Mawson wuxuu ku dhashay England wuxuuna yimid Australia isagoo yar. Waxa uu shahaadooyin ka qaatay injineernimada macdanta iyo cilmiga dhulka ee Jaamacadda Sydney. Sannadkii 1905 waxaa loo magacaabay macallin cilmiga macdanta iyo macdanta ee Jaamacadda Adelaide. Mawson waxa uu waayo aragnimadiisii ugu horeysay ee Antarctica ku soo qaatay isagoo xubin ka ah Shackleton
Safarkii "Nimrod" (1907<unk>1909), oo ay weheliyaan macalinkiisa Edgeworth David. Waxay qeyb ka ahaayeen kooxda waqooyiga ee socdaalka, kaasoo noqday kii ugu horeeyay ee gaaro Koonfurta Magnetic Pole iyo inuu fuulo Mount Erebus.