Person

Richards, Richard Walter (1894 - 1986)

Born
14 November 1894
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died
8 May 1986
Australia
Occupation
Antarctic explorer, Physicist and Science educator

Summary

Richard Walter Richards was a member of the British Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917 [Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition] as a physicist. He was just 20 years old, and had only recenlty completed his studies at the University of Melbourne, when he joined SY Aurora.

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Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

  • Richard Walter Richards - Records, 1914 - 1960, TRC 495; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

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This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
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