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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-12-11 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-12-11 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007926b.htm person Correll Percy Edward AACR2 17 July 1892 11 June 1974 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Antarctic explorer Instrument maker mechanic Percy Correll interrupted his studies in physics at the University of Adelaide to join the Australasian Antarctic Expedition in 1911 under the leadership of Douglas Mawson. Mechanic for the Expedition, Correll was skilled at making and maintaining instruments and fashioning repairs. He became a specialist in clocks, tide gauges, theodolites and sledgemeters. His photographic skills were also useful to the Expedition. Between 8 November 1912 and 16 January 1913 Correll was a member of the eastern sledging party, with Cecil Madigan and Archibald McLean, to map the coastline to the east of Cape Denison, crossing the Mertz Glacier and a heavily-crevassed region. They arrived back to find the Expedition ship Aurora waiting to take the party home. Correll left with most of the expeditioners: Madigan and McLean remained to await the return of Mawson's sledging party. Correll returned in Aurora the following year to take off the remaining expeditioners, including Mawson. After the Expedition he became an inventor. His inventions included an anti-glare device for motor vehicle lights (which was manufactured successfully in Adelaide), a non-drip teapot, and a child-proof bottle. 1911 February 1913 Career position - Mechanic, Australasian Antarctic Expedition 8 November 1912 16 January 1913 Career position - Member, Eastern sledging party with Cecil Madigan and Archibald McLean December 1913 December 1913 Career event - Returned to Cape Denison in Aurora to relieve remaining members of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1915 1915 Award - Polar Medal (silver) McLean, Archibald Lang (Archie) (1885 - 1922) Madigan, Cecil Thomas (1889 - 1947) Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911 - 1914)

Mechanic, Cape Denison 1911 - February 1913

 'Correll, Percy Edward', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Correll, Percy Edward Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Racing with Death: Douglas Mawson - Antarctic Explorer Riffenburgh, Beau Racing with Death: Douglas Mawson - Antarctic Explorer London Bloomsbury 2008 Book: Mawson's remarkable men: the personal stories of the epic 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expediton Jensen, David Mawson's remarkable men: the personal stories of the epic 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expediton Sydeny Allen and Unwin 2015