#FirstAussieFemaleInAntarctica #NelLaw #NellaDanIcebreaker

https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/transportation/shipping/lauritzen/nella-dan-1962-1987/

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My mother's cousin - Nel Law 

'Smuggled on board a Danish ship in 1961, Nelle Law was the first Australian woman to set foot on Australian Antarctic Territory. The first Australian man, Louis Bernacchi landed on continental Antarctica 66 years earlier in 1895.
Nelle 'Nel' travelled there with her husband Phillip 'Phil' Law who was the Director of the ANARE (Australia National Antarctic Research Expedition) program.'

https://www.naa.gov.au/blog/smuggled-antarctic