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Geophysical survey of the Trevallyn Tunnel line, Launceston, Tasmania
At the request of the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission a geophysical survey was carried out along a tunnel line at Trevallyn, a suburb of Launceston, North Eastern Tasmania.... -
Geophysical work at Macquarie Island, April - December, 1953
This report covers the work done by the author who was geophysicist with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition at Macquarie Island from April to December, 1953.... -
Seismic survey of the Mossy Marsh Tunnel area, Tasmania
Details and results are given of a seismic refraction survey made at the request of the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania, to investigate the site of the western portal of... -
Report on magnetic and seismological work, Heard Island, 1952-53
A brief account is given of the history of the Magnetic and Seismological Observatories up to the time when the author landed on Heard Island in February 1952. This account is... -
Report on work at Macquarie Island, 1951-52
This report covers the work carried out by the author who was the geophysicist in charge of seismic and magnetic work conducted on Macquarie Island during 1951-52. It deals... -
Seismic investigations in the vicinity of the railway line between Wodonga...
The refraction seismic tests described in this report were made at the request of the Victorian Railways Department. The work was located within the railway reserve between the... -
Notes on water supply at Alice Springs
Existing sources of water supply are described. Proposals for improving the supply of town water are considered. Further investigations are recommended with respect to tapping... -
WaterCorp CIP Planned Assets Drainage (Points) WCORP (WCORP-012)
The Water Corporation CIP Planning Layer is a spatial dataset representing the spatial extent of the Water Corporation’s 5 year capital investment program. All future water,... -
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...