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Beach sands investigations, Progress report on the Southport - Coolangatta...
Boring commenced in the Broadbeach area on an East-West line 500 feet south of the northern boundary of DC22. Subsequent boring was carried out along lines 1300 feet, 2100 feet,... -
Micro-examination of samples from bore No 3761, Weilmoringle No 9 bore about...
Weilmoringle No. 9 Bore is situated about 60 miles northeast of Langbien's Bore. The results from a micro-examination of samples taken from 1650 feet down to 1742 feet are given... -
Palaeozoic stratigraphy of Western Australia
The main sedimentary basins of Western Australia are arranged peripherally to the pre-Cambrian shield which forms the greater part of the state. In 1948, the Commonwealth Bureau... -
Geological report on the Coimadai antimony mine
The country rock of the Coimadai antimony orebodies is Lower Ordovician slate and sandstone, with northerly strike and steep westerly dip. It is intruded by narrow east-west... -
Wallendbeen talc deposits
The Wallendbeen talc workings are situated just east of the Wallendbeen township and railway station in the parish of Wallendoon, County of Harden, New South Wales. The... -
Ochre deposits, Rumbalara, central Australia
This report provides a summary of the current production and output of the ochre deposits, and an assessment of the ochre reserves and mining costs. -
The bauxite resources of Tasmania
This report gives an overview of the bauxite resources of Tasmania. The report provides a summary of the work, investigation, and sampling conducted between 1941 and 1949. The... -
Micropalaeontological examination of samples from a bore on Stewart's...
This report describes the results of a micropalaeontological examination of samples taken from the depth of 1 to 505 feet down. -
Asbestos deposit, Bindi Bindi, Western Australia
Report on the asbestos deposit near Bindi Bindi following a visit to the deposit in September, 1943. -
Notes on lateritisation and the origin of opal in Australia
In 1946 and 1947 the writer had excellent opportunities to study the effect of lateritisation in the course of geological reconnaissances in Northern Australia. From field... -
Blue Spec mine, Nullagine, Western Australia
The Blue Spec Mine, Nullagine, was visited from 20th to 24th September, 1947. An inspection was made of the mine. No. 3 level (depth 450 feet) was mapped and the antimony-gold... -
Report on D.L. Murrays bore, W.L.L. 199, near Bourke, county of Gunderbooka,...
D.L. Murray's Bore, south-west of Bourke is the most westerly yet to be examined in that area of New South Wales. From the palaeontological aspect it is probably the most... -
Mineralization in the Cobar-Nymagee province and its significance
In the recent past, geologists have been inclined to confine their study to the structural traps and openings which localize individual ore shoots and have tended to neglect... -
Micropalaeontological report on samples from bores in the Moorlands...
This report describes the results of a micropalaeontological examination of samples, collected from bores nos. Z.18, T.29, HH.57, and PP.59, in the Moorlands Coalfields. -
Micropalaeontological examination of samples from bores No 2, 10 and 22,...
This report describes the results of a micropalaeontological examination of samples taken at varying depths from bores Nos. 2, 10, and 22 respectively. -
Geology of the Peaks - Narri area, Cobar District
An examination of the New Cobar-Chesney-New Occidental area in 1947 concluded that the discordant contact between slaty and sandy beds in the area was a feature of major... -
Report on Upper Palaeozoic fossils from the north-west portion of the Gilgit...
The fossils were collected by D.M. Traves, a member of a party of three Australian Geologists who visited Pakistan in 1951. Collections were made at the following localities:... -
Bauxite investigations - New South Wales: Summary of results at Ellsmore,...
Four deposits at Ellsmore were sampled for bauxite content. The results, showing the economic bauxite proved, are tabulated in this report. Figures are given for each of the... -
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... -
The geology and physiography of North Stradbroke Island
For the purpose of obtaining a general understanding of the geology of North Stradbroke Island, field work was carried out on the island from January 8th to February 17th, 1948....