Sir Douglas Mawson

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  • Birth of Douglas Mawson

    Birth of Douglas Mawson

    5 May 1882 at Shipley, Yorkshire, England douglas mawson was born
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    Douglas Mawson

  • Mawsons family migrates to NSW

    Mawsons family migrates to NSW

    The family moved to Rooty Hill, near Sydney, in 1884.
  • Douglas Mawson's School Years

    Douglas Mawson's School Years

    19 Apr 1888 - 13 Jul 1898 Douglas Mawson attended Rooty Hill and Fort Street Model Schools, which were both in Sydney.
  • Douglas Mawson attends University

    Douglas Mawson attends University

    Mawson studied mining engineering at the University of Sydney between 1902 and 1905.
  • Douglas Mawson is made lecturer of Minerology and Petrology

    Douglas Mawson is made lecturer of Minerology and Petrology

    In 1905, Douglas Mawson became the Head Lecturer in Minerology and Petrology at the University of Adelaide.
  • Douglas Mawson's first Antarctic Expedition

    Douglas Mawson's first Antarctic Expedition

    Douglas Mawson helped Ernest Shackleton assemble a polar team accompaired them as the team's Physicist. They did this aboard a ship called the Nimrod.
  • Mawson's own Antarctic Expedition

    Mawson's own Antarctic Expedition

    In 1912, Mawson set up his own expedition to the South Pole with help from Doctor Xavier Mertz and Lieutenant Belgrave Ninnis.
  • Ninnis dies on the Expedition

    Ninnis dies on the Expedition

    14 Dec 1912 On this day, Belgrave Ninnis died after falling down a deep crevasse. He took the six best dogs and most of the food with him.
  • Mertz Vitamin A poisoning

    Mertz Vitamin A poisoning

    Xavier Mertz fell ill with Vitamin A poisoning.This made him bite of his finger and this contributed to his death as he lost alot of blood. Because of this, Mawson struggled
  • Xavier Mertz dies

    Xavier Mertz dies

    Mertz died which left mawson alone.
  • The Return of Douglas Mawson to The Hut

    The Return of Douglas Mawson to The Hut

    Unrecognisable because of starvation and frostbite, Mawson staggered in to the protection of the Expedition's base called "The Hut" in the evening of the 8th of February, 1913.
  • When Mawson got married

    When Mawson got married

    on March 31, 1914 douglas mawson got marrried to
  • Sir Douglas Mawson is knighted

    Sir Douglas Mawson is knighted

    Douglas Mawson became Sir Douglas Mawson as he received a British Knighthood.
  • Sir Douglas Mawson joins the Military

    Sir Douglas Mawson joins the Military

    Sir Douglas Mawson joined the British Munitions Department and was appointed embarkation officer for high explosives and poisonous gas to Russia.
  • Douglas Mawson is made Professor

    Douglas Mawson is made Professor

    20 Dec 1918 - 28 Jun 1957 Sir Douglas Mawson is appointed Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Adelaide.
  • Mawson starts the lead of the Commonwealth Antarctic Research Expedition

    Mawson starts the lead of the Commonwealth Antarctic Research Expedition

    27 Nov 1929 - 31 Jan 1933
    Douglas Mawson convinced the Government to fund the first Commonwealth Antarctic Research Expeditions. These expeditions mapped much of the coastline and conducted a lot of marine science. The Government established the Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act of 1933 because of Mawson's good work.
  • Mawson supports Australian National Research Expeditions

    Mawson supports Australian National Research Expeditions

    1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1952 After world war two, Mawson continued to work with all the Australian National Antarctic Expeditions until he retired at the age of 70 in 1952.
  • Sir Douglas Mawson died

    Sir Douglas Mawson died

    Sir Douglas Mawson died on this day. This was a tragic event