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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



AUSTRALASIA. 



Australia continued. 



Blackwood, South Australia, 1914 continued. 



Station C is 100 feet (30.5 meters) from B on 

 azimuth line to leftmost post of white fence in front 

 of cottage. True bearings: leftmost post of white 

 fence in front of cottage, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 209 

 12'. 1; post of porch on house, 350 feet (107 meters), 

 334 17'.0. 



Bookooloo, South Australia, 1914. On sandy loam flat 

 covered with scrub, about 1,000 feet (305 meters) 

 west of transcontinental railway and northwest of 

 railway station; marked by brass plug in top of a con- 

 crete pillar 8 by 8 inches (20 by 20 cm.) projecting 

 10 inches (25 cm.) above ground and carrying on its 

 west face a small brass tablet marked with an upright 

 arrow. True bearing: gable end of goods-shed, 1,000 

 feet (305 meters), 289 22'.8. 



Booleroo Center, South Australia, 1916. In south portion 

 of public recreation-ground, half mile (0.8 km.) east 

 of township, in space between oval inclosure and out- 

 side fence of recreation-ground, 198 feet (60.35 meters) 

 south of an aluminum peg; marked by a survey ref- 

 erence-mark of cement, flush with ground, and in- 

 scribed Geodetic and Magnetic Survey of South 

 Australia on outer circle, and X 138 21'. E, 32 

 53'.0 S on cross arms. True bearings: shoulder of 

 Mount Remarkable, 115 13'.6; spire of Roman 

 Catholic church, 132 11'.6; post at corner of road, 

 198 31'.8; 27th mile post, 221 21' A 



Border Town, South Australia, 1914, 1916. Station of 1914 

 was a practical reoccupation of station of 1911. On 

 common near race-track, 94 feet (28.7 meters) north- 

 east of large gum tree; marked by triangular jarrah 

 peg. True bearings: near corner of stone house, 600 

 feet (183 meters), 26 34'.3; near corner of old ceme- 

 tery, 226 5S'.4; near corner of stone house, 525 feet 

 (160 meters), 290 22'.9; gable edge of Institute, \i 

 mile (0.4 kilometer), 347 19'.1. 



Station of 1916 is approximate reoccupation of sta- 

 tion of 1911 and 1914. On race-track, 210 yards (192 

 meters) southwest of 182J^-mile post on railway, and 

 220 yards (201 meters) from near rail of railway. 

 True bearings: center, near ground, of distant railway 

 signal post, 235 54'. 9; center of 182J^-mile post, 245 

 17'. 9; north corner post of small cemetery surrounded 

 by iron railings, 303 20'.7. 



Bore A, South Australia, 1914. Near bore A on East- 

 West (transcontinental) Railway, on Nullarbor Plain; 

 marked by mallee peg projecting 3 inches (8 cm.) 

 above ground, set by E division of Furner's pre- 

 liminary survey and marked "38.00" (38 miles 00 

 chains). 



Bore B, South Australia, 1914. On Nullarbor Plain, 330 

 feet (100.6 meters) south of cairn marking site chosen 

 for bore B, marked by peg 68.00 (68 miles 00 chains) 

 of E division of Furner's survey of East-West (trans- 

 continental) Railway. True bearing: hurricane lamp 

 on cairn of stones marking site of bore, 330 feet 

 (100.6 meters), 179 13'.0. 



Borroloola, Northern Territory, 1914. On town reserve 

 south of police-station inclosure, and in line with 

 southeast fence of inclosure; marked by stake pro- 

 jecting 1 inch (3 cm.) above ground and covered 

 with small mound of earth. True bearings: left gable 

 end of iron building, about 1,400 feet (427 meters), 

 1 03'.3; trigonometrical station on Mt. Bernard, 1.5 

 miles (2.4 km.), 168 59'.6; west corner of police yard, 

 300 feet (91 meters), 181 12'.0; spike on left end of 

 front building of police station, 380 feet (116 meters,) 

 199 51' 8; south corner of police-inclosure fence, 190 

 feet (57.9 meters), 221 22'.5; leftmost veranda post 



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Australia continued. 



