Celebrating heroes, Governor-General Quentin Bryce pays tribute in Antarctica QUENTIN BRYCE became the first Australian governor-general to visit Antarctica when her plane landed on the ice runway this morning at Wilkins Aerodrome in Australia's Antarctic Territory. Ms Bryce met expeditioners from several countries and unveiled a plaque which had been set in ice, as part of the continuing celebrations of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914), led by scientist and explorer Douglas Mawson.