Partial Time Line for 1965

By Allen McLaren.

Jan 8, 1965: Left Melbourne on Thala Dan
Jan 15: Arrived Dumont d'Urville and offloaded part of French Expeditions Polaires party
Jan 19: Couldn't get into Wilkes due to ice. Continued on to Davis
Jan 23: Arrived Davis and loaded gear
Jan 28: Arrived Wilkes. Started offloading and started surveys for Repstat construction.
Jan 29: Started Repstat construction
Feb 4 to 6: Field trip by McLaren and Morgan (Wilkes '64 glaciologist) to S-2 to examine ANARE drill
Feb 11: Thala Dan left
Mar 8 to Apl 27: Autumn glaciological/geological field trip with J. Lanyon; K Shennan; G Allen; W Demech; M Forecast and A McLaren. To establish existing stake positions and both ice and bedrock surface profiles.
May 14 to 19: Glaciological field trip to Haupt Nunatak with K Hicks; R Wiggins; M Hader and A McLaren
May 26 to June 19: Glaciological/geophysical field trip to S-2 with A McLaren; G Allen; K Bennet and M Glenny
Aug 10 to 29: Dog team survey to Browning Peninsula with A McLaren; T Warriner; B Holmes and P Gibson
Oct 1 to Nov 15: Geological spring field trip with J Lanyon; G Allen; K Shennan and others
Dec 1 to Jan 13: Glaciological summer field trip with A McLaren; B Ryder; R Wiggins; M Forecast; M Bayley and S Harvey.
Jan 12, 1966: Arrival of Nella Dan with summer Repstat construction crew.
Jan 25: Arrival of Thala Dan with 1966 relief party.
Feb 9: Thala Dan leaves Wilkes with 1965 party

I have no record of the days spent on Repstat construction.