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Point Charles Lighthouse, Northern Territory, 1914 cont'd, 

 east of northwest corner of plantation fence; marked 

 by ironwood stake driven flush with ground at vertex 

 of two short trenches forming a right angle. True 

 bearings: left edge of chimney of cottage, 9001'.9; 

 left gable end of store of lighthouse, 99 55'.6; top 

 of vane on lighthouse, 101 36'.3; northeast corner of 

 lighthouse inclosure, 108 39'.9; northwest corner of 

 plantation fence, 222 40'.2. 



A secondary station was established at a point 300 

 feet (91 meters) west in direction of left edge of chim- 

 ney of cottage, to test for local disturbance. 



Port Augusta, South Australia, 1914. On small sand-hill 

 on highest part of park lands, east of transcontinental 

 railway cut, south of track to cricket-ground, and 

 west of cricket-ground; marked by drill-hole in top 

 of concrete block 7 by 8 inches (18 by 20 cm.) set 

 flush with ground. True bearings: gable end of goods- 

 shed, 1,200 feet (366 meters), 24 02'.4; town-hall 

 spire, one-half mile (0.8 km.), 108 02'.5; brewery 

 spire, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 111 46'.9; cross on 

 cathedral, 1,200 feet (366 meters), 162 04'.S; trigo- 

 nometric station on Mount Brown, 12 miles (19 km.), 

 273 36'. 1; east corner of Pastoral Hotel, 1,200 feet 

 (366 meters), 349 43'.5. 



Port Darwin, Northern Territory, 1914. See Darwin. 



Port Essinglon, Northern Territory, 1914. See Victoria. 



Port Frankland, Western Australia, 1914. In cast corner 

 of Mr. Pierre Bellanger's paddock, on east bank of 

 Frankland River, 98 feet (29.9 meters) from northeast 

 fence, and 86.5 feet (26.37 meters) northwest of road 

 to Denmark. True bearing: near gable of Mr. Bel- 

 langer's house, 47 42'.8. 



Port George IV, Western Australia. 1914. At Port George 

 Mission, 221 } feet (67.51 meters) northeast of north- 

 east corner of fence surrounding mission house; marked 

 by stake projecting 1 foot (30 cm.) above ground and 

 surrounded by cairn of stones. True bearing: left 

 edge of chimney on mission house, about 300 feet 

 (91 meters), 58 56'.4. 



Port Hedland, Western Australia, 1914. On waste ground 

 east of Esplanade, about 370 feet (113 meters) 

 south of telegraph-line, about 450 feet (137 meters) 

 north of railway track, and 13.0 feet (4.0 meters) 

 east-southeast of prominent tree stump; marked by 

 tent peg driven just below ground. True bearings: 

 near gable end of tide-gage house on jetty, about three- 

 fourths mile (1.2 km.), 55 ll'.O; top lefthand corner 

 of porch in front of Esplanade Hotel, 1,000 feet (305 

 meters), 87 26'. 7; ornament on steeple of St. Mat- 

 thew's Church, about one-third mile (0.5 km.), 157 

 57'. 3; right edge of tank by railway sheds, about IH 

 miles (2.8 km.), 259 37'.7. 



Port MacDonnell, South Australia, 1918. On beach, oppo- 

 site Bookie Street and west of main road and jetty, 

 39.3 feet (11.98 meters) west of east side of Bookie 

 Street extended 129.5 feet (39.47 meters) south from 

 corner of Pascoe's Hotel; marked by survey mark, a 

 concrete circle flush with ground, engraved Geodetic 

 and Magnetic Survey of S. A., with cross arms point- 

 ing north-south and east-west, engraved = 38 3' 

 25", \ = 140 41' 39". True bearing: knob on Cape 

 Northumberland Lighthouse, 3 miles (5 km.), 267 

 20'.8. A meridian mark is fixed 1 chain (20.1 meters, 

 north of station. 



