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Crawford, J. C. On the Probability of Finding: Extensive Coal 

 Dei^osits within the Province of Wellington. Trans. N. Zealand 

 Inst. vol. viii. pp. 379-383. 

 Coal seams perhaps underlie an area of nearly 70 miles by 40, about 

 1,750,000 acres. Considers the rays of the sun to be the true pro- 

 ducers of the coal- vegetation, and that the theory which ascribes the 

 growth of coal-plants to the effect of internal heat is incorrect. 



K. E., Jun. 



Etheridge, R., Jun. Observations on the Sand Dunes of the Coast 



of Victoria. Trans. R. Soc. Vict. vol. xii. pp. 2-5. 

 ^Notices the usual aspect presented by the dunes — their height, colour, 

 composition, and angles of inclination. 



Giles, E. Journey of Exploration from Soutt to Western Australia 

 in 1875. Joum. B. Geogr. Soc. vol. xlvi. pp. 328-357, map (not 

 geological). 



Notes on the occurrence of certain rocks scattered through. 



Goalen, Lieut. W. N. Sections of Port Adelaide Creek, from the 

 Outer Bar to the Port Bridge. South Australia Parliamentary 

 Fa2)ers, No. 85 (2 plans of sections). 

 The Outer Bar consists of sand ; the long ridge extending from it 

 to the Port Bridge of a bottom stratum of clay, overlain by an undu- 

 lating bed of limestone, which is covered with sand and mud. 



R. E., Jun. 



Gregory, A. C. Report on the Coal Deposits of the West More- 

 ton and Darling Downs Districts. Pp. 8. Eol. Brisbane. 

 Notes on the places at which coal has been found, and on the mines. 

 A table of analyses of Queensland coals given. 



Gunn, R. C. Letter respecting the discovery of Keys in the Shore 



formation of Corio Bay, &c. Trans. B. Soc. Vict. vol. xii. pp. 



123, 124. 



The keys were not found in the position assigned to them, but at the 



l)ottom of the excavation, where they had accidentally fallen. (See 



Rawlinson, p. 163.) R. E., Jun. 



Haast, Dr. J. Recent Cavern Researches in New Zealand. Nature, 

 vol. xiv. pp. 576-579. 



Harcus, W. South Australia ; Its History, Resources, and Produc- 

 tions. Pp. XV, 432, maps and plates. 8vo. London. 



Chap. xvi. is devoted to mines and mining, including a description of 

 the mines and the metals found. J. A. Plunkett contributes an article 

 (pp. 168-174) "On the Goldtields of the Northern Territory;' both 

 quartz "reefing" and alluvial digging is carried on. J. G. Knight 

 notices the " Building Materials " (p. 182). J. B. Austin gives an 

 account of the " Minos and Minerals of South Australia " (pp. 2i>7-312). 



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