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The film Antarctic Adventure about the 1957 expedition by Sir Edmund Hillary. It begins with the New Zealand section of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Hillary, sailing from Wellington to the Ross Sea in HMNZS Endeavour.
Film courtesy of Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga (YouTube channel) Reference number: W3606/g/8, 1957 Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.
'Film: Antarctic Adventure', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/antarctic-adventure-pt-1, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 11-Oct-2021
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Graham Wallace
Posted: 29 Jan 2013
I was part of the 9 man crew who took this ship to canada in 1962. Regards, Graham.
Bryan Lee
Posted: 25 Feb 2010
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