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AUSTRAL ASIA. 



Australia continued. 



Depot, Northern Territory, 1914 continued. 



from bank; marked by boxwood peg set just below 

 ground and covered by a small cairn of sandstones. 

 True bearings: blazed box-tree, 63.5 feet (19.35 

 meters), 82 05'.0; tree on edge of bank, G7.5 feet 

 (20.57 meters), 142 49'.9; gum tree, 93 feet (28.3 

 meters), 260 28'.9; near gable end of iron store, one- 

 third mile (0.5 km.), 329 01'.7; rightmost post of 

 paddock, one-fifth mile (0.3 km.), 343 16'.7. 



Derby, Western Australia, 1914. On flat open ground 

 northeast of Derby Hotel, in line with front edge of 

 northwest balcony of hotel, and in range with two 

 white posts 8 feet (2.4 meters) high and about 500 

 feet (152 meters) apart, 352 feet (107.3 meters) south- 

 west of nearer post, and about 450 feet (137.2 meters) 

 from northeast corner of hotel balcony; marked by 

 peg driven just below ground. True bearings: flag- 

 pole on warehouse on Main Street, 600 feet (183 

 meters), 78 37'.4; top of near range post, 236 54'.4; 

 right edge of water tank, about \]A, miles (2.4 kilo- 

 meters), 309 29'.8. 



Dromedary Hill, Western Australia, 1914. In camel re- 

 serve, 163 miles (202.3 km.) north of Burracoppin, 

 about three-fourths mile (1.2 km.) south-southeast 

 from Dromedary Hill, in line with south fence sur- 

 rounding camelmen's hut, about 500 feet (152 meters) 

 west-northwest from southwest corner of fence, and 

 about 550 feet (168 meters) northeast of windmill and 

 tank; marked by jarrah peg projecting slightly above 

 ground. True bearings: right edge of tank at wind- 

 mill, 65 20'. 7; trigonometric station on Dromedary 

 Hill, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 15505'.0; right 

 edge of hut near ground, 276 36'.8. 



East-West Railway Siding, Soidh Australia, 1914. On 

 level ground about 600 feet (183 meters) east of East- 

 West transcontinental railway, and northwest of 

 siding known as 113Jl>-Mile Siding; marked by cairn 

 of stones 2 feet (61 cm.) high. 



Eleven-Mile Dam, Western Australia, 1916. Two stations, 

 for determination of possible local disturbances, were 

 established near Government Dam, 11 miles (17.7 

 km.) from Cranbrook on road leading eastward to 

 Pallinup River. Station A is about 200 feet (61 

 meters) northeast of northeast corner of dam. 



Station B is 360 feet (110 meters) east-northeast of 

 station A, and bears approximately S. 245 35' W. 

 (magnetic) from it. Both stations are marked by 

 pegs 1.5 by 1.5 inches (4 by 4 cm.), left 2 inches (5 cm.) 

 above ground. 



Esperance, Western Australia, 1914. On vacant land west 

 of road between jetty and Israelite Bay, 165 feet (50.3 

 meters) northwest of survey peg, at point where road 

 turns slightly northward, about 1 mile from jetty, 318 

 feet (96.9 meters) north-northeast of wooden fence 

 which runs at right angles to the road; marked by 

 jarrah peg set just below ground. True bearings: 

 bottom of pole at radio station, 18 12'.7; ornament 

 on near gable of house, 69 59'.8. 



Etadunna, South Australia, 1914. On a small stony knoll 

 about 25 feet (8 meters) high, 600 feet (183 meters), 

 north-northeast of homestead, and 250 feet (76 meters) 

 east of mail-track to Hergott Springs; marked by 

 cairn of stones 1.5 feet (46 cm.) high. True bearings: 

 center shaft of far windmill, 700 feet (213 meters), 

 2252'.9; east gable of homestead, 2524'.l; west 

 gable of homestead, 29 13'.8; west corner post of 

 fence, 900 feet (274 meters), 55 12'.4; gable end of 

 wool-shed, 1> miles (2.4 km.), 55 15'.1; east corner 

 post of fence, 700 feet (213 meters), 335 44'.6. 



