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AUSTRALASIA. 



Australia continued. 



Laura. Queensland, 1912 continued. 



48'.0: nearest corner of railway station at bottom, 

 328 4r.4; bottom right edge of railwaj' station, 331 

 04'.7; left gable end of hotel, 333 09'.2; left gable end 

 of freight shed, 336 36'.0. Auxiliary declination 

 observations were made at secondary .station 80 paces 

 from the main station in direction of right edge of 

 railway depot. 



Laverton, Western Australia, 1912. On recreation ground 

 on north side of town, 647 feet (197.2 meters) from 

 southwest corner of grounds, 551 feet (167.9 meters) 

 from south fence, and 94 feet (28.7 meters) from west 

 goal post at south end of football oval; marked by 

 jarrah peg sunk just below surface. True bearings: 

 trigonometric station on Mount Crawford, 171 20'. 0; 

 bottom of west goal post, 94 feet (28.7 meters), 240 

 51 '.4; left gable end of railway workshops, one-half 

 mile (0.8 kilometer), 320 49'.0. 



Lauicrs, Westci'n Australia, 1912. In recreation ground 

 reserve, 82 feet (25.0 meters) from north fence and 

 112 feet (34.2 meters) from west fence; marked by 

 short jarrah peg set flush with ground. True bear- 

 ings: top of mine chimney visible on skyline, 2.54 

 26'.9; right end of roof ridge Commercial Hotel, one- 

 half mile (0.8 kilometer), 258 26'.9. Dechnation 

 observations were also made at secondary station S4 

 paces from main station in direction of top of mine 

 chimney. 



Leech's Billabong, Northern Territory, 1912. About 100 

 yards (91 meters) northwest of billabong (slough), 

 knon-n also as Eastern Billabong. 



Longford, Tasmania, 1913. In recreation ground, near 

 fence around sports oval, at station established by 

 Magnetic Survey of Tasmania, 158.5 feet (48.31 

 meters) northwest from astronomical station which is 

 marked by Muntz metal peg in top of concrete block 

 1 foot (30 cm.) square on top, set 6 inches (15 cm.) 

 below ground. True bearings: astronomical station, 

 149 06'; left edge of chimney of cottage, 800 feet (244 

 meters), 329 Oo'.S. 



Lnngreach, Queensland, 1913. In recreation reserve, just 

 north of railway and east of showgrounds, 123 feet 

 (37.5 meters) from north corner of recreation reserve, 

 and 619 feet (188.7 meters) from south corner; marked 

 by hardwood peg sunk 1 inch (3 cm,) below ground. 

 True bearings: flagstaff on front of Shire Hall, 0.2 

 mile (0.3 kilometer), 3 47'.1; flagstaff on tower of 

 Commercial Hotel, one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer). 

 11 22'. 8; cross on tower of convent, one-third mile 

 (0.5 kilometer), 32 08'.6; west corner of recreation 

 reserve, 450 feet (137 meters), 48 05'. 4; south corner 

 of showgrounds, 0.1 mile (0.16 kilometer), 58 07'.4; 

 spike on near gable end of showground grandstand, 

 350 feet (107 meters), 95 51'. 8; north corner of recrea- 

 tion reserve, 180 40'.4; near gable end of race-course 

 building, three-fourths mile (1.2 kilometers), 253 

 20'.0; east corner of recreation reserve, 450 feet (137 

 meters), 295 15'.4; south corner of recreation reserve 

 349 14'.6. 



Maekay, Queensland, 1913. In small triangular show- 

 ground reserve bounded by Albert, Milton, and Alfred 

 streets, 256 feet (78.0 meter?) from southeast corner 

 of reserve, and 134.5 (40.99 meters) from south fence 

 of reserve; marked by hardwood peg driven flush with 

 ground. True bearings; southwest corner fence post, 

 350 feet (107 meters), 206 39'.2; top of steeple of 

 Lutheran church, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 2.56 16'.2; 

 tower of girls' public school, one-third mile (0.5 kilo- 

 meter), 278 14'.9; southeast corner fence post, 309 

 04'.6. 



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 AosTRALiA continued. 



