John H. Blair
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John H. Blair was a Scottish sailor. During his early career, he worked aboard the Loch Line
, which operated between Britain and Australia. He then joined a Melbourne shipping company, and worked the Australia-India trade. From 1913–14, Blair served as Chief Officer aboard the SY Aurora, under John King Davis
, during the final Antarctic voyage of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(AAE). He later became Chief Executive Officer of Pangbourne Nautical College
.
The Blair Islands
, in Commonwealth Bay
in Antarctica, were named after him by AAE Commander Douglas Mawson
.
Loch Line
The Loch Line of Glasgow was a group of ill-fated colonial clippers that belonged to Messrs William Aitken and James Lilburn. Together, they operated a line of sailing ships between the United Kingdom and Australia between 1867 and 1911.-History:...
, which operated between Britain and Australia. He then joined a Melbourne shipping company, and worked the Australia-India trade. From 1913–14, Blair served as Chief Officer aboard the SY Aurora, under John King Davis
John King Davis
John King Davis, CBE was an English-born Australian explorer and navigator notable for his work captaining exploration ships in Antarctic waters as well as for establishing meteorological stations on Macquarie Island in the subantarctic and on Willis Island in the Coral Sea.-Early life:Davis's...
, during the final Antarctic voyage of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
(AAE). He later became Chief Executive Officer of Pangbourne Nautical College
Pangbourne College
Pangbourne College is a coeducational independent school located in the civil parish of Pangbourne, just South West of the village, in the English County of Berkshire....
.
The Blair Islands
Blair Islands
Blair Islands are a group of small islands lying west of Cape Gray, at the east side of the entrance to Commonwealth Bay. They were discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named the group for John H. Blair, Chief Officer on the Aurora....
, in Commonwealth Bay
Commonwealth Bay
Commonwealth Bay is an open bay about 48 km wide at the entrance between Point Alden and Cape Gray in Antarctica. It was discovered in 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who established the main base of the expedition at Cape Denison at the head of the bay...
in Antarctica, were named after him by AAE Commander Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
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