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Melrose, South Australia, 1916. Near center of Dorring- 

 ton Park, formerly used as a recreation oval, about 

 500 yards (457 meters) west of railway station, and 

 620.7 feet (189.18 meters) southwest of peg north of 

 railway culvert; marked by survey reference-mark of 

 cement, flush with ground, and inscribed Geodetic 

 and Magnetic Survey of S. A., on outer circle, and 

 X = 138 ll'.S, = 32 38'. 4 on cross arms. True 

 bearings: highest tree on Mount Remarkable, 98 

 50'.9; peg north of culvert, 224 56'. 3; south end of 

 stonework of culvert, 237 36'. 8; north end of iron 

 bridge over creek, 261 0S'.7; south end of iron bridge 

 over creek, 265 48'.9. 



Melville Island, Northern Territory, 1914. See Brenton 

 Bay and Piper Head. 



Merredin, Western Australia, 1916. Two stations were 

 occupied, designated A and B. Station A is exact 

 reoccupation of station of 1912, south of Merredin 

 Peak, 137 feet (41.8 meters) northwest of northwest 

 corner of wire fence surrounding railway dam; marked 

 by a jarrah peg 2 by 2 inches (5 by 5 cm.), left slightly 

 below surface of ground. True bearings: center of 

 triangulation cairn on top of a granite hill, 196 12'. 2; 

 right post supporting a water-gate, 213 51/7; north- 

 west corner post of wire fence around dam, 320 53'.2. 

 Station B is 336.5 feet (102.56 meters) southwest 

 of station A ; marked by a peg 3 by 3 inches (S by 8 

 cm.), sunk almost level with surface of ground. True 

 bearings: center of triangulation cairn on a granite 

 hill, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 199 36'.5; station A, 232 44'.6. 



Miranda, South Australia, 1914. On a level stretch of 

 ground north of water-hole, 70 feet (21 meters) west 

 of a small creek which empties into water-hole, and 

 200 feet (61 meters) east of a low sand-hill which is 

 encroaching on homestead; marked by peg projecting 

 6 inches (15 centimeters) above ground. True bear- 

 ing' north corner of small square stone building, 600 

 feet (183 meters), 30 15'.0. 



Mirra-Mitta Bore, Soidh Australia, 1914. On level sandy 

 soil, about 700 feet (213 meters) west-southwest of 

 bore; marked by small cairn of stones. True bearings: 

 north corner post of yard, 650 feet (198 meters), 24S 

 23'.9; center of bore, 6S0 feet (207 meters), 254 42'.9; 

 north top corner galvanized-iron shed, 600 feet (183 

 meters), 288 25'. 5; north gable of galvanized-iron 

 house behind store, 700 feet (213 meters), 292 05'.4; 

 south gable of galvanized-iron house behind store, 700 

 feet (213 meters), 294 14'. 6; south corner post of 

 yard, S00 feet (244 meters), 306 40'.2. 



Mission Station (Bathitrst Island), Northern Territory, 

 1914. At south end of avenue of trees about midway 

 between south end of lagoon and edge of shore, and 

 58 feet (17.7 meters) southeast of southernmost tree 

 of avenue; marked by stake set flush with ground. 

 True bearings: near gable end of church, 800 feet 

 (244 meters), 14 09'. 1; left gable end of mission 

 dormitory, 19 21'.7; near gable end of kitchen, 800 

 feet (244 meters), 22 44'. 0; right gable end of mission 

 school, 800 feet (244 meters), 42 35'.6; left gable of 

 westernmost cottage, 800 feet (244 meters), 86 08'.9; 

 near gable end of building behind priest's house, 

 050 feet (198 meters), 134 51'.9; right gable end of 

 Cooper's house on Melville Island, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 219 51'. 7; east corner post of mission 

 fence, 650 feet (198 meters), 358 55'.5. 



Mission Station {Roper River), Northern Territory, 1914. 