Malvern Bore, Queensland, 1913. Near a bore which ^\ as 

 being sunk at Malvern Hill station, said to be about 

 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers), north of railway line, and 

 about 7 miles (11 kilometers) from Benlidi railway 

 station. 



Mansfield, Victoria, 1913. On prominent hill near old 

 triangulation station in Mr. Nicholas's paddock, just 

 north of town.slup; marked by wooden stake set flush 

 with ground. True bearings: center of high rock on 

 Stony Point brick building, 2.5 miles (4 kilometers), 

 14 23'.0; top right edge of right brick chimney of 

 courthouse, three-eighths mile (0.6 kilometer), 42 

 58'. 2; center of high ornament over Conlan's Delatite 

 Hotel, three-eighths mile (0.6 kilometer), 47 26'.7; 

 center root gable of Mansfield railway station, five- 

 eighths mile (1 kilometer), 72 04'. 2; top right edge of 

 railway water tank, five-eighths mile (1 kilometer), 80 

 43'.5; center of cairn on "Paps," 6 miles (10 kilo- 

 meters), 93 31'.8; center of stone cairn on Mt. Battery, 

 3 miles (5 kilometers), 249 29'.4; center of left orna- 

 ment of tower of large brick building, 1 mile (1.6 kilo- 

 meters), 355 54'.6. Neumayer's station was about 

 one-half mile (0.8 kilometer) north of this point. 



Mapoon Mission, Queensland, 1913. In north corner of 

 Aboriginal Rlission Huts Reserve and adjacent to 

 mission's coooanut plantation, 68.5 feet (20.88 meters) 

 from north corner post of reserve; marked by hard- 

 wood post 4 by 4 by 24 inches (10 by 10 by 61 cm.) 

 sunk just beneath surface. True bearings: near 

 gable end of mission hut, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 

 21 37'. 6; north corner post of reserve, 160 .54'. 9; 

 spike on roof of church, 313 52'.7; center of near 

 front post of front porch of church, 314 59'.2. 



Maryborough, Queensland, 1913. In south corner of north 

 portion of public park reserve bounded by Cheap- 

 side and Gayndah Road, 267 feet (81.4 meters) from 

 south corner post of reserve, and 180.5 feet (55.01 

 meters) from southeast boundary fence; marked by 

 hardwood peg sunk just below ground. True bear- 

 ings; left ornament on roof of church, 1.3 miles (2 

 kilometers), 208 47'.0; east corner of reserve, 900 feet 

 (274 meters), 231 04'. 6; center of right tower of build- 

 ing in showgrounds, 1,200 feet (366 meters), 307 

 10'.4; south corner of reserve, 356 38'.8. 



Mayne Junction Hotel, Queensland, 1913. On open flat 

 east of hotel buildings and southeast of water-hole 

 inclosure, 166 feet (50.6 meters) from east corner and 

 140 feet (42.7 meters) from south corner of fence 

 around Vv-ater hole; marked by hardwood peg sunk 

 level with surface. True bearings; south corner of 

 water-hole fence, 86 51 '.5; near gable end of near 

 hotel building, 390 feet (119 meters), 94 10'.2; near 

 gable end of front hotel building, 4.50 feet (137 meters), 

 98 04'.1; east corner of water-hole fence, 164 .56'.2. 



Meekaiharra, Western Australia, 1912. In northwest cor- 

 ner of recreation ground, 97 feet (29.6 meters) from 

 north fence and 121 feet (36.9 meters) from west fence; 

 marked by jarrah peg set below surface. True bear- 

 ings; survey peg at northwest coiTier of grounds, 150 

 11'. 5; center of gage on top of same hill as Luke 

 Creek trigonometric station, 271 05'.0; center of 

 cross on left gable end of Catholic church, 322 33'.5. 

 Declination observations were also made at secondary 

 station 36 paces from main station, in direction of 

 center of gage on top of hill. 



Melbourne, Victoria, 1911, 1913. Four stations were 

 occupied at Melbourne Observatory. Station A is 

 magnetometer pier in absolute house. Station B is 

 on lawn of observatory, midway between main gate 

 and office, and is approximately the same as that 