Port Victor, South Australia, 1914. Exact inoccupation of 

 tation of 1911. On hill about 2 miles (3 km.) north- 

 west of (own, in southeastern part of quarry-reserve 

 belonging to town, 103.5 feet (31.55 meters) from 



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Port Victor, South Australia, 1914 continued. 



south fence, and 136.5 feet (41.61 meters) from north- 

 east fence inclosing reserve; marked by jarrah peg 

 2 by 3 by 20 inches (5 by 7 by 51 cm.) set a short 

 distance below surface. True bearings: highest chim- 

 ney in old tower, 3 kilometers, 262 15'.0; gable of 

 red brick store in town, 3 kilometers, 283 57'. 8; flag- 

 pole on Granite Island, 3 kilometers, 295 42'.8. Dip 

 observations were made at a secondary station 98 

 feet (29.9 meters) north of main station. 



Rabbit-Proof Fence 1, Western Australia, 1914. About 1 

 mile (1.6 km.) due west of gate in rabbit-proof 

 fence, at mile-post 129 south of Burracoppin, in line 

 with north fence of small garden in front of bound- 

 ary-rider's hut, and 103 feet (314 meters) from 

 northeast corner post of garden fence. True bear- 

 ings: right edge of rain gage, 47 15'. 4; left edge of 

 hut near ground, 66 48M. 



Rabbit-Proof Fence 2, Western Australia, 1914. Near cen- 

 ter of inclosure on east side of rabbit fence, 21 miles 

 (33.8 km.) south of Burracoppin, 528 feet (160 9 

 meters) from nearest point of fence, 373 feet (113.7 

 meters) north-northeast of door of boundary-rider's 

 hut, 211 feet (64 3 meters) south of south corner of 

 wooden fence inclosing a water-hole; marked by jar- 

 rah peg set just below ground. True bearings: handle 

 on door of boundary-rider's hut, 9 16'. 6; west corner 

 post of inclosure around water-hole, 160 32'.6. 



Rabbit-Proof Fence 3, Western A uslralia, 1914. About 20 

 feet (6.1 meters) south of path leading from rabbit 

 fence to boundary-rider's hut No. 69, and 20S.5 feet 

 (63.55 meters) west-northwest from southwest corner 

 of hut; marked by jarrah peg driven flush with ground. 

 True bearing: southwest corner post of hut, 2S0 00'.4. 



Raspberry Creek Bore, South Australia, 1914. On south 

 slope of mound, 40 yards (36.6 meters) south of bore- 

 pipe at summit of mound, on south side of Arckar- 

 inga Creek. True bearings: west end of horizontal 

 section of bore-pipe, 139 32'.3; middle of top east bolt 

 at east end of horizontal section of bore-pipe, 160 3S'.0. 



Red Hill, New South Wales, 1915, 1916. Two stations 

 were occupied at Red Hill branch of Sydney Observa- 

 tory at Pennant Hill. Station A is an exact reoccu- 

 pation of C. I. W. station of 1906 and station A of 

 1913, on limestone pier in magnetic hut. 



Station B is a close reoccupation of C. I. W. station 

 B of 1913, 93 feet (28.3 meters) from A whose true 

 bearing is 25 42'.6. 



Robe, South Australia, 1917. On water-front, south of 

 beach and esplanade, southeast of jetty, in line with 

 street adjoining esplanade, and S0.5 feet (24.54 me- 

 ters) east of Harbors Board flagstaff; marked by iron 

 peg driven into ground. True bearings: Harbors 

 Board flagstaff, 98 26'.2; Robe obelisk, at top, three- 

 fourths mile (1.2 km), 126 53'.4; highest point on 

 Mount Benson, 12 miles (19 km.), 199 42'.0; flagpole 

 on Anglican church, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 343 

 31'.2. 



Rockhainpton, Queensland, 1914. Exact reoccupation of 

 station of 1913. In recreation-reserve bounded by 

 North and Campbell streets, 396.5 feet (120.85 me- 

 ters) from north corner of reserve at Exhibition and 

 Lion Creek roads, and 160.5 feet (48.92 meters) from 

 northeast boundary fence; marked by hardwood peg 

 covered with cairn of bricks and stones. True bear- 

 ings: center of tower on roof of school, three-fourths 

 mile (1.2 km.), 20 17'.4; cross on front of frame 

 church, half mile (0.8 km.), 46 27'.2; front cross on 

 roof of church on brow of hill, three-fourths mile (1.2 

 km.), 61 54'.4; left spike on stables, 800 feet (244 



