‘The Life of Sir Hubert Wilkins’ – Carolyn Spooner BA (Hons), Dip. Lib. Studies

Carolyn has worked at the State Library for 37 years and loves its mix of heritage collections and the latest technology. She currently delivers community-learning programs, assists researchers, and coordinates the Library’s transcription program.

Carolyn explores the life of the little-known South Australian Sir Hubert Wilkins—polar explorer but so much more—in a slideshow of sumptuous images from the collections of the State Library, from rare books to a ticket to hear Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at the Adelaide Town Hall in 1920. Readings from Sir Hubert’s writings reveal an endearing man of science and spiritualism.