Person

Dovers, George Harris Sarjeant (1887 - 1971)

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Born
1887
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Died
8 July 1971
Occupation
Antarctic explorer, Surveyor and Cartographer

Summary

George Dovers was completing his studies to become a Licensed Surveyor when he joined the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under the leadership of Douglas Mawson. Dovers was cartographer at the Western Base (Queen Mary Land). He participated in several sledging parties, including those involved in the discovery of Haswell Island and Gaussberg. On returning from Antarctica he established a private practice in surveying in Wollongong, New South Wales. Cape Dovers, Queen Mary Land, Antarctica, was named in his honour.

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Chronology

Career event - Fellow, Royal Geographical Society
1911 - February 1913
Career position - Cartographer, Western Base, Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1914 - 1966
Career position - In private practice as a surveyor, Wollongong, N.S.W.
1915
Award - Polar Medal (Silver)
1946 - 1952
Career position - Member, Institution of Surveyors, New South Wales
1952 - 1968
Career position - Member, Institution of Surveyors, Australia
1968 - 1971
Award - Life Member, Institution of Surveyors, Australia

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Archival resources

Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide

  • George Harris Sarjeant Dovers - Records, 1912 - 1913, 919.89/A938n; Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • George Harris Sarjeant Dovers - Records, 1911 - 1915, ML MSS 3812; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

South Australian Museum Archives

  • George Harris Sarjeant Dovers - Records, 1915 - 1954, 49DM, 175AAE; South Australian Museum Archives. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'George Harris Sarjeant Dovers, M.I.S. Aust.', Australian surveyor, 23 (8) (1971), 521. Details

Resources

See also

  • Jensen, David, Mawson's remarkable men: the personal stories of the epic 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expediton (Sydeny: Allen and Unwin, 2015), 183 pp. Details

Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn

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