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Mawson 2011 Midwinter Festivities

Excerpt from the station Newsletter...

'...An early rise for everyone on Tuesday June 21, Midwinter Day. And what a beautiful day it was. Minus 15 and hardly any wind at all, the sky was cloudless. The day started in the kitchen with early preparations for brunch and midwinter’s dinner. Then at 10 am we shot upstairs to the cinema where we had a video hook-up with Kingston and the other stations to parry for who had the best events planned for the day. On the vote, Mawson won hands down. Then we scurried down to a brunch of croissants, bacon, fish pie and other artery clogging goodies.

Once that had all settled and the twilight started to seep in we all made a mad dash down to the midwinter swim. We had the hole in the harbour with RMIT van and Ebox change rooms and just behind them was the outdoor spa. There was much merriment and freezing bodies as one after the other we dove into the icy waters of the great southern ocean.



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Getting out quick. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Relaxing by the pool. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Enjoying a swim. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Getting the pool ready. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Keeping the pool ice free. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Taking the plunge 1. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Taking the plunge 2. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Stopping to photograph a starfish. Photo by Ian Phillips.
From the swim we came up for final preparations of the dining room which looked fantastic, adorned in the flags of Antarctic expedition nations and an ice sculpture of a penguin created by our very own Wilko. Pre-dinner drinks were held at 3 pm and then whilst looking smick in our midwinter finery we had our official Mawson winterers photo. At 4 pm we commenced the marathon 5 hour, 10 course meal. Scotty, the chef, did an outstanding job with every meal a gastronomic delight. The courses were:

1.      Cured salmon on rye with dill mustard
2.      Black pudding with cauliflower puree and seared scallop
3.      Saute fois gras with sauterne jelly and fig vincotto
4.      Braised red cabbage with shredded duck confit and poached egg
5.      Seared breast of guinea fowl Normandie
6.      Ruby grapefruit and Campari sorbet
7.      Venison medallion with port and cherry glaze
8.      Selection of assorted cheeses
9.      Licorice pannacotta with rum and pineapple syrup
10.     Chocolate pots with salted caramel


After dinner was a presentation of life at Mawson back in ’62 by Rolf, then Tom, Muzz and Cotty belted out some tunes as the rest of us lolled around like elephant seals. This was Midwinters - Mawson.

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Last minute touches by chef Scotty. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Table all set. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Penguin ice sculpture. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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The dinner is about to commence. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 1: Cured salmon on rye with dill mustard. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 4: Braised red cabbage with shredded duck confit and poached egg. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 7: Venison medallion with port and cherry glaze. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 2: Black pudding with cauliflower puree and seared scallop. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 5: Seared breast of guinea fowl Normandie. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 9: Licorice pannacotta with rum and pineapple syrup. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 3: Saute fois gras with sauterne jelly and fig vincotto. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 6: Ruby grapefruit and Campari sorbet. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 10: Chocolate pots with salted caramel. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Course 8: Selection of assorted cheeses. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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The table setting. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Post dinner entertainment. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Post dinner entertainment. Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Photo by Ian Phillips.
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Post dinner entertainment. Photo by Ian Phillips.
Many thanks to Ian Phillips and other Mawson expeditioners for supplying the photos...
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