J^hijsl<)(/iuip/i 1/ of the M(tn>ificld District. 



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Fig. i. -S)iowing the natme of the Delatite Valley in (i.) Granites and 

 slates; (ii). Soft level-bedded mudstones ; (iii.) Silurian shah's. 



terraced, showing here the intiuence of the rock cm the " age " of 

 the valley. Crossing Quartzite Ridge the river is again narrowed, 

 and when it fairly enters the folded siluiian sliaies, we have a 

 return to a more V-shaped valley as diagrammed in Fig. 4. 

 Taylori refers to " the extraordinary path followed by the Delatite; 

 it seems to be heading straight for the Strathbogie Ranges, and then 

 •flows sharply south to junction with the Goulburn." 



((/) Goidhurn River. — For the fii-st forty miles the (ioull)urii Hows 

 -almost north. After receiving the Howqua. it turns west; it is 

 joined by the Delatite on the north, and the Big River on the south; 

 passes through a narrow valley at the Sugarloaf, thence flowing 



Fig. 5. — Map of the Chief Rivers and Divides (dotted) related to the 

 Upper Goulburn Eiver. 



Physiography of Eastern Aust, 1911. 



