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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



AUSTRALASIA. 



Australia continued. 



Well No. 21, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 77 feet (23.5 meters) west of nearest upright 

 of windlass of No. 21 well. True bearing: nearest 

 upright of windlass, 272 14'.2. 



Well No. '',. Western Australia, 1914. See Karara Soaks. 



Well No. 27, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 132 feet (40.2 meters) northeast of near corner 

 of well dump. True bearing: near support of well 

 windlass, 43 37'. 



Well No. 29, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, about 235 yards (215 meters) north-northwest 

 from No. 29 well and 43 feet (13.1 meters) north- 

 northwest from center of lone bloodwood tree. True 

 bearings: center of lone bloodwood, 329; left edge of 

 whip pulley, 331 32'.2. 



Well No. 31, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 210 feet (64 meters) southwest from near corner 

 of railing around dump of No. 31 well. True bearing: 

 center of near support of well windlass, 228 40'. 



Well No. 36, Western Australia, 1914. See Wanda. 



Well No. 40, Western Australia, 9114. See Wada walla. 



Well No. 43, Western Australia, 1914. See Billowaggi. 



Well No. 46, Western Australia, 1914. See Kuduarra. 



WeU No. 48, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 104 feet (31.7 meters) from near corner of 

 dump of well 48. True bearing: center of well, 155. 



Well No. 50, Western Australia, 1914. On Canning stock- 

 route, 182 feet (55.5 meters) from nearest corner of 

 railing at dump of No. 50 well. True bearing: center 

 well, 46 40'. 



Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, 1914. See Cape 

 Wessel. 



While Mark, Tasmania, 1914. On Flinders Island, in 

 southwest corner of paddock belonging to hotel 

 keeper, Mr. Cronley, on south side of Emmita road, 

 87.9 feet (26.79 meters) and 111 feet (33.8 meters) 

 respectively from southwest and northwest corners of 

 paddock; marked by hardwood stake set 1 inch (3 

 cm.) below ground. True bearings: near gable end 

 of iron building, 550 feet (168 meters), 29 28'.9; 

 center of ornament over front gable of hotel, 380 

 feet (116 meters), 41 45'.5; southwest corner of pad- 

 dock, 73 41U; center of spike on tower of council 

 offices, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 78 57'.6; front spike 

 on store, 250 feet (76 meters), 9503'.0; northwest 

 corner of paddock, 144 49'.8; center of spike on roof 

 of White Mark Hall, 200 feet (61 meters), 20431'.S; 

 left edge of left chimney of doctor's house, 230 35'.3; 

 middle corner of paddock, 200 feet (61 meters), 252 

 34'.3; southeast corner of Cronley 's paddock, 200 

 feet (61 meters), 289 48'.4; top of cone-shaped moun- 

 tain, 4 miles (6 km.), 314 22'.5. 



A secondary station was established to test for 

 local magnetic disturbance at a point 150 paces away, 

 in line with magnetic station and spike on tower. 



Wild Dog Spring, Western Australia, 1914. About one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 km.) east-northeast of Wild Dog 

 Spring, and 300 yards (274 meters) west of Wyndham 

 Road. 



Wilmington, South Australia, 1916. On reserve on south- 

 east side of Wilmington township, 593.3 feet (1S0.84 

 meters) southwest of corner post on Melrose main 

 road and terrace on township side of reserve, and 

 357.3 feet (108.91 meters) southeast of end of Melrose 

 Terrace and in line with fencing on east side of tor- 

 race; marked by a survey reference mark of cement, 



AUSTRALASIA. 



Australia continued. 



Wilmington, South Australia, 1916 continued. 



flush with ground, and inscribed Geodetic and Mag- 

 netic Survey of S. A. on outer circle and X = 138 5'.2; 

 0=32 39'. 3 on cross arms. True bearings: east side 

 of top of chimney-stack of old mill, 140 45'.4; north- 

 west edge of galvanized-iron building, 1S3 01'.7; 

 west gable of public school, 187 27'. 5; south edge of 

 south chimney of police residence, 19509'.3; north 

 side of cross of Roman Catholic church, 201 47'.6; 

 south side of cross of Roman Catholic church, 201 

 50'.4. 



Wtlnna, Western Australia, 1914. About 1 mile (1.6 km.) 

 northeast of township, 300 feet (91 meters) east of 

 road leading to 2-mile well, and 800 feet (244 meters) 

 northwest of Caledonian mine. True bearing: center 

 of bottom of Caledonian mine chimney, 31441'.0. 



Wirraminna, South Australia, 1914. About 500 feet (152 

 meters) north of telegraph-line between Port Augusta 

 and Tarcoola, about 600 feet (183 meters) northeast 

 of One-Mile Well, and 45 feet (13.7 meters) south of 

 mail-track leading to well; marked by drill-hole in 

 top of rough sandstone post 5 by 5 inches (13 by 13 

 cm.) projecting 5 inches (13 cm.) out of ground. 



Wolf Creek, Western Australia, 1914. Near junction of 

 Wolf and Sturt creeks, about 250 yards (229 meters) 

 northeast of trigonometric post in cairn marked C 21. 

 True bearing: top of trigonometric post, 57 46'.4. 



Wongau Hill, Western Australia, 1916. Three stations 

 were occupied, arranged roughly as the vertices of an 

 equilateral triangle, with sides about 600 feet (183 

 meters). Station A is north of road to railway sta- 

 tion, in open space east of schoolhouse and 100 feet 

 (30 meters) south of wire fence around dam, in line 

 with north school fence, 216 feet (65.8 meters) east of 

 near corner; marked by peg. True bearings: right 

 edge of railway water-tank, 76 20'.6; pointed^ orna- 

 ment on gable of station master's house, 102 20'. 2. 

 Station A secondary is 123 feet (37.5 meters) east of 

 station A in line from station master's house. 



Station B is on road leading to gravel pit on hillside 

 in extension through station A of line from gable of 

 station-master's house; marked by peg. True bear- 

 ings: right edge of railway water-tank, 84 43'.0; or- 

 nament on gable of station-master's house, and station 

 A, 10220'.l. 



Station C is about 10 feet (3 meters) north of road 

 leading northeastward; marked by peg. True bear- 

 ings: station A, 42 20'.5; right edge of railway water- 

 tank, 65 54'.5; ornament on gable of station-master's 

 house, 8507'.6; station B, 339 20'.6. 



Woondenooka, Western Australia, 1916. About 10 miles 

 (16 km.) north of Mullewa, 6 miles (10 km.) west of 

 Woondenooka Spring, about three-fourths mile (1.2 

 km.) west of road running north from Mullewa, in a 

 small clearing surrounded by timber, reached by fol- 

 lowing bed of a dry creek running westward from road. 

 Three stations, A, B, and C were occupied and all 

 were marked by rough wooden pegs 3 inches (8 cm.) 

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

 Station A is north of creek bed near path. Station B 

 is about 580 feet (177 meters) south 33 3S'.l east 

 of station A near south bank of dry creek bed. Sta- 

 tion C is about 580 feet (177 meters) south 26 24'.5 

 west of station A, and about same distance west of 

 station B. 



Wynbring Rock-Hole, South Australia, 1914. On low level 

 piece of ground, bare of salt-bush, west-northwc I o( 

 main rock-hole, about 400 feet (122 meters) west- 

 southwest of highest point of rock. 



