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Rare images from early Antarctic expeditions digitised and made available for first time

The newly released images show the harsh conditions on the icy continent. (Supplied: NAA)

A rare collection of images from early Australian and British expeditions to Antarctica has been digitised and released to the public for the first time.

The collection, transferred from the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to the National Archives of Australia (NAA), includes hundreds of photographs, glass plate negatives, and lantern slides from expeditions in the early 1900s to the icy continent.

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