AUSTRALASIA. 

 Australia continued. 



Ethel Creek, Western Australia, 1914. In home paddock 

 north of Ethel Creek station, 16 feet (4.9 meters) 

 south of north fence, measured from forty-seventh 

 post from northwest corner of paddock; marked by 

 peg driven just below ground. True bearings: left 

 edge of chimney on hut, 400 feet (122 meters), 15 

 09'.7; left edge of tank by windmill, 420 feet (128 

 meters), 324 34M. 



Eucla, Western Australia, 1914. The station of 1911 was 

 closely reoccupied in June and again in October 1914. 

 On open ground east of settlement, 192 feet (58.5 

 meters) east of corner of fence opposite telegraph- 

 offices and quarters, 203 feet (61.9 meters) southeast 

 of southeast corner of concert hall, and about 1 foot 

 (0.3 meter) south of point in range with east and west 

 fence; station was not marked. True bearings ob- 

 tained in October: gable end of shed near jetty, 18 

 09'.0; telegraph-pole on street corner, 98 54'.9; wind 

 vane on telegraph-office, 107 57'. 2; flagpole on 

 quarters, 122 32'.8; gable end of hall, 137 17'.6; 

 right gable end of cottage, 188 49'.9. 



Farina, A, South Australia, 1914. Exact occupation of 

 station A of 1911, on small knoll in northeast corner 

 of police paddock west of town, about 1 mile (1.6 

 km.) west of railway station, about 2,400 feet (732 

 meters) due west of Exchange Hotel, about 2,200 

 feet (671 meters) west-northwest of English church, 

 594 feet (181. 1 meters) from east fence of paddock, 

 and 637 feet (194.2 meters) from north fence; marked 

 by jarrah peg set about 2 inches (5 em.) under ground. 

 True bearings: gable of pump-house, 230 ll'.O; west 

 gable of public school, 279 57'.0; west gable of 

 English church, 288 56'.4; west gable of red-roofed 

 house, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 313 13'.2. 



Five-Mile Bar, Northern Territory, 1914. On south bank 

 of McArthur River, about 5 miles (8 kilometers) 

 below Borroloola, about 1,000 feet (305 meters) east 

 of bar of rocks known as Five-Mile Bar, about 400 

 feet (122 meters) west of west end of Whiskey Island, 

 and about 70 feet (21 meters) south of edge of bank. 



Flinders Island, Tasmania, 1914. Sec White Mark, 

 Tasmania. 



Flora Valley, Western Australia, 1914. On opposite side 

 of creek from Flora Valley station and about one- 

 third mile (0.5 km.) north of it, on high point of creek 

 bank above water-hole, about 50 yards (46 meters) 

 from edge of creek. 



Fourteen-Mile Creek, Western Australia, 1914. On north 

 bank of Fourteen-Mile Creek, about 30 yards (27 

 meters) west of Alice Downs-Turkey Creek road, and 

 30 yards (27 meters) north of creek. 



Fremantle, Western Australia, 1914. See Rottnest Island. 



Gawler, South Australia, 1915. Near center of northern 

 half of Gawler race-course, about 250 yards (229 

 meters) east of north side of grand-stand, approxi- 

 mately in line with its north end. True bearings: 

 center of chimney-stack of Gilbert and Payne's old 

 mill, 12200'.6; top of railway signal-post, 134 06'.3; 

 center of chimney-stack of Darling and Son's mill; 

 north-northwest of railway station, 168 03'.4; east 

 wall of Church of Christ, at north end of race-course 

 16903'.l; high flagpole near east side of railway 

 station, 171 53. 4; center of chimney-stack of May 

 Brothers' foundry, east of railway station, 178 27'.4. 



Gilbert's Well, Soidh Australia, 1914. On level open space 

 in scrub, 800 feet (214 meters) west of Gilbert's Well 

 at Kingoonyah, and 60 feet (18.3 meters) south of 

 mail-track. 



