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Stonehc7igc. Qwensland, 1913. In reserve containing police 

 station, 1H0..5 feet (39.77 meters) from south corner 

 of re.'-ervo, and 69 feet (21.0 meters') from southeast 

 fence; marked by hardwood peg sunk 1 inch (3 cm.) 

 below ground. True bearings: south corner survey- 

 post, 2 24'; west corner survey post of reserve, 280 

 feet (8.5 meters), 101 ir.2; top of roof of police sta- 

 tion, 480 feet (146 meters), 21.5 4.S'.S; east corner of 

 reserve, 5.50 feet (168 meters), 221 23'.0; center of 

 top of porch of post office. 200 feet (61 meters), 323 

 23'.7. 



Swan Hill, Victoria, 1913. In public reserve on west 

 bank of Murray River, 20 yards (IS meters) west 

 from bank of river, 361 feet (110.0 meters) from fence 

 post at northwest corner of reserve; marked by 

 wooden stake set flush with ground. True bearings: 

 top right edge of railw-ay water tower, three-eighths 

 mile (0.6 Idlometer), 56'. 9; left edge of left chimney 

 of railway station, one-eighth mile (0.2 kilometer), 

 36 24'. 7; center of ornament over central entrance 

 of hospital, one-half mile (0.8 kilometer), 83 44'.1; 

 center of fence post at northwest corner of reserve, 

 109 53'. 4; approximate site of old courthouse (Neu- 

 mayer's station) one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer), 

 132; bottom left edge of lowest right window of water 

 tower, 138 55'. 3; top right edge of right concrete pier 

 of bridge, one-eighth mile (0.2 kilometer), 158 5()'.3; 

 bottom right edge of Federal Hotel on east side of 

 river, one-fifth mile (0.3 kilometer), 195 17'.6. 



Sydney, Neto South Wales, 1913.- 

 den Island. 



-See Red Hill, also Gar- 



Talia, South Australia, 1911. Near top of rise south of 

 boarding house and post office, the top being too rocky 

 to drive pegs in; about 250 yards (229 meters) from 

 post office; marked by small wooden peg. True bear- 

 ing: right edge of right building of 'Talia boarding 

 house. 190 58'.7. 



Tamhn, Queensland, 1913. In southwest corner of dam 

 reserve, at comer of Arthur and Barcoo streets, 169 

 feet (51.5 meters) from southwest corner post of re- 

 serve, and 78.5 feet (23.92 meters) from fence bounding 

 south side of reserve; marked by hardwood peg sunk 

 just below ground. True bearings: southwest corner 

 post of reserve, 46 35'. 2; southeast corner of reserve 

 500 feet (152 meters), 261 08'.7; near gable end of 

 building at Tambo station, 1.5 miles (2 kilometers). 

 283 26'. 1. 



Taroojn, Queensland, 1913. In show-ground reserve, 321.5 

 feet (98.00 meters) from fence post in north boundary 

 fence, which is 852 feet (259.7 meters) from northwest 

 corner of reserve; marked by hardwood peg sunk 

 just below ground. 



Taylor's Crossing, A'orthern Territory, 1912. About 0.3 

 mile (0.5 kilometer) from well at point where tele- 

 graph line crosses Taylor's River, and about 250 feet 

 (76 meters) southeast of si.xth telegraph pole from well 

 on north side. 



Teatree Well, Northern Territory, 1912. About 250 yards 

 (229 meters) west-southwest of Teatree \^'ell. 'True 

 bearing: top of wire rope running over pulley above 

 well, 241 25'.2. 



Temple Bar, Northern Territory, 1912. On road to Alice 

 Springs, about 6 miles (10 kilometers) south of Temple 

 Bar well, and about 100 feet (30 meters) east of tele- 

 graph line. 



