In Mawson’s footsteps: explorer attempts to break Antarctic record. “Come back alive.” That was the condition attached to the financing of Sir Douglas Mawson’s exploration of Antarctica from 1911 to 1913 by pastoralist and department store owner Samuel Hordern. He did. A century later, Sam Hordern, a film producer, is continuing the family’s philanthropic tradition … Continue reading In Mawson’s footsteps