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			Creator		Dovers family
			Title		Dovers Family - Papers, 1911-1915, 1953-1958
			Level of Description		Collection
			Date of Work		1911-1915, 1953-1958
			Type of Material		Graphic Materials Textual Records
			Call Number		MLMSS 3812
			Issue Copy		Microfilm - George Harris Dovers: CY 4413, frames 102 - 392 (MLMSS 3812/1, Items 1 - 4). Microfilm - Robert G. Dovers: CY 4413, frames 393 - 507 (MLMSS 3812/2, Items 1 - 3).
			Physical Description		1 box - 0.13 Meters Photographs
			Administrative / Biographical Note		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.
			Contents		1. George Harris Sarjeant Dovers, 1911-1915 a. Diaries, 24 Dec. 1911-4 Aug. 1912. One diary contains autographs of members of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (Call No.: MLMSS 3812/1/1-2: Issue CY 4413, frames 102-217) b. Notebook, ca.29 Dec. 1911-ca. 24 Dec. 1912. Includes notes on 'Latitude & Azimuth by observation of Sigma Octantis', 15 Sept. 1907-ca. 1912; sketches, ca. 1912; and mathematical formulae concerning cartography, ca. 1912 (Call No.: MLMSS 3812/1/3: Issue CY 4413, frames 218-306) c. Letters to his family, 1911-1912 (Call No.: MLMSS 3812/1/4: Issue CY 4413, frames 307-392) d. Letter received from Sir Douglas Mawson, 1915 (Call No.: MLMSS 3812/1/4: Issue CY 4413, frames 307-392) e. Menu, Midwinter Day Dinner, 22 June 1912 (Call No.: MLMSS 3812/1/4: Issue CY 4413, frames 307-392) f. Miscellaneous notes, 1911-1912 (Call No.: MLMSS 3812/1/4: Issue CY 4413, frames 307-392) 2. Robert G. Dovers, 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)
			Source		Presented by Robert Dovers in 1980


			General Note		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
			Author/Artist		Dovers, George, 1887-1971 Dovers, Robert Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958
			Name		Aurora (steam yacht/icebreaker) Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) Dovers, George, 1887-1971
			Subject		Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- 20th century. Cartographers -- Australia. Explorers -- Antarctica. Surveyors -- Australia.
			Place		Antarctica
			Digital order no.		Album ID : 823868