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Townsiille, Queensland, 1912, 1913. On land reserved for 

 defense purposes, on golf links west of Islej' Street, 

 north of its intersection with Eyre Street, 34.5.5 feet 

 (105.31 meters) north of fence post at soutli corner of 

 intersection, 353 feet (107.6 meters) west of strainer 

 post at intersection of line fence with cast side of 

 Isley Street, and 350 feet (106.7 meters) southwest 

 of the southwest corner of shetl on golf links; marked 

 by wooden peg driven flush with ground. True bear- 

 ings: right ventilator over bishop's palace, 48 37'. 3; 

 center of right ventilator over fort, 212 05'.7; bottom 

 of right flagstaff over fort, 230 22'.3; top of steeple 

 of AngUcan cathedral, 318 27'.5; top of ventilator 

 over school, 324 59'.0. 



Urandangi, Queensland, 1913. In north corner of State 

 School Reserve at corner of Mary and William streets, 

 245 feet (74.7 meters) from east peg of reserve; 

 marked by small stake sunk just below surface. True 

 bearings: near gable end of school kitchen, 260 feet 

 (79 meters'), 54'. 1; center of ornament on post 

 office, 1,000 feet (:305 meters), 68 n3'.l; left gable end 

 of hotel building, 800 feet (244 meters), 81 lO'.l; 

 west survey peg of reserve, 500 feet (152 meters), 

 100 56'. 2; north survev peg of reserve, 420 feet (128 

 meters), 141 33'.1; east peg of reserve, 301 33'.9. 



Vergemont, Queensland, 1913. On open ground of slope 

 east of station buildings, 109.5 feet (33.38 meters) 

 from north fence of home paddock, and 370.5 feet 

 (112.93 meters) from corner of fence and cattle yards; 

 marked by hardwood peg sunk just beneath surface. 

 True bearings: gum tiee 120 feet (37 meters), 16 

 42'; near gable end of workmen's quarters, 500 feet 

 (152 meters), 45 42'.2; right gable end of station 

 house, 500 feet (152 meters), 54 51'.5; right gable end 

 of blacksmith shop, 400 feet (122 meters), 82 1S'.8; 

 near gable end of stockyard building, 400 feet (122 

 meters), 102 03'.9; corner of fence and yards, 127 

 06'.1. 



Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 1913. In common on 

 north side of Murrumbidgee River, about one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 kilometer) cast-southeast of bridge over 

 river and about 20 paces south of telegraph line. True 

 bearings: weather vane over post office, one-half mile 

 (0.8 kilometer), 19 19'.4; center of leftmost pillar 

 under bridge, 113 27'.0; gum tree, 18 paces, 174.3; 

 gum tree, 16 paces, 200.3; near cross over small 

 church seen across bridge over branch stream, one- 

 half mile (0.8 kilometer), 223 55'.6; ornament on 

 right end of church on east side of street, one-third 

 mile (0.5 kilometer), 337 17'. 9; center of cross on 

 near end of church on west side of street, one-tliird 

 mile (0.5 kilometer), 343 40'.8. 



Walgett, New South Wales, 1913. On recreation reserve, 

 between Montkeila Street and Namoi River, 92.5 feet 

 (28.19 meters) from Montkeila Street fence, and 122.5 

 feet (37.34 meters) from gate at corner of Fox and 

 Montkeila streets. True bearings: spike on near 

 end of pa\-ilion on reserve, 300 feet (91 meters). 

 102 21'. 7; top of nearest girder at end of bridge, 

 1,500 feet (457 meters), 246 09'.3; center of gate, 

 corner of Fox and Montkeila streets, 320 4r.7; small 

 spire over church, one-half mile (0.8 kilometer), 329 

 21'.6. 



Wallaroo, South Aitslralia, 1911. On south side of town 

 in South Park Reserve, 341 feet (103.9 meters) west 

 of road which divides park into two portions. 370 feet 

 (1 12.8 meters) south of boundary fence on north, about 

 3,000 feet (914 meters) from town hall, and about 

 1,2.50 feet (381 meters) northwest of jail; marked by 

 jarrah peg 3 by 3 by 20 inches (8 by 8 by 51 cm.), set 



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Wallaroo. South Australia, 1911 continued. 



with top a little below ground. True bearings: near- 

 est spire of church, 460 meters, 237 22'.0; steeple and 

 flagpole of town hall, 248 24'.3; most northerly chim- 

 ney of jail, 316 59'. 0; pillar in stone wall of cemetery, 

 400 meters, 358 33'.6. 