Tennants Creek, Northern Territory, 1912. Near bank of 

 Tennants Creek, east-southeast of telegraph station, 

 203 feet (61.9 meters) west-southwest from well, 51.2 



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Tennants Crceh, Northern Territory. 1912 continued. 



feet (15.6 meters) north of red-gum tree, 92.8 feet 

 (28.3 meters) northeast of larger red-gum tree, and 

 about 90 feet (58 meters) east-northeast of well in 

 garden on bank of creek, east of powrier magazine; 

 marked by hickory peg sunk just below surface. True 

 bearings: top of ventilator of powder magazine, 500 

 feet (152 meters), 81 47'. 2; left edge of chimney of 

 stone telegraph office, 660 feet (201 meters), 119 

 0S'.9. 



Tenterfield, New South Wales, 1913. Near southeast cor- 

 ner of Douglas and Bulwer streets in Tenterfielrt 

 Park, 320 feet (97.5 meters) from northwest corner 

 fence post, and 98 feet (29.9 meters) from west fence; 

 marked by hardwood peg projecting above ground. 

 True bearings: center of right gable of two center 

 gables of school, 1 mile (1.(5 kilometers), 124 08'. 1; 

 northwest corner post of park, 171 50'. 9. 



Thargomindah, Queensland, 1913. On open flat northwest 

 of town, near fenced inclosuie known as Section XX, 

 Allotment 4, 38 feet (11.6 meters) southeast of rail- 

 way survey benchmark; marked by peg sunk just 

 below ground. True bearings: southwest corner of 

 paddock (XX.4), 530 feet (162 meters), 75 59'; 

 southeast corner of paddock, 210 feet (64 meters). 

 87 17'; noithcast corner of paddock, 650 feet (198 

 meters), 139 43'. 1 ; near coiner of tower of old brewery, 

 0.5 mile (0.8 kilometer), 215 .58'. 8; south corner of 

 Gilmore and Sam's streets, 0.57 mile (0.92 kilometer), 

 303 38'.4; near gable end of post office, 0.58 mile 

 (0.93 kilometer), 307 5S'.l; north corner of Dowling 

 and Moore streets, 0.55 mile (0.89 kilometer), 332 

 12'.2. 



Thursday Island, A, Queensland, 1912, 1913. On mihtary 

 reserve north of fort and south of quarantine station, 

 midway on iiigh clitf north of valley between fort and 

 first hill along beach, 150 yards (137 meters) south of 

 garrison jetty; marked by red-gum peg 15 inches (38 

 cm.) long projecting 6 inches (15 cm.) out of ground 

 and surrounded with rocks. "True bearings: bottom 

 of channel marker, 7S30'.0; Goode Island lighthouse, 

 4 miles (6.5 kilometers), 105 06'. 9; right edge of 

 cable test house on Hammond Island, 135 .30'. 4; 

 bottom of high flagstaff on fort, 295 03'.0. 



Thursday Island, B and C, Queensland, 1912. Station B is 

 in recreation reserve north of Summer Street and 

 east of road leading to slaughter yards, 100 yards (9) 

 meters) from southwest corner of fence around re- 

 serve. True bearings: top of ventilator on gal- 

 vanized-iron house, 150 yards (137.2 meters), 298 

 36'. 2; bottom of flagstaff visible over Metropole 

 Hotel, one-half mile (O.S Idlometer), 27 OO'.l; bottom 

 of right edge of school flagstaff, one-fourth mile (0.4 

 kilometer), 45 50'.9. Station C is 47 yards (43.0 

 meters) from B in azimuth 185 33'.4. 



Toowoomba, Queensland, 1913. In Queen's Park, nea,r 

 wooden gate in wire fence dividing park in north and 

 south direction, 81 feet (24.7 meters) west of wire 

 fence, 989.5 feet (301.60 meters) from corner of fence 

 where it joins fence on west side of botanical gar- 

 dens; marked by hardwood peg sunk just below ground. 

 True bearings: center of top of tower of Technical 

 College, 850 feet (259 meters), 42 34'.8; top of steeple 

 of Congregational church, one-fifth mile (0.3 kilo- 

 meter), 64 19'. 8; center of left gatepost at northwest 

 corner, 850 feet (2.59 meters), 146 21'.6; corner of 

 fence and botanical gardens, 236 42'. 4; near corner 

 of fence of botanical gardens, 800 feet (244 meters), 

 252 07'.3. 