Borroloola, Northern Territory, 1914 continued. 



of hotel, 1,600 feet (488 meters), 347 00'.6; spike 

 on stockvard shelter, about 1,500 feet (457 meters), 

 354 10'.4. 



Bow Creek,Western Australia, 1914. About one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.) north of Bow River, and 200 yards (1K3 

 meters) west of Turkey Creek-Wyndham road. 



Bowen Straits Aboriginal Station, Northern Territory, 1914. 

 On edge of cliffs, about 500 feet (152 meters) west 

 of Aboriginal station, and approximately in line with 

 north side of protector's house, 25 feet (7.6 meters) 

 south of edge of cliff, 18 feet (5.5 meters) north of 

 path, and 42 feet (12.8 meters) northwest of tree 

 marked C. I. W.; marked by cement block 9 by 9 

 by 21 inches (23 by 23 by 53 cm.) marked C. I. W. 

 1914. True bearings: end of vegetation on point 

 across Brown's Bay, \Y 2 miles (2.4 km.), 123 24'.6; 

 near corner of trepang house at Brown's Camp, one- 

 third mile (0.5 km.), 256 05'.4; top of leftmost ver- 

 anda post of house, 269 22'.8; top of rightmost post 

 of veranda of house, 275 01'. 1; near gable end of 

 kitchen, 280 41'.2; blazed tree marked C. I. W., 

 42 feet (12.8 meters), 316 47'.7. 



Brainble Cay, 1915. On highest point of Island, near 

 center of Bramble Cay sand-bank, and 92 feet (28 

 meters) almost due north of large beacon. True 

 bearing: left peak of Darnley Island, 28 miles (45 

 km.), 12 45'. 



Brenlon Bay, Northern Territory, 1914. At sharp bend 

 forming point on right side of mouth of large creek 

 at head of Brenton Bay on north side of Melville 

 Island, about 120 feet (37 meters) north 44 west of 

 point, and 120 feet (37 meters) from highwater mark; 

 marked by stake projecting 1 foot (30 cm.) above 

 ground and covered by eairn of rocks. True bearings: 

 left end of long sandy beach across bay, \ l A miles 

 (2.4 km.), 5100'.l; tree at right end of long beach 

 across bay, l l A miles (2.1 km.), 8448'.l. 



Brisbane, Queensland, 1914. Exact reoccupation of C. I. 

 W. magnetic station of 1913. In Victoria Park, on 

 slope below Children's Hospital, 206.5 feet (62.94 

 meters) from corner of Children's Hospital fence at 

 intersection of streets, and 233.5 feet (71.17 meters) 

 from right corner of Children's Hospital fence; marked 

 by sandstone post 6 by 6 by 15 inches (15 by 15 

 by 38 cm.) sunk 1 inch (3 cm.) below ground and 

 lettered on top C. I. W. 1913. True bearings: right 

 cross on convent, half mile (0.8 km.), 6 17'.1; center 

 of spike on building at Brisbane Grammar School, 

 three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 3723'.l; Children's 

 Hospital fence at street corner, 155 01'.7; left ven- 

 tilator on Children's Hospital, 350 feet (107 meters) 

 17921'.l; corner of fence bounding Children's Hos- 

 pital, 22827'.8; center of top of rear tower of 

 museum, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 294 42'. 1; center 

 of top of right front tower of museum, one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 km.), 301 50'.5; top of St. Paul's Church 

 steeple, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 350 58'.5. 



Bromby's Islands, Northern Territory, 1914. On open 

 ground about 100 yards (91 meters) southeast of 

 western end of most southerly of Bromby's Islands, 

 east of an old native well, 43 feet (13.1 meters) south- 

 west of an isolated clump of scrub, about 130 feet 

 (40 meters) from high-water mark measured in direc- 

 tion of a large bushy casuarina tree which stands 

 112 feet (34.1 meters) south 41 12' west of station 

 and just to right of line from station to right edge of 

 Cape Wilberforce about 1 mile (1.6 km.) distant; 

 marked by round peg projecting about 6 inches (15 

 cm.) above ground and witnessed by a post 11 feet 