 On north bank of Roper River, in open paddock 

 adjoining mission gardens and stock paddock, north- 

 northwest of mission house, and 66 feet (20.1 meters) 

 east of large lone tree; marked by drill-hole in top of 



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Mission Station (Roper River), Northern Territory, 1914 

 continued, 

 round stake driven flush with ground. True bearings: 

 northwest corner post of garden fence, 181 feet (55.2 

 meters), 31 45'.4; lone tree, 105 05'; north end of 

 Mt. Olive, 3 miles (4.8 km.), 241 30'.5; south edge of 

 range, 2 miles (3.2 km.), 290 27'.8; left edge of tank, 

 800 feet (244 meters), 352 19'.6; spike on front 

 gable of natives' kitchen, 700 feet (213 meters), 

 359 55'.6. 



Montgomery Islands, Western Australia, 1914. -Near 

 center and highest point of one of islands of Mont- 

 gomery group known locally as Washington Island 

 since the establishment of magnetic station; marked 

 by cairn of stones 3 feet (0.9 meter) high. True 

 bearing: prominent rock on adjacent island, fourth 

 south of mainland, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 256 50'. 0. 



Moola Bulla, Western Australia, 1914. Near the aborigi- 

 nal station, 303 feet (92.4 meters) southeast of south- 

 east corner of fence around manager's house, and 

 203 feet (61.9 meters) northeast of nearest point of 

 southwest fence of house paddock; marked by gum 

 peg sunk just below ground. True bearings: near 

 corner of fence around house, 140 20'.6; near gable 

 end of store, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 144 57'. 1; left 

 edge of reservoir, at bottom, 1,200 feet (366 meters), 

 170 48'.2; south corner of house-paddock fence, 

 1,500 feet (457 meters), 338 32'.2. 



Moora, Western Australia, 1914. Exact reoccupation of 

 station of 1912, in recreation-grounds, 297.5 feet 

 (90.68 meters) from west fence, and 373.5 feet (113.84 

 meters) from southwest corner of grounds; marked by 

 jarrah peg set below surface. True bearings: survey 

 post in southwest corner of grounds, 42 42'.7, survey 

 post in northwest corner of grounds, 400 feet (121.9 

 meters), 135 14'. 2; right gable end of large shed in 

 show grounds, 800 feet (244 meters), 325 45'.4. 



Moorilyanna, South Australia, 1914. The main station is 

 at southwest foot of Moorilyanna Hills, 90 yards 

 (82 meters) southeast of native soakage-well, and 

 54 feet (16.5 meters) and 95 feet (29.0 meters) re- 

 spectively southeast and southwest from granite out- 

 crops; marked by bottle sunk just below ground and 

 containing inscription: "Moorilyanna magnetic sta- 

 tion Sept. 1914," and covered by small heap of 

 granite rocks. True bearings: Mt. Illbillee (Everard 

 Ranges), 25 miles (40 km.), 71 03'.5; highest granite 

 knob on nearer western hills, 1 to 2 miles (1.6 to 

 3.2 km.), 86 24'.8; Moorilvanna trigonometric sta- 

 tion, 222 27'.8. 



A secondary station was established 604 yards 

 (552.3 meters) from main station, in azimuth 35 

 26', on gently rising ground appearing from main 

 station as a clear patch in surrounding scrub; marked 

 by small pile of rocks. 



Mount Gason Bore, South Australia, 1914. On a small 

 bare shallow depression 800 feet (244 meters) east- 

 northeast of homestead, and 700 feet (213 meters) 

 southeast of outlet of bore-pipe; marked by small 

 pile of stones. True bearings: trigonometric station, 

 Mount Gason, 5 miles (8 km.), 35 39'.2; gable of 

 white galvanized-iron shed at homestead, 650 feet 

 (198 meters), 75 27'.0; hurricane lamp near bore, 

 520 feet (158 meters), 76 15'.7; pile of stones on hill, 

 2 miles (3.2 km.), 116 19'.5; outlet of water from 

 bore, 700 feet (213 meters), 132 57'.2; trigonometric 

 station on hill, 2 miles (3.2 km.), 235 32'.3; cast 

 corner post of goat-yard 600 feet (183 meters), 

 357 11'.5. 



