Descriptions of Stations 



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Rockhampton, Queensland, 1914 continued. 



meters), 86 55'. 1; right spike on stables, 900 feet 

 (274 meters), 9405'.l; center of bottom of flag-staff 

 on pavilion, 850 feet (259 meters), 209 16'.2; spike 

 on tower of Kent Brewery, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 

 31140'.2. 



Roper River, Northern Territory, 1914. See Mission Sta- 

 tion (Roper River). 



Roseworlhy, South Australia, 1915. In paddock of Mr. 

 Faehse, used as local recreation-ground, about half 

 mile (0.8 km.) east of railway line, just east of main 

 north road, 5.3 feet (1.62 meters) south of center of 

 south end of cricket-pitch, and 203.1 feet (01.90 me- 

 ters) northeast of Barossa Water Works bench-mark 

 at east side of road. True bearings: west edge of 

 double chimney of Faehse's house 7 11'. 7; center 

 of south chimney-pot of house west of road, 45 46'.9; 

 Barossa Water Works bench-mark, 61 52'. 4; north 

 edge of chimney of house toward chaff sheds, 94 21'.2; 

 high bald conical knob in hills, 296 27'.2; center of 

 cone on Mt. Crawford, 327" 04'.1. 



Rosie's Creek, Western Australia, 1914. About 1 mile (1.6 

 km.) eastward from point where Moola Bulla-Alice 

 Downs road crosses Great Panton River, and one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 km.) north of road, on east bank of 

 Rosie's Creek, 150 feet (45.7 meters) southwest of 

 southeast corner of horse paddock, and 85.5 feet 

 (26.06 meters) south of south fence. 



Rotlnest Island, Western Australia, 1914. Almost exact 

 reoccupation of station of 1912, being 0.7 foot (0.21 

 meter) east of former station, about 12 miles (19.3 

 km.) west of Fremantle, near camps constructed for 

 visitors by Tourist Department of government of 

 Western Australia; on highest point of low ridge run- 

 ning parallel to shore, east of jetty on seaward side 

 of old road running along top of ridge; marked by 

 jarrah peg sunk just below ground. True bearings: 

 main lighthouse, 2.7 miles (4.3 km), 83 22'.4; trigo- 

 nometric station on Mt. Herschell, 1.4 miles (2.25 

 km.), 11445'.l; Bathurst Lighthouse, 1.0 mile (1.61 

 km.), 14941'.9; top of rotunda near jetty, 161 feet 

 (49.1 meters), 177 15'.3; trigonometric station on 

 Point Philip, 0.4 mile (0.6 km.), 278 46'. 1. 



Ryan's Bend, Northern Territory, 1914. On sandy flat at 

 east end of large rocky permanent water-hole in Bat- 

 ten's Creek, about one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) north of 

 road from Borroloola to Katherine, and 18 miles (29 

 km.) from Borroloola, near blacks' camp, about 70 

 yards (64 meters) south of big arched rock in water- 

 hole, 74 feet (22.6 meters) south-southeast from tree 

 marked with cross, and 128 feet (39.0 meters) south- 

 east of white gum-tree on bank of creek. True bear- 

 ings: gum-tree marked with cross, 74 feet (22.6 me- 

 ters), 165 50'.6; white gum tree on bank of creek, 

 about 600 feet (183 meters), 236 32'.4. 



Scamander, Tasmania, 1914. Station A is on south side of 

 Scamander River where road from St. Mary's turns 

 sharply to left before reaching approach to bridge 

 across river, 140 feet (42.7 meters) north-northeast of 

 Tasmanian Magnetic Survey station-mark, 61 feet 

 (18.6 meters) north-northeast of old station of Tas- 

 manian Magnetic Survey, and in line between sta- 

 tion mark and right edge of bathing-beach shed on 

 north bank of river. True bearing: right edge of 

 bathing-beach shed, 192 13'.4. 



