Descriptions of Stations 



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Australia continued. 



Penola, 1916. In northeast corner of police grounds, east 

 of police buildings, 1 chain (20 meters) south of meri- 

 dian mark; marked by survey mark, a concrete circle 

 flush with ground, engraved Geodetic and Magnetic 

 Survey of S. A., with cross arms pointing north-south 

 and east-west, also engraved 37 22' 35", X 140 

 50' 07".7. True bearing: east edge of tower of Angli- 

 can church, 195 34'.4. 



Perth, Western Australia, 1914, 1916 Station of 1912 was 

 exactly reoccupied in 1914, and closely reoccupied in 

 1916. In bush on highest portion of King's Park, a 

 short distance west of drive on east side overlooking 

 Swan River, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) southwest of the 

 transit circle of observatory, and is standard position 

 of Survey Department for correcting compasses. 



Pijallinga Clay-pan, Western Australia, 1914. On camel- 

 pad of Canning stock route, near patch of gum trees, 

 about 200 yards (183 meters) south of claypan. 



Pindar, Western Australia, 1916. This locality was exam- 

 ined with reference to availability as a site for an 

 observatory. Seven stations were occupied. Sta- 

 tions A, B, C. and D are on north side of road leading 

 to Mullewa, in neighborhood of Peeraju Well, locally 

 known as "the dog hole." Station A is in southwest 

 corner of government reserve 1019, about 1,670 feet 

 (509 meters) north-northwest of well; marked by a 

 rough peg 3 inches (S cm.) in diameter, projecting 

 4 inches (10 cm.) above ground. True bearings: 

 tree on horizon, about 4 miles (6 km.), 183 11'.9; 

 Peeraju Well, 344 46'.0. Station B is about 751 

 feet (228.9 meters) north, 26 49'.6 west of station A; 

 marked by a rough peg 2 inches (5 cm.) in diameter, 

 projecting 2 inches (5 cm.) above ground. True 

 bearings: tree-trunk on horizon, about 1 mile (1.6 

 km.), 27458'.0; station A, 333 10'.4. Station C 

 is about 730 feet (222.5 meters) west of station .4; 

 marked by a rough peg 3 inches (8 cm.) in diameter, 

 projecting about 4 inches (10 cm.) above ground. 

 True bearings: station A, 27002'.3; lowest part of 

 upright post supporting lever at well, 323 55'.9; 

 space between pair of twin trees on horizon, about 

 3.5 miles (5.6 km.), 325 46'.2. Station D is about 

 946 feet (288.3 meters) north 7 02'.6 west of station 

 C, and about 575 feet (175.3 meters) northwest of 

 station B; marked by a rough peg 2 inches (5 cm.) in 

 diameter, projecting 2 inches (5 cm.) above ground. 

 True bearings: tree-trunk on horizon, about 1.5 miles 

 (2.4 km.), 2529'.6; station B, 29547'.9; station C, 

 352 57'.4. 



Station E is about 1 mile (1.6 km.) south of Pindar 

 railway station, 81 feet (24.7 meters) east of center 

 of little-used road leading south from crossing west 

 of station, and about 300 paces south of an outcrop 

 of reddish sandstone with numerous rounded iron- 

 stone pebbles scattered over surface; marked by a 

 rough wooden peg 2 inches (5 cm.) in diameter, pro- 

 jecting about 3 inches (8 cm.) above ground. Station 

 F is about 727 feet (221.6 meters) south of station E, 

 and about 77.8 feet (23.71 meters) west of middle of 

 road leading south from railway station; marked by 

 a rough peg 3 inches (8 cm.) in diameter, projecting 6 

 inches (15 cm.) above ground. True bearings: tree 

 on horizon, 5 miles (8 km.), 134 52'.0; station E, 

 178 05'.7. Station G is about 738 feet (225 meters) 

 southwest of station E, and about 724 feet (221 

 meters) northwest of station F; marked by a rough peg 

 2 inches (5 cm.) in diameter, projecting 3 inches (8 

 cm.) above ground. True bearings: tree-trunk on 

 horizon, about half mile (0.8 km.), 41 45'.0; station 

 E, 238 06'.3; station F , 297 06'.2. 



