Australia, January 1911

• Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science: £1000
• R Barr Smith (South Australia): £1000
• Hugh Denison (Sydney): £1000
• Samuel Hordern (Sydney): £1000 (subsequently increased to £2500)
• Total: £4000

London, June 1911

• S Hordern (Sydney) (second donation): £1500
• Roderick Murchison (Melbourne): £1000
• WA Horn (South Australia): £1000
• Lord Strathcona: £1000
• Eugene Sandow: £1050
• Imperial Government: £2000
• Royal Geographical Society: £500
• Lionel Robinson (Sydney): £250
• CD Mackellar: £150
• GP Doolette: £150
• G Buckley: £150
• Lord Denman: £100
• Madame Melba (Melbourne): £100
• SY Buchanan: £100 (later increased to £200)
• Daily Mail: £100
• Messrs Bullivants: £100
• &c, aggregating an additional: £593
• Total: £9843

Australia, October 1911

Sydney

• Government grant: £7000
• Collected by Professor David: £50
• Sydney Morning Herald: £100
• Professor David’s own donation and lecture proceeds: £100
• Total: £7250

Melbourne

• Government grant: £6000
• Collected by Professor Masson: £70
• Total: £6070

Adelaide

• Government grant: £5000
• Collected by Mr. Piper (including Angus £100, Simpson £85, Scarfe £50): £250
• Total: £5250

Hobart

• Government grant: £500
• Collected: £55
• Total: £555

National

• Commonwealth grant: £5000

Subtotal: £24,125
Carried forward: £37,968

London, 1913

• Sir Lucas Tooth (Sydney): £1000
• Imperial Treasury: £1000
• Royal Geographical Society: £100
• SY Buchanan: £100
• Lady Scott: £100
• Commander Evans: £100
• Other members of Scott Expedition and general subscriptions: £227
• Total: £2627

Australia, 1913

• Commonwealth grant: £5000
• Collected by Professor David (approximately): £50
• Total: £5050

Australia, 1914

• Collected by Professor Masson (approximately): £80
• GJR Murray (Adelaide): £100
• Sir Samuel Way: £50
• Total: £230

London, 1914

• Collected: £10

Total moneys donated: £45,885

Assets realized and added to the fund

• Sale of photos and newspaper articles: £490
• Sale of ship and materials: £3699
• Lectures, films, &c: £726
• Total: £4915

Bills owing: £5932

Assets to be realized

• In hand: £560
• Owing: £340
• Anticipated sale of gear: £570
• Total: £1470

Debit balance: £4462

Total cost of Expedition**: £56,732

** An estimate of the cost of the expedition should also take account of donations in kind, which, as can be gathered, were numerous. Facilities offered by harbour boards and valuable assistance extended in the matter of docking and repairing the 'Aurora', particularly in the case of the State of Victoria, and to a less extent in New South Wales.

Then there were valuable contributions of coal, particularly by Mr. J Brown of Newcastle (N.S.W.), Mr. HD Murphy (Melbourne), and the Lithgow Collieries Company.

(From Home of the Blizzard, Appendix VI, Finance)