Mawson wuxuu ku dhashay England wuxuuna yimid Australia isagoo ilmo ah. 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 wuxuu waayo aragnimadiisii ugu horreysay ee Antarctica ku soo qaatay isagoo ka mid ahaa Shackleton " 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.