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Pine Creek, Northern Territory, 1914. Two stations, A 

 and B, were occupied. Station A is an approximate 

 reoccupation of station of 1912. On ant-bed flat 

 on township-reserve southeast of police station, 176.8 

 feet (53.89 meters) from south corner post and 242.5 

 feet (73.91 meters) from east corner post of police- 

 station reserve; marked by cypress peg driven flush 

 with ground and covered with small mound of earth. 

 True bearings: south corner post of police-reserve, 

 11238'.3; east corner post of police-reserve, 165 

 14'.3; telegraph-pole seen between two houses near 

 railway, 530 feet (162 meters), 217 01'.6; rightmost 

 veranda post of railway station, 650 feet (19S meters), 

 24734'.2; left edge of railway tank, 900 feet (274 

 meters), 267 40'.3; near gable end of engine shed, 

 1,000 feet (305 meters), 274 10'.7; left edge of hotel, 

 600 feet (183 meters), 286 09'.7. 



As a large quantity of scrap iron lay in vicinity, an 

 auxiliary station, B, was established on small flat east 

 of police-station reserve and west of railway station, 

 at south edge of belt of small timber, 275 feet (83.8 

 meters) north 47 01'. 6 east from main station, about 

 225 feet (68.5 meters) from east corner of police-re- 

 serve, 215 feet (65.6 meters) south-southwest of fence 

 corner; marked by cypress-pine peg set just below 

 ground. True bearings: fence corner, 199 16'.6; left 

 edge of railway tank, 279 42'. 1; near gable end of 

 engine shed, 286 01 '.2. 



Pinjarrega, Western Australia, 1916. Three stations were 

 occupied, on a flat sand-piain, about 12 miles (19 

 km.) west of Marchagee siding on Midland Railway, 

 about 6 miles (10 km.) west of Mr. E. W. Paton's 

 farmhouse, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) north of Pinjar- 

 rega Lake, surrounded on north and northeast by a 

 patch of timber, on east by level stretch of open 

 country with distant hills, and on south and west by 

 low hills, with two prominent hills about 1 mile (1.6 

 km.) southeastward. Stations A, B, and C form an 

 equilateral triangle with sides approximately 675 feet 

 (206 meters) long, station A being at the north, station 

 B at the east, and station C at the west. 



Station A is 20 paces west of a large mallee bush, and 

 about 400 feet (122 meters) south of patch of timber; 

 marked by a 2-inch (5 cm.) rough peg projecting about 

 4 inches (10 cm.) above ground. True bearings: tree- 

 trunk on horizon, about half mile (0.8 km.), 45 21/.6; 

 highest point on hill to west, 8354'.5; highest point 

 on hill to southeast, 324 21'.6. 



Station B is marked by a rough 2-inch (5 cm.) 

 peg projecting about 4 inches (10 cm.) above ground. 

 True bearings: tree on hill, three-fourths mile (1.2 

 km.), 90 15'.3; station A, 149 56'.7. 



Station C is marked by a rough 2-inch (5 cm.) peg 

 projecting about 4 inches (10 cm.) above ground. 

 True bearings: station A, 209 54'.4; tree on horizon 

 about 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 270 25'.6. 



Piper Head, Northern Territory, 1914. At an old trepang 

 camp, on beach of large sandy flat, about 500 feet 

 (152 meters) southeast of whitish cliffs of Piper Head, 

 about 70 feet (21 meters) above high-water mark, 

 50 feet (15.2 meters) west of southwest corner of 

 most westerly shed, and in line with its south side; 

 marked by stake driven several inches below ground. 



Playford, Northern Territory, 1914. See Pine Creek. 



Point Charles Lighthouse, Northern Territory, 1914. 

 Within lighthouse-reserve, about one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.) east of lighthouse inclosure, and about 160 feet 

 (49 meters) south of edge of cliff, 94 feet (28.7 meters) 

 south 65 28'. 8 west of survey peg R 44 at northeast 

 corner of reserve, and 202.5 feet (61.72 meters) south- 



