24 Feb 1831            Enderby Land discovered by British Capt. John Biscoe
                         (b. 1794 - d. 1843) in the Tula and Lively.
27 Nov 1833            McDonald Island and Heard Islands probably sighted by
                         British sealer Peter Kemp on brig Magnet.
19 Jan 1840            Wilkes Land is discovered by U.S. Lt. Charles Wilkes
                         (b. 1798 - d. 1877).
 9 Jan 1841            Victoria Land claimed for U.K. by Capt. James Clark
                         Ross (b. 1800 - d. 1862).
25 Nov 1853            Heard Island sighted by American Capt. John J. Heard
                         (b. 1809 - d. 1862) on the barque Oriental.
 4 Jan 1854            McDonald Islands sighted by British Capt. William
                         McDonald aboard the Samarang.
22 Feb 1902            Kaiser Wilhelm II Land (Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Land) or the
                         Wilhelm II Coast (Wilhelm-II-Küste) discovered and
                         named by Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (b. 1865 - d.
                         1889), leader of the German Gauss (Deutsche Südpolar)
                         Expedition to Antarctica.
21 Feb 1912            Queen Mary Land (or Queen Mary Coast) claimed for U.K.
                         and named by Douglas Mawson (b. 1882 - d. 1958).
26 Nov - 3 Dec 1929    Heard Island occupied by Sir Douglas Mawson's (s.a.)
                         Antarctic expedition.
13 Jan 1930            Enderby Land is claimed for U.K. by Sir Douglas Mawson
                         (s.a.).
 9 Feb 1931            Princess Elizabeth Land claimed for U.K. and named
                         by Sir Douglas Mawson (s.a.).
13 Jun 1933            British order annexes the part of Antarctica south of
                         60° and between longitudes 45° E and 160° E
                         (excluding French Terre Adélie 136°E to 142°E), and
                         transfers it to Australia.
24 Aug 1936            Transfer of sovereignty to Australia effective, by the
                         Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933
                         (Australian Antarctic Territory).
 1 Apr 1938            Boundaries with French Terre Adélie are fixed 
                         definitively between longitudes 136°E and 142°E.
28 May 1947            Australian Antarctic Planning Committee formed which
                         from Aug 1947 operates the Australian National
                         Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE).
26 Dec 1947            Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Macquarie Island
                         are transferred to Australia by U.K. (both administered
                         by Australian Antarctic Division).
 1 Jan 1949            Australian Antarctic Division created to administer
                         Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard Islands and
                         Islands.
13 Feb 1954            Mawson Station, first permanent Australian station
                         in Antarctica, opens. Davis Station established 13 Jan
                         1957 (temporarily closed 25 Jan 1965 - 15 Feb 1969).