While the reverse of the photograph states that it was taken in 1909 when students gathered to farewell Douglas Mawson before his departure on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, this photograph was taken to honour his return from the British Antarctic Expedition in 1909. It is published in the Adelaide Observer, 24th of April 1909, page 25, photographer W.S. Smith.
Douglas Mawson Farewell, c1909 (c1909), [UA-00004516] . The University of Adelaide, accessed 08/02/2025, https://connect.adelaide.edu.au/nodes/view/4713