Permanent year factsheet

Australia in 1911

Historical records for Australia in 1911, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Events
1Named people
4Places
1Categories

Historical records

January

27 January 1911First Western Geological JourneyFrank Debenham

Butter Point · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Debenham begins the first Western Party field journey after Terra Nova lands the geological team near Butter Point.

February

February 1911Dry Valleys Geological MappingFrank Debenham

Victoria Land · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Debenham maps geological features and collects specimens during the Western Party's first field season.

April

April 1911Cape Evans Geological StudyFrank Debenham

Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Debenham examines the local terrain around Cape Evans as part of the expedition's geological programme.

Other Events

1911Koettlitz Glacier SurveyFrank Debenham

Koettlitz Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Debenham records geological evidence around the Koettlitz Glacier during the Western Party's first extended field season.

Names involved

Frank Debenham

Places involved

Butter PointCape EvansKoettlitz GlacierVictoria Land

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.