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Australia continued . 



Sturt Creek, Western Australia, 1914. About half mile 

 (0.8 km.) west of Sturt Creek and 3 miles (4.8 km.) 

 from old Denison Downs homestead. 



Sunday Island, Western Australia, 1914. About 700 feet 

 (213 meters) west-southwest of mission dwelling-house; 

 marked by stake projecting 18 inches (46 cm.) above 

 eround and surrounded by cairn of stones. True 

 bearing: left gable end of dwelling, 247 00'.6. 



Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, 1914. See Red 

 Hill B. 



Tattering, Western Australia, 1916. Three stations were 

 occupied, on north side of salt-flat, the western exten- 

 sion of which is known as " the race-course," about 3.5 

 miles (5.66 km.) north of Mr. Cornish's house at Karla 

 Spring, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km.) along road following 

 fence leading northward from road from Mr. Cornish's 

 house. Station A is in line with fence along road 

 and about 1,084 feet (330.4 meters) north of a fence 

 running east and west along south side of salt-flat; 

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

 projecting about 3 inches (8 cm.) above ground. True 

 bearings: nearest post of fence leading southward, 1 

 03M; center-rod of a windmill, 41 11'.7. 



Station B is about 805 feet (245.4 meters) southwest 

 of station A; marked by a rough peg 2 inches (5 cm.) 

 in diameter, projecting about 3 inches (8 cm.) above 

 ground. True bearings: center-rod of windmill, 50 

 19'.8; station A, 21102'.6. 



Station C is about 805 feet (245.4 meters) southeast 

 of station A, and about 805 feet (245.4 meters) east 

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

 in diameter, projecting about 3 inches (8 cm.) above 

 ground. True bearings: center-rod of a windmill, 68 

 46'.2; station B, 89 38'.7; station A, 15100'.7; east 

 end of roof of shearing shed at Karla Spring, 355 

 50'.3. 



Tattering (Sand-plain), Western Australia, 1916. Three 

 stations were occupied, about 5 miles (8 km.) north- 

 west of Karla Spring, on a bush-covered sand-plain 

 on south side of road leading to Warren's Flat. Sta- 

 tion A is about 200 feet (61 meters) south of road; 

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

 projecting 3 inches (8 cm.) above ground. 



Station B is about 640 feet (195 meters) south 33 

 30'.6 east of station A ; marked by a rough peg 2 inches 

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

 ground. 



Station C is about 640 feet (195 meters) south 26 

 26'. 8 west of station A, and about same distance west 

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

 in diameter, projecting 3 inches (8 cm.) above ground. 



Tarcoola, South Australia, 1914. On rising ground north 

 of township and about half mile (0.8 km.) north- 

 northeast of post-office; marked by jarrah peg painted 

 white and driven flush with ground. True bearings: 

 gable of post-office, half mile (0.8 km.), 10 53'.6; 

 gable of police station, half mile (0.8 km.), 16 25'.6; 

 near corner of hut on hill, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 48 45'.0; 

 center shaft of windmill, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 

 50 36'.3; center of poppet-head, three-fourths mile 

 (1.2 km.), 338 17'.3; gable of tin hut, one-third mile 

 (0.5km.),35621'.2. 



Thursday Island, Queensland, 1915. Exact reoccupation 

 of station A of 1912, on military-reserve north of fort 

 and south of quarantine station, midway on high cliff 

 north of valley between fort and first hill along beach, 

 150 yards (137 meters) south of garrison jetty, marked 

 by red-gum peg 15 inches (38 cm.) long projecting 6 

 inches (15 cm.) out of ground and surrounded with 

 rocks. True bearings: Goode Island Lighthouse, 4 



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Thursday Island, Queensland, 1915 continued. 



miles (6.4 km.), 105 06'.9; right edge of cable test 

 house on Hammond Island, 135 30'.2; bottom of high 

 flagstaff on fort, 295 03'.0. 



