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From the Archives, 1959: Australia's Mawson polar base struck by hurricane

In 1959, a 120m.p.h. hurricane battered Australia's Polar base at Mawson. Two Beaver aircraft, valued at £100,000, were destroyed when the hurricane struck the icefield airstrip where they were moored, disrupting the bases planned scientific research and coastal exploration.

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