Past Event

Launch of FROM ANTARCTICA TO THE GOLD RUSHES by John Ramsland

8th Dec 2011

Presenter: Brolga Publishing
Website: http://brolgapublishing.com.au/
Event Duration: 120 minutes

Commander Alexander Smith RN served his country with fearless resolution for seventeen years on the quarterdeck, encountering many adventures on the high seas – an intrepid voyager in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Under the command of Captain James Clark Ross, he became a heroic polar explorer in the north Atlantic and was chosen for the epic 1839–1843 British Antarctic Expedition aboard the Erebus in the pivotal rank of First Mate.
    
For the first time, the expeditions Erebus and Terror penetrated the furthest south into the Antarctic and discovered the ice barrier despite competition of Charles Wilkes’ American and Dumont d’Urville’s French expeditions. The Ross expedition was the first to go where no human being had gone before.

About the author:

John Ramsland OAM is Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle NSW and a well-regarded historian. He is an author of several books and many articles. Children of the Backlanes, Custodians of the Soil and Remembering Aboriginal Heroes are considered classics in their field. Brave & Bold won a prestigious NSW Writer’s Centre award.