Timber Creek, Northern Territory, 1914. On hard sandy 

 flat about 200 yards (1S3 meters) northwest of police 

 station, and 83 feet (25.3 meters) southwest of west 

 corner of goat paddock, and about in line with north- 

 west side of paddock; marked by small hardwood peg 

 driven flush with ground. True bearings: west end 

 of goat paddock, 214 57'.0; left edge of kitchen at 

 police station, 650 feet (198 meters), 298 15'.0; left- 

 most veranda post of police station, 299 43'. 4; right- 

 most edge of black trooper's cottage, 350 yards (320 

 meters), 309 16'.8. 



Todmorden, South Australia, 1914. East 110 yards (100.6 

 meters) from the homestead, which is on a sandy rise 

 near flood plain of Alberga River; marked by post 

 bearing a brass plate with inscription: C. I. Magnetic 

 Station. Todmorden. Long. 134 45' 16" E; Lat. 27 

 08' 28" S. Magnetic variation 4 0' E. Sept. 7th, 

 1914. True bearing: windmill southwest of home- 

 stead, 73 39'.6. 



Turkey Creek, Western Australia, 1914. On east bank of 

 Turkey Creek, about 390 feet (119 meters) north of 

 main post-office building. True bearings: right end 

 top of roof ridge of lineman's house, 600 feet (183 

 meters), 4 58'.4; near gable end of stable, 800 feet 

 (244 meters), 1231'.2; right edge of police station, 

 900 feet (274 meters), 97 56'.6; left iron pole at bath- 

 room, 300 feet (91 meters), 350 54'. 1; northwest cor- 

 ner of main post-office building, 354 27'. 6. 



Tioenty-Mile Landing, Northern Territory, 1914. On small 

 open flat on right bank of King River, about 20 miles 

 (32 km.) above mouth of river, about 500 feet (152 

 meters) north-northeast of landing at old buffalo- 

 shooter's lodge, about midway between tall trees of 

 forest and a grove of mangroves at edge of river, 76 

 feet (23.2 meters) southwest of tall blazed paper-bark 

 tree, and 90 feet (27.4 meters) northwest of gum tree 

 marked C. I. W. ; marked by iron-wood peg sunk level 

 with ground and covered with small mound of earth. 

 True bearings: blazed paper-bark tree, 76 feet (23.2 

 meters), 246 07'.3; top of "I" in marked white gum- 

 tree, 90 feet (27.4 meters), 31306'.3. 



Victor Harbor, South Australia, 1914. See Port Victor. 



Victoria, Northern Territory, 1914. On beach at old mili- 

 tary settlement of Victoria (Port Essington) about 

 midway between reddish cliff at north end of bay and 

 mangrove-covered point at south end, and 41 feet 

 (12.5 meters) west of high-water mark; marked by 

 cement block 8 inches by 2 feet (20 by 61 cm.) sunk 

 flush with ground and marked C I W . 1914 and cov- 

 ered with small heap of stones. True bearings: end of 

 reddish cliff at north end of bay, one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.), 203 49'.0; end of square rock at end of point 

 across bay, 4 miles (6.4 km.), 243 lO'.O; bottom of 

 trunk of end mangrove at south point of bav, one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 km.), 31936'.6. 



Victoria River, Northern Territory, 1914. On south bank 

 of Victoria River, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) below Mos- 

 quito Flat, and in that part of river known as Gunn's 

 Log, 5 feet (1.5 meters) above flood-mark of river, 

 and about 30 feet (9. 1 meters) from mangroves fring- 

 ing bank. True bearings: top of cone-shaped moun- 

 tain, 12 miles (19 km.), 50 51'.S. Approximate bear- 

 ings from boat in river, using ship's compass: mag- 

 netic station, 17; conical hill, 46; circular head, 10 

 miles (16 km.), 263; south end of Bradshaw's tomb, 

 267. 



