The stories

  • Page 78 of journal kept by Victor Hayward

    Page 78 of journal kept by Victor Hayward

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  • Inside front cover of journal kept by Victor Hayward

    Inside front cover of journal kept by Victor Hayward

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The first Story from the archive is the Ross Sea Party.

Follow the story of the Ross Sea Party as they laid provisions for Ernest Shackleton in the Antarctic. You can browse through the story using the timelines and the maps at the tops of the pages.

You can also view a selection of digitised archival assets which help to tell the story. This includes a transciption of the diary kept by Victor Hayward.

The National Maritime Museum holds a file of material on the Ross Sea Party, you can use the archive catalogue to research further into polar exploration and Ernest Shackleton.