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Administrative centre for the Rabaul district
The principal alternative sites for an administrative centre which have been considered or suggested are discussed from the points of view with which a geologist and... -
Geological notes on the proposed sites for a national reserve at Tidbinbilla...
A site for a National Park Reserve is proposed at the head of the Tidbinbilla River, and a Zoological Park is planned, within the city limits, between Yarralumla Nursery and the... -
Geological reconnaissance of the proposed hydro-electric works in the...
An area of about 300 square miles was geologically surveyed in the Upper Murrumbidgee - Tumut River area. The object of the work was to investigate dam sites and tunnel lines in... -
Preliminary report on accident during erection of seismological observatory...
A field party from the Bureau of Mineral Resources left Melbourne on 19th March, 1949, together with a relief party from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition.... -
The geology of the Cotter River valley with relationship to the proposed...
On 29th September, 1948, the writer, assisted by K.R. Fleischman, spent one day examining the rocks of the Cotter River Valley in the neighbourhood of the dam and mapping... -
Preliminary geological report on proposed hydro-electric works in Kosciusko area
This report concerns a geological reconnaissance made of a portion of the Kosciusko area and the preliminary geological plan compiled from air photographs and field... -
Report on overburden at the King Island scheelite mine
The overburden (or non-scheelite bearing rocks overlying the ore-bearing rocks) at the mine of the King Scheelite N.L. at Grassy include: 1) A layer of windblown sand ranging in... -
Geological report on dam sites 4 miles northeast of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
An investigation into the possibility of providing additional water supplies to the township of Tennant Creek was carried out by the Department of Works and Housing. A request... -
Naronga dam site, Queanbeyan River
It was requested that the Branch examine the Naronga site with a view to determining whether it was suitable from a geological point of view for the construction of a flood... -
Geological report on the Jervis Bay firebrick clay deposit and Jervis Bay aerodrome
This geological report on the Jervis Bay firebrick clay deposit and the Jervis Bay aerodrome is comprised in three distinct sections. The first discusses the situation and... -
Dam site E, upper Cotter River, ACT
In March 1946 the Department of Works and Housing requested that a geological examination be made of the Upper Cotter Valley in the vicinity of Kangaroo Creek to determine... -
Report on vibration tests, Clifton Brick and Tile Co.'s brick pit, Preston, Victoria
In August, 1947 the Bureau was requested by the Clifton Brick and Tile Company to carry out vibration tests on that Company's brick pit at Preston, Victoria. Tests were carried... -
Preliminary geological report on a possible dam site on Pierce's Creek,...
Following a request from the Department of Works and Housing, the Bureau of Mineral Resources carried out a geological investigation of a possible dam site in the valley of... -
Foundations Administration Building
In response to the proposal for a new administrative building to be erected, 1/4 mile east of Parliament House, nine test pits were put down by the Department of the Interior... -
Dam sites in the Upper Cotter valley between Bushrangers and Collins Creeks
In November, 1945, the Department of Works and Housing requested that a Geological Survey be made of a section of the Upper Cotter Valley in which it is proposed to construct a... -
Preliminary report on geophysical investigations, Burdekin River Bridge site
For nearly nine months of the year the river proper is confined to a narrow channel two to three hundred feet wide. During the remainder of the year, however, the river is... -
Reconnaissance survey of dam site at Geehi, Swamp Plain River, New South Wales
An examination was made of a proposed dam site at Geehi in April, 1947. The report comprises notes on access, general geology, evidence gathered from aerial photography, and the... -
Geological reconnaissance of the proposed hydro-electric works in the...
The first geological reconnaissance of the proposed diversion of the Snowy River to the Murray Valley was undertaken in late 1946. This work was followed by more detailed work... -
Preliminary report on the geology of weir sites at Lennox Crossing, Acton, ACT
An examination of a small area flanking the Molonglo River at Acton was undertaken at the request of the Department of Works and Housing. The construction of the weir across the... -
Preliminary report on the King Island scheelite mine (with special reference...
This report is written in advance of the main report in order that a drilling campaign to test the scheelite deposits can be considered immediately. The descriptions are...