Douglas Mawson Book Week By MPiggyKins May 5, 1882 Douglas Mawson is born in Shipley, Douglas Mawson is born in Shipley, Jan 1, 1884 The Mawson family migrates from England to Rooty Hill. Jan 1, 1893 Mawson family moved to Glebe in Sydney. trr Jan 1, 1899 Douglas completes school and researches becomes a Geologist Jan 1, 1903 Douglas joins an expedition to New Hebrides ( Vanuatu)