History: magazine of the Royal Australian Historical Society

RAHS History magazine June issue:

• From the President's Desk - After eight years of distinguished service as President of the RAHS, Ian Jack decided not to seek re-election to that position at the Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2011. David Carment, the outgoing Senior Vice President, was elected to succeed him. Ian remains a Council member. The Manager, Mari Metzke, is retiring from the RAHS on 31 August 2011 after many years of outstanding work.
•  One hundred years of Australian Antarctic expeditions
• Thinking Antarctica? Remember Edgeworth David, a not-quite forgotten hero of the sSouth
• The long silence - Cara Edgeworth David
• Celebrating Mawson's centenary Australasian Antarctic expedition, 1911-14