Photo album: "From Paris to Melbourne"

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We leave Paris - Le Bourget, on February 20th, 1967, aboard a DC8 of the French company UTA. We arrive at Sydney, Australia, after three stops (Athens, Colombo and Singapore), a last flight aboard an Electra of Australian ANSETT-ANA transports us to Melbourne, on February 22nd morning. The Danish polar ship, M/S Thala Dan, is waiting in the harbour.

Aboard the DC8 of UTA company, between Athens and Colombo

Refuelling the DC8 during the Colombo stop (Sri Lanka)

Inside Colombo airport

Passengers embarking at the end of the stop

Aboard the Electra of ANSETT-ANA, between Sydney and Melbourne (Australia)

The Danish polar ship, M/S Thala Dan, in Melbourne harbour

Immersion in a park greenery, in Melbourne, before finding ourselves in a totally mineral world for the next twelve months

A visit to the Australian fauna before leaving: black swans

Other aquatic birds (if someone from Australia or a birds specialist could tell me what they are, I'd be grateful)

Kangaroos in the zoo of Melbourne

Another symbol of Australia: the koala, is a marsupial too

Preparing to spend our first night aboard Thala Dan

Last load of supplies for the base of Dumont d'Urville

Before leaving the port, the boats are stowed back above the hold accesses

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