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Burra, South Australia, 1911. In part of Burra known as 

 Kooringa, in football ground owned by the corpora- 

 tion, 100 feet (30..5 meters) from northeast wall, 106 

 feet (32.3 meters) from southeast wall, and 59..5 feet 

 (18.1 meters) from fence surrounding football oval. 

 True bearings: spire on church on opposite hillside, 

 about one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer), 54 02'.6; orna- 

 ment on left end of lower school building, 71 02'.8; 

 center of right-hand post of main gate, 275 feet (83.8 

 meters), 90 30'.8; center of near face of chimney of 

 old smelter, 108 ir.3; gable edge of large shed in 

 football ground, 149 04'. 1. 



Hurl WM, Northern Terrilonj, 1912. On large level plain 

 east of telegraph station on Burt Creek, 995 feet (303.3 

 meters) south-southeast from southeast corner of 

 stone coping aroimd well. True bearing: center of 

 left pulley wheel over well, 168 20'.5. 



Bi/ron Bay, New South Wales, 1913. In public recreation 

 ground east of town, 99.5 feet (30.33 meters) from 

 west fence, and 181.5 feet (55.32 meters) from south- 

 west corner sur\'ey post. True bearings: center of 

 near end of church on skyline, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 

 44 16'.2; southwest corner survey post, 51 26'.0; 

 spike on front of porch of church, 900 feet (274 

 meters), 90 41'. 1; flagstaff over Great Northern 

 Hotel, one-third mile (0.5 kilometer), 134 26'.6; 

 northwest corner post of grounds, 600 feet (183 

 meters), 189 20'.5; center of top of lighthouse, one- 

 half mile (0.8 kilometer), 244 43'.9. 



Cairns, Queensland, 1912. On outskirts of town, on lot 

 No. 167 reserved for recreation ground, at corner of 

 Aplin and Severn streets; marked by peg sunk just 

 below ground. True bearing: center of siu'vey peg 

 at north corner of lot, 253 feet (77.1 meters), 162 

 20'.0. 



Camooweal, Queensland, 1913. In northwest corner of 

 pound reserve at corner of Barklay and Morrison 

 streets, 217 feet (66.1 meters) from northwest corner 

 of reserve, and 196 feet (59.7 meters) from nortliwest 

 corner of impounding yards; marked by small gidya 

 stake sunk just below surface. True bearings: north- 

 west corner of impounding yards, 29 08'; southeast 

 survey peg of post-office reserve, 220 feet (68 meters), 

 59 28'.7; center of tower on roof of post office, 500 

 feet (1.52 meters), 113 14'.8; center of tower on roof 

 of police station, 850 feet (259 meters), 150 41'.8; 

 northwest survey peg of pound reserve, 160 49'.6; 

 northeast survey peg of pound reserve, 300 feet (91 

 meters), 233 24'.4. 



Canobie, Queensland, 1913. About 300 yards (274 meters) 

 northeast of Canobie station house. True bearings: 

 left edge of station house at bottom, 900 feet (274 

 meters), 34 09'.1; near gable end of blacksmith shop, 

 750 feet (229 meters), 57 53'.7. 



Cardwell, Queensland, 1912. On public esplanade along 

 seashore, about one-half mile (0.8 kilometer) from 

 post office, 100 yards (91 meters) northwest of inter- 

 section of Victoria Street and prolongation of jetty, 

 256.5 feet (78.2 meters) from strainer post at north 

 corner of boundary fence surrounding house facing 

 Victoria Street; marked by wooden peg sunk flush 

 with ground. True bearings: center of top of lamp 

 over shed on jetty, 2.54 12'.0; center of north gabli- 

 end of galvanized-iron house on Victoria Street, 450 

 feet (137 meters), 328 44'.0; center of top of strainer 

 post, 332 12'.8. 



Coittcrlon, Victoria, 1912. In paddock owned by Mr. 

 Grant, 256.2 feet (76.1 meters) soutlieast of strainer 

 post at northwest corner of paddock, and 259.5 feet 



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Caslerlon, Victoria. 1912 continued. 



