigram in the early days. ...

Sled Dog Sculpture, Lyttelton

22 April 2018

The bronze sled dog sculpture was unveiled on 1 October 2016 to ...

Antarctica protester

29 April 1991

A protester dressed as a penguin with a placard sat outside the ...

Totem Pole

1 April 2018

View of the Indian Totem Pole of Friendship at Christchurch ...

Passengers leaving Christchurch for McMurdo Station

2005

View of passengers leaving Christchurch for McMurdo Station, ...

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