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1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica
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The expedition was commemorated in a 2007 5-stamp set issued by NZ post. The stamps highlight air transport (the 50c) showing the single-engine Mk. VII Auster and Beaver. Mr James Bates is before the Auster; the role of the Sledge ($1.00); Dog team ($1.50), mechanized Tractor ($2.00) caching supplies and ultimately reaching the Pole on 4 January 1958, and HMNZS Endeavour ($2.50) which carried the Ross Sea support party and equipment. NZ Post
A small image of a modified Ferguson TE20 tractor from the expedition is also found on the New Zealand five dollar note, the design of which features Sir Edmund Hillary.
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