Wanaaring, New South Wales, 1913. In yard of hotel, on 

 opposite side of street from post office. 



Warrnambool, Victoria, 1912. In small public reserve 

 next to lighthouse, 126 feet (38.4 meters) south from 

 Merri Street fence, 337 feet (102.7 meters) from corner 

 fence post, where fence around lighthouse meets 

 Merri Street fence at point in line with west line of 

 Kelp Street; probably about one-fourth mile (0.4 kilo- 

 meter) west of Neumayer's station; marked by wooden 

 peg sunk just below surface. True bearings: bottom 

 of lamp ])ost on eastward end of pier, 16 44'. 6; near 

 gable end of freight shed on pier, 26 27'. 3; center 

 bottom right chinuiey of meat works, 78 37'. 5; center 

 bottom Gordon memorial obelisk, 113 31'. 8; flagstaff' 

 over Anglican church tower, 151 26'. 8; top of Cath- 

 olic church spire, 169 r2'.2; center top of upper light- 

 house, 289 01'.9; center top of lower lighthouse, 325 

 38'.0. Declination observations were also made at 

 secondary station 13 yards from main station in direc- 

 tion of lamp post on the eastward end of pier. 



Water's Homestead, Victoria, 1913. On Upper Yarra track 

 from Warburton to Matlock, 16 miles (26 kilometers) 

 from Matlock, 24 miles (39 kilometers) from Mc- 

 Veigh's Hotel on Yarra River, near accommodation 

 house owned by Mr. Waters, 24 feet (7.3 meters) west 

 of paddock fence; marked by wooden peg sunk flush 

 with ground. True bearings: top left edge south- 

 west corner post of cleared paddock, 182 feet (55.5 

 meters) 326 12'. 5; top right edge northwest corner 

 fence post of cleared paddock, 115.5 feet (35.21 meters) 

 172 37'.7; right end gable of home:tfad, 222 ,58'.6. 



Weipa Mission, Queensland, 1913. On slope northeast of 

 misson buildings and south of cultivated paddock, 

 154.5 feet (47.09 meters) from southwest corner of 

 paddock, and 77.5 feet (23.62 meters) from south 

 fence of paddock; marked by round blood wood post 

 sunk below ground. True bearings: near gable end 

 of mission house, 800 feet (244 meters), 43 58'.7; 

 center of church door, 600 feet (183 meters), 51 37'.9; 

 southwest corner of cultivated paddock, 145 06'.5. 



Werris Creek, Neiv South Wales, 1913. East of railway 

 station, on north end of long hill, in open ground be- 

 longing to Messrs. Doyle Brothers, 239 feet (72.8 

 meters) southeast of southeast corner of school 

 grounds. True bearings: near gable end of railway 

 signal house, three-fourths mile (1.2 kilometers), 

 59 53'.4; near gable end of railway workshops, one- 

 half mile (0.8 kilometer), 85 47'.0; ea.st gable end of 

 school building, 400 feet (122 meters), 128 04'.0; 

 fence post at southeast corner of school grounds, 147 

 35'. 3; fence post at northeast corner of school grounds, 

 500 feet (152 meters), 164 02'.1. 



White Wells, South Australia, 1911. East of main road and 

 72 paces east of station hut; marked by holders of 

 White Wells station, which is westernmost sub-sta- 

 tion of G. W. Murray's Fowler's Bay station, as a 

 place for testing compasses. 



Wilcannia, New South Wales, 1913. In Burke Park, 73 

 feet (22.2 meters) from Myers Street fence and 165 

 feet (50.3 meters) from post at corner of Myers and 

 Ilood streets; marked by hardwood pex sunk just 

 below surface of ground. True bearings: center of 

 bottom of spike over Presbyterian church belfry, one- 