Station B: azimuth observations were also made 

 over station-mark of Tasmanian Magnetic Survey, 

 which is a cylinder of Muntz metal imbedded in rock 

 in garden of Ocean Beach or Scamander Hotel. True 

 bearings: right edge of center chimney of Scamander 

 Hotel, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 173 43'.4; left edge 



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of right chimney of Scamander Hotel, 174 23'. 5; 

 right edge of bathing-beach shed, one-third mile (0.5 

 km.), 192 13'.4; western extremity of Paddy Island, 

 15 miles (24 km.), 204 22'.7; center of saddle between 

 two peaks, 19 miles (31 km.), 20540'.9; western ex- 

 tremity of eastermost islet off large island, 5 miles 

 (8 km.), 21022'.0. 



Sir Edward Pellew Islands, Northern Territory, 1914. At 

 west end of sandy point, about midway between most 

 westerly of Craggy Islands and North Island of Sir 

 Edward Pellew Islands, about west of middle point 

 of North Island, and about 150 feet (46 meters) from 

 edge of reef, in saddle between sandy bluff and sandy 

 scrub-covered ridge. True bearing: east end of most 

 westerly of Craggy Islands, 70 55'.6. 



Six-Mile Hotel, Western Australia, 1914. On east side of 

 creek, 225 paces south from Six-Mile Hotel, respec- 

 tively 51 paces and 47 paces from telegraph-poles west- 

 northwest and southeast. True bearings: left edge 

 of left veranda-post of hotel, 225 paces, 189 08'.9; 

 right edge of right veranda post of hotel, 228 paces, 

 197 27'.5. 



Soulhport, Tasmania, 1914. Three stations, designated .4, 

 B, and C, were established. A is on small flat on ridge 

 behind Southport Hotel, 34 feet (10.4 meters) north- 

 east of nearest point of fence. True bearings: center 

 of outermost mooring-post of pier, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 272 05'.4; ventilator on building on nearest point 

 across bay containing pier, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 28S 

 14'. 1; Bruni Head Lighthouse, 14 miles (22.5 km.), 

 294 37/6. 



Station B is at a point above the beach about one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 km.) up the harbor from the hotel 

 and past the church. 



Station C is about three-fourths mile (1.2 km.) 

 beyond B along the beach, on point where greenstone 

 outcrops. 



Spinifc.r Camp, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning 

 stock route, at camp about midway between wells 33 

 and 34, in fairly thick patch of poplars, wattles, etc. 



Stanley's Well, South Australia, 1914. On a low hill west 

 of Stanley's Well, and north of Wintinna Creek, 114 

 yards (104.2 meters) from well, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.) northeast of Christmas Well; marked by 

 small pile of stones and a buried pickle bottle con- 

 taining inscription: Stanley's Well magnetic station, 

 Oct. 23d, 1914. True bearings: center of Christ- 

 mas Well, 1941'.l; center of Stanley's Well, 26S 

 26'.7; edge of northeast wall of galvanized-iron house 

 310 03'.3. 



Strahan, Tasmania, 1914. About 1.5 miles (2.4 km.) east 

 of Bay View Hotel, in valley north of the rifle range, 

 approximately in line with Featherstone Street, about 

 70 feet (21 meters) south of small stream that flows 

 into Long Bay, and about 431 feet (131 meters) north- 

 east of small cairn at astronomic station of Tasmanian 

 Magnetic Survey; marked by hardwood post set 

 flush with ground and covered by large stone. True 

 bearings: left spike on roof of two-chimneyed house on 

 top of cliffs, 2 miles (3.2 km.), 98 50'.2; right edge of 

 right chimney of Bay View Hotel, 105 04'.S; center 

 of ornament over J. Wood's store, 106 35'.0; bottom 

 of flagstaff over offices of Union Steamship Co., 107 

 21'. 6; center of left veranda post of Macquarie Harbor 

 Hotel, 108 15'. 1; left gable end of house on side of 

 hill, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 11247'.0; lone tree 

 on opposite bank of small stream, 90 feet (27 meters), 

 195 30'; near gable end of rifle-butts building, two- 

 thirds mile (1.1 km.), 299 13'.0. 



