Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson was born on the 5th of May 1882 in West Yorkshire/Shipley.
He was second son to Robert Mawson and Margaret Mawson.At the age of two he and his parents emigrated to Australia.
He attended Fort Street Model school and later on the University of Sydney.He, in 1902 graduated with a bachelor of engineering degree.On one of his expeditions one of his crew members fell down a large crevasse.Resources were scarce and they were soon forced to eat 'dog livers',but little did they know that the dog livers were potentially toxic.The toxic dog livers combined with their starvation may have killed another member of the crew.It took Douglas Mawson 30days to drag his sled back to main base.Douglas Mawson is now one of the most renown explorers in history.
Reference:1. en.m.wikipedia.org 2.adb.anu.edu.au/biography/Mawson-sir-Douglas.
He was second son to Robert Mawson and Margaret Mawson.At the age of two he and his parents emigrated to Australia.
He attended Fort Street Model school and later on the University of Sydney.He, in 1902 graduated with a bachelor of engineering degree.On one of his expeditions one of his crew members fell down a large crevasse.Resources were scarce and they were soon forced to eat 'dog livers',but little did they know that the dog livers were potentially toxic.The toxic dog livers combined with their starvation may have killed another member of the crew.It took Douglas Mawson 30days to drag his sled back to main base.Douglas Mawson is now one of the most renown explorers in history.
Reference:1. en.m.wikipedia.org 2.adb.anu.edu.au/biography/Mawson-sir-Douglas.