Descriptions of Stations 



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 Victoria River, Northern Territory, 1914. See also Depot. 



Wadawalla, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 136 feet (41.5 meters) west of dump of well 

 No. 40, known locally as Wadawalla. True bearing: 

 fork at well, 276 30'.2. 



Wanda, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock route, 

 about 40 paces north of No. 36 well, locally known as 

 Wanda. 



Wantapella, South Australia, 1914. About one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 km.) north of swamp, and 300 yards (274 

 meters) north of homestead; marked by buried log, 

 also pickle bottle containing inscription: Wantapella 

 magnetic station, Sept. /Oct. 1914. True bearings: 

 center of well at homestead, 22 12'.6; high tree near 

 Mt. Chandler trigonometric station, 9 miles (14.5 km.), 

 9931'.6; Mt. Chandler trigonometric station, 99 

 33'. 1; center of hollow of large gum tree, 100 yards 

 (91 meters), 224 37'.2. 



Wardabunna, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, on flat near foot of sandhill, about 200 yards 

 (183 meters) north of Wardabunna rock-hole, which 

 is No. 38 water of stock-route. 



Warren's Flat, Western Australia, 1916. Three stations 

 were occupied, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) east of a 

 well and windmill which are about 7 miles (11 km.) 

 northwest of Karla Spring. Station A is about 300 

 feet (91 meters) north of a road running eastward from 

 well; marked by a rough peg 3 inches (8 cm.) in diam- 

 eter, projecting about 5 inches (13 cm.) above ground. 



Station B is about 690 feet (210 meters) south 32 

 48'.8 east of station A, on south side of road; marked 

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

 ing about 5 inches (13 cm.) above ground. 



Station C is about 690 feet (210 meters) south 27 

 12'.2 west of station A, and about same distance west 

 of station B; marked by a rough peg 3 inches (8 cm.) 

 in diameter, projecting about 5 inches (13 cm.) above 

 ground. 



Water No. $A, Western Australia, 1914. Near No. 2A 

 water on Canning stock route, 100 paces west-south- 

 west of wall around excavation for water. 



Water No. 17, Western Australia, 1914. At camp near 

 some bloodwood trees, on flat in valley about one-third 

 mile (0.5 km.) below Killagurra Springs. 



Water No. 88, Western Australia, 1914. See Wardabunna. 



Water No. 42, Western Australia, 1914. See Guli. 



Watheroo, Western Australia, 1916, 1917. Station A occu- 

 pied in 1916 is on railway-reserve, between railway 

 dam and western boundary fence of reserve, 71 feet 

 (21.6 meters) east of nearest point of boundary fence 

 which is 213 feet (64.9 meters) south of small vege- 

 table garden in northwest corner of reserve, about 93 

 feet (28 meters) west of near edge of a dry creek bed 

 lying nearly north and south, and 9 feet (2.7 meters) 

 south of a small mallee tree; marked by a wooden peg 

 left about 3 inches (8 cm.) above surface of ground. 

 True bearings: east edge of chimney on house seen 

 through trees, 167 27'.0; support of coal chute at rail- 

 way station, about 900 feet (274 meters), 313 45'.8. 



Three stations, designated B, C, and D, were occu- 

 pied in 1917, at three roughly equidistant points on a 

 flat stretch of sand-plain about 2 miles (3 km.) west 

 of McGowan's farm, and about 11 miles (18 km.) 

 west of Midland Railway line. Station B is about 

 800 feet (244 meters) northwest of a prominent lone 

 Christmas tree; marked by a stake left about 3 inches 

 (8 cm.) above ground. True bearings: McGowan's 



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Watheroo, Western Australia, 1916, 1917 continued. 



farmhouse, 256 37'.5; tree on hill, about 6 miles (10 

 km.), 27552'.8; lone Christmas tree, 322 31 '.4. 



Station C is about 500 feet (152 meters) southeast 

 of station B, and about 300 feet (91 meters) northwest 

 of a prominent lone Christmas tree; marked by a stake 

 left about 3 inches (8 cm.) above ground. True bear- 

 ings: station B, 146 41'.5; tree on hill, about 6 miles 

 (10 km.), 275 18'.0. 



Station D is about 500 feet (152 meters) southwest 

 of station B and about 500 feet (152 meters) west of 

 station C, and 15 feet (4.6 meters) north of south 

 boundary of observatory block ; marked by a stake left 

 about 3 inches (8 cm.) above ground. True bearings: 

 station B, 204 30'.2; tree on hill, about 6 miles (10 

 km.), 27508'.5; lone Christmas tree, 282 37'.2. 



Watheroo Observatory, 1917-1919. Before completion of 

 observatory buildings, four stations were occupied on 

 site of Watheroo Magnetic Observatory. Station F 

 and G are located near southwest corner of paddock 

 surrounding well in northwest corner of site; F is 304 

 feet (92.7 meters) southwest of well and G is 67 feet 

 (20.4 meters) west-northwest of F. Station H was 

 as nearly as possible at center of site of variation ob- 

 servatory. Station I was as nearly as possible at 

 center of site of absolute observatory. 



The stations regularly used for control of variom- 

 eters are piers N m and N w in absolute observatory, 

 the former being the central of three piers at north 

 end of building and the latter the pier in northwest 

 corner of building. The mark used for declination 

 work at N m is center of two black lines on board 947.6 

 feet (288.83 meters) distant in true bearing 265 06'.6 

 west of south. Pier S m in absolute observatory is the 

 central of three piers at south end of building. The 

 mark used is same as for N m and distant 951.6 feet 

 (290.05 meters) in true bearing 263 35'.9. 



Weld Spring, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 310 feet (94.5 meters) north of dump at No. 9 

 well at Weld Spring. True bearing: right support of 

 well windlass, 59'.0. 



Well No. 4, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, southwest of railing around No. 4 well. True 

 bearing: near corner of railing around well, 101 feet 

 (30.8 meters), 240 19'. 



Well No. 5, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 294 feet (89.6 meters) west of dump at No. 5 

 well. True bearing: groove in pulley over well, 310 

 feet (94.5 meters), 273 00'.8. 



Well No. 7, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route between Wiluna and Hall's Creek, 346 feet (105.5 

 meters) south-southwest of well dump. True bearing: 

 right edge of pulley over well, 360 feet (110 meters), 

 195 00'.2. 



Well No. 0, Western Australia, 1914. See Weld Spring. 



Well No. 11, Western Australia, 1914. See Goodwin Soak. 



Well No. 13, Western Australia, 1914. About 40 yards (37 

 meters) north of No. 13 well of Canning stock-route. 



Well No. 15, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 125 feet (38.1 meters) east-northeast of nearest 

 corner of dump at well No. 15. True bearing: center 

 of well, 77 16'. 



Well No. 19, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) north-northeast of 

 No. 19 well, and about 30 paces east of tree with "J. 

 Bruce Lumley Exploring Expedition 1911" carved 

 on it. True bearing: bottom of fork at well, 29 12'.7. 



