Dovers Family - Papers, 1911-1915, 1953-1958

MLMSS 3812

fonds

1911-1915, 1953-1958

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

421417

Microfilm : CY 4413, frames 102-392 (MLMSS 3812/1, Items 1-4).
Microfilm : CY 4413, frames 393-507 (MLMSS 3812/2, Items 1-3).

1 box - 0.13 Meters
Photographs

George Harris Sarjeant Dovers, 1887-1971, was a surveyor and cartographer who helped explore and map Antarctica. He was a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, which was led by Sir Douglas Mawson on the ship Aurora. He was at that time a surveyor with the Commonwealth Government Office in Sydney.

Robert G. Dovers, d.1981, was the son of George Harris Sarjeant Dovers and, like his father, was a surveyor and cartographer. Following his military service during the Second World War, he joined the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition. From 1947 to 1949 he was surveyor and second-in-command with the pioneer party on Heard Island. In 1950 he spent six months on the Australian Station at Macquarie Island. From 1951 to 1952 he was an Australian observer on Adelie Land, being on loan to the Third French Antarctic Expedition. From 1953 to 1955 he was surveyor and leader of the wintering party which established and operated the new base at Mawson in MacRobertson Land.

Series 01: George Harris Sarjeant Dovers papers, 1911-1915

Series 02: Robert G. Dovers papers, 1953-1958

a. 2 Diaries, 31 Dec 1951 - 17 Jan 1953 and 2 Dec 1954 - 4 Jan. 1955 (Call No.: MLMSS 3812/2/1-2: Issue CY 4413, frames 393-499)
b. Letters received from Sir Douglas Mawson, 1955-1958 (Call No.: MLMSS 3812/2/3: Issue CY 4413, frames 500-507)

Maps (3) from this collection are filed in the maps collection at M Ser 4000/1, MSS 3812 items 1-2
Photographs (3) from this collection are included in the Mitchell Library Small Pictures File. For description see Pic.Acc. 5438