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Seci ion 1 — 
I. Introductory Consideration of Oil Possibilities in the State of New South Wales . . 5 
II. The Permo-Carboniferous Strata of the Sydney Basin . . . . . . . . 7 
1 . General Description of Strata . . . . . . . . . . . • 7