Vale Aristide Michael Bonnici -Wilkes 64 With the saddest of heart, I would like to inform you of the passing of my father Aristide Michael Bonnici , Wilkes 1964. He has always remembered his time at Wilkes base with the fondest of memories. – Email from Michael Bonnici 6 Feb 2015 Exploits of his adventures at […]
Vale- Peter Gallagher – Mawson 1971 Peter passed away last year – Personal communication by email to R. Fletcher 25 May 2015
Vale- Rex McCarthy – Casey 1981-Plant Inspector Rex McCarthy died suddenly on 10th September 2013 at the age of 67. He is survived by his wife of nearly forty years, Loretta. Regrettably, none of his fellow expeditioners knew of his death until now. A large man, known to all his fellow expeditioners as the “Bionic Bubble” […]
Vale- Dr Louise Crossley – Station Leader Station Year Season Job Mawson 1991 Winter SL Prince Charles Mts 1992 Summer Field Macquarie Island 2000 Winter Macquarie Island 2003 Winter Dr Louise Crossley passed away on 30 July 2015. As well as being a truly remarkable woman, Dr Crossley was also the 2nd woman Station leader […]
Vale – Mark Forecast Station Year Season Job Wilkes 1965 Winter Met Observer Mawson 1967 Winter Met Observer Macquarie Island 1969 Winter Met Observer in charge & Station 2IC Round Trip 2003 Summer ANARE Club Rep Mark Forecast died on Sunday 2nd August at the Murray Bridge Hospital (SA), after a long battle with leukaemia. […]
Vale – Hilary (Larry) James Harrington – NZ Larry Harrington passed away in Canberra on 1st August, aged 91. Larry was the leader of the 1958-9 New Zealand Geological and Survey Program and made the first ascent of Mount Discovery at the mouth of McMurdo Sound in December 1959. Larry subsequently worked in the Australian Bureau […]
Vale – Dick Ritchie Station Year Season Job Wilkes 1963 Winter Cook Mawson 1965 Winter Wilkes 1968 Winter Dick passed away on 14 Oct at ninety years of age. Funeral to be held on Monday 19 Oct at 10am at Pine Funeral Services, Greensborough Vic. phonecall from M.Corry 14/10/15
Peter Shaw – HI 53, M 55. Peter Shaw and his wife passed away earlier this week. Peter served at Heard Island 1953 and Mawson 1955 and is featured on a AAT stamp “Raising the flag at Vestfold Hills’-the site of Davis Base He was also the Bureau’s first Hydrometeorologist Email from D.Dodd 30/10/15
Bob Reeve – AAD photographer, Round trips **, 1972, 1982 Bob Reeves passed away 20 October 2015. Secretary notified by letter from POA 8/11/15
Robert Wyers Robert Wyers passed away in Novemer 2015. Advised by Simon Cowling from ACT memberships
