I visited Wilkes station recently and stayed overnight in a hut, below are some pictures and a brief history.
Wilkes station, 66° 15′ 25.6″ S, 110° 31′ 32.2″ E, was established on 29 January 1957 by the United States of America as part of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica.
Under an agreement with the United States, Australia was permitted to use the station stores and supplies that remained, on condition that nothing was removed and the Australia reported annually to the USA on consumption of the stores and supplies. A hand-over ceremony was held on 7 February 1959. Australia used the station until it occupied the new Casey station in 1969.
Wilkes station is now almost permanently frozen in ice and is only occasionally revealed during a big thaw every four or five years. Many objects remain embedded in the ice, and visitors are often able to see the remains of the station through the ice, seemingly exactly as it was left.
What remains at Wilkes are a number of barracks buildings known as Clements huts, and the remnants of the semi-cylindrical canvas store buildings known as Jamesway huts
Source text and further information:
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/stations/wilkes
