Person

Watson, Andrew Dougald (1885 - 1962)

Born
27 June 1885
New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
Died
9 January 1962
Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Antarctic researcher, Geologist, Headmaster and Photographer

Summary

Andrew Watson was a geologist and photographer with the Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 led by Douglas Mawson. Between 1912 and 1913 Watson was stationed with the Western Base (Queen Mary Land) where he trained the party's dogs, studied glacial ice and glacial effects on the landscape and accessible rock. With others of the party he participate in mapping the coast, efforts which were hindered by the ice conditions. After leaving Antarctica with most of the Expedition members in February 1913, Watson enjoyed a long career as a teacher and headmaster. Watson Bluff (Davis Island, Antarctica) was named in his honour.

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Chronology

1911 - February 1913
Career position - Geologist and photographer, Western Base, Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1913
Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of Adelaide
1913
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1914
Career position - Science teacher, Sydney Boys' High School
1915
Award - Polar Medal (Silver)
1915 - 1932
Career position - Science master (later Deputy Headmaster), North Sydney Boy's High School
1933 - 1935
Career position - Headmaster, Glen Innes High School
1935 - 1937
Career position - Headmaster, Bowral High School
1938 - 1945
Career position - Headmaster, Canberra High School
1946
Career position - President, Antarctic Club
1946 - 1949
Career position - Headmaster, Homebush Boys' High School

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Published resources

Book Sections

  • Price, Barry, 'Watson, Andrew Dougald (1885-1962)' in Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980, Christopher Cunneen, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2005), p. 398. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10480b.htm. Details

Edited Books

  • Riffenburgh, Beau and de Boos, Crispin eds, The Antarctic diaries of Andrew Dougald Watson and Alexander Lorimer Kennedy together with the paintings and drawings of Charles Turnbull Harrison (Norwich, U.K.: Erskine Press, 2018), 382 pp. 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

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