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Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958) was an Australian photographer, explorer and ornithologist whose work as an aerial photographer in the fledgling movie business led to his engagement on a series of polar expeditions, including the 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition - the last hurrah for the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
This newsreel item offers a glimpse of Wilkins' aerial exploration of the Antarctic coast in 1928, during which the area was re-mapped and five new islands discovered. Wilkins was subsequently knighted for his achievements, and later embarked on an abortive attempt to explore the Antarctic by submarine, financed by US newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.
Simon McCallum
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Complete film (1:20)