(79.1 meters) east-northeast from strainer post at 

 corner of fence where Casterton road forks to Sand- 

 ford and Hamilton; marked by peg sunk just below 

 surface of ground. True bearings: center of orna- 

 ment on left gable of grandstand in show grounds, 42 

 31'.5; cross on gable facing southwest on Roman Cath- 

 olic convent, one-half mile (0.8 kilometer), 67 41'.6; 

 Sugarloaf Hill trigonometric station, 5 miles (8 kilo- 

 meters), 313 lO'.S. Declination observations were 

 also made at secondary station 55 yards (50 meters) 

 northeast of main station and in range with main 

 station and cross on gable of Catholic convent. 



Ceduna, South Australia, 1911. On small rise about 400 

 yards (366 meters) from hotel, about one-foui-th mile 

 (0.4 kilometer) north of movable target of rifle range. 

 True bearings: inner end of pier at Denial Bay, 5 

 miles (8 kilometers), 109 30'.2; center of mooring 

 post at outer end of Murat Bay jetty, one-third mile 

 (0.5 kilometer), 132 57'.8; ornament on gable on 

 front of Murat Bay Hotel, 177 31'.1; small iron cross 

 on front of Methodist church one-third mile (0.5 

 kilometer), 189 48'.4. 



Charleville, Queensland, 1913. In public park reserve 

 between Edward and Galatea streets, 186 feet (56.7 

 meters), from survey peg at east corner of reserve, and 

 232 feet (70.7 meters) from north corner of reserve; 

 marked by hardwood peg sunk just below ground. 

 True bearings: southwest corner of reserve, 1,000 feet 

 (305 meters), 46 11'.5; northwest corner of reserve, 

 400 feet (122 meters), 81 23'.8; north corner of re- 

 serve, 177 04'.2; east corner of reserve, 281 17'.0. 



Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, 1912. On open space 

 bcliind stockyard of telegraph station, 40 feet (12.2 

 meters) from southeast corner of stockyard, 380.5 

 feet (115.97 meters) from southeast corner of black- 

 smith shop, 325.5 feet (99.21 meters) from northeast 

 corner of meat shed, and 324 feet (98.8 meters) from 

 north corner of powder magazine; marked by wooden 

 peg, witnessed by bottle and small stake about 6 

 feet (1.8 meters) north and south respectively, all 

 placed just below surface of ground. True bearings: 

 near corner of meat shed, 36 46'.3; left edge black- 

 smith shop, at bottom, 63 06'.5; left edge of chimney 

 of blacksmith shop, at bottom, 65 01'.2; near gable 

 end of iron shed at McKenna's, one-half mile (0.8 

 kilometer), 141 57'.5; near corner of powder maga- 

 zine, 338 12'.3. 



CharlloH, Victoria, 1913. In southern portion of public 

 recreation reserve, 40 yards (37 meters) northwest 

 of north bank of Avoca River, southeast of southeast 

 boundary fence of cricket ground, and 68 yards (62 

 meters) southeast of post at southwest corner of fence 

 around cricket ground; marked by wood stake set 

 flush with ground. True bearings: top right edge of 

 railway water tower, three-eighths mile (0.6 kilo- 

 meter), 26 54'. 3; toj) right edge of brick cliimney 

 stack of Kendall's flour mill, five-eighths mile (1 kilo- 

 meter), 47 52'.4; top of right gatepost of recreation 

 reserve, 600 yards (549 meters), 86 22'.4; center of 

 top of post at southwest corner of fence around cricket 

 ground, 97 50'.2; center of middle circular opening 

 in brick water tower, three-eighths mile (0.6 kilo- 

 meter), 101 43'.6; bottom right edge of cricket house, 

 90 yards (82 meters), 202 58.0; bottom right edge 

 of post at southeast corner of cricket ground, 200 

 yards (183 meters), 216 27'.9 Neumayer's station 

 "was about 1 mile north of this station, on opposite 

 bank of river. 



