[hprotagonist]

You can read Mawson's own account, in his own words, here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6137/6137-h/6137-h.htm

"The Benzine Hut" is a phrase that haunts me sometimes.

[andrewwharton]

Also available from http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/explor...

Can higly recommend. It seems like there was a completely different view as to what were "acceptable risks" back in those days.