9 February 2021 - read the full article here

In a quiet suburban street north of Brisbane is a hidden treasure trove of Australia's Antarctic history, in the form of 100-year-old John Russell.

A former engineer, John is the last surviving member of a 10-man team who first established Mawson Station in 1954, huddled on exposed rock, surrounded by ice — the longest permanently operating station south of the Antarctic Circle ...