A vapour of the mind: calling Sidney Jeffryes
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Tue 01 Aug 2023
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/a-vapour-of-the-mind-calling-sidney-jeffryes/102595614
The achievements of Sidney Jeffryes, a radio operator on the 1911 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, have been notably missing from the polar records. In an era that celebrated physical heroism, vulnerability was not tolerated.
