Station Mawson Wilkes, Casey Early years 1959 - Law Hut built : Wilkes (1959 -1969) 20 litre flour drum, emptied Long drop (removed in the 1960s to faeces incinerated, ash into Half 200 litre drums, onto sea-ice at intervals (out late 1970s) 1980s and 1990s sea emptied beyond islands) Flush toilets, all material (210 litre drums, onto sea ice Urination on the ground flushed directly into sea briquettes Casey, from 1970 (restricted to two sites) and paper, fired at 1970 : Goodrid 1970s : intervals) incinerators Destroylet - gas fired Urine drum - emptied into (200 litre drums, concrete Urine drum, emptied into sea lined, sea 1973 - Nellie Hut : with cast iron lid, air - Destroylet - gas fired, ash control into and flue. Fired by packing sea. case wood), ash into the Urine drum, emptied into sea sea Later (approx 1975) Chemiloos, used caustic soda Remains into the sea
Station Early years 1960s to 1980s and 1990s Mawson 1959 - Law Hut built : faeces incinerated, ash into sea (210 litre drums, briquettes and paper, fired at intervals) Urine drum - emptied into sea 1973 - Nellie Hut : Destroylet - gas fired, ash into sea. Urine drum, emptied into sea Wilkes, Casey Wilkes (1959 -1969) Half 200 litre drums, emptied onto sea ice Casey, from 1970 1970 : Goodrid incinerators (200 litre drums, concrete lined, with cast iron lid, air control and flue. Fired by packing case wood), ash into the sea Later (approx 1975) Chemiloos, used caustic soda Remains into the sea 20 litre flour drum, emptied onto sea-ice at intervals (out beyond islands) Urination on the ground (restricted to two sites) 1970s : Destroylet - gas fired Urine drum, emptied into sea - Long drop (removed in the late 1970s) Flush toilets, all material flushed directly into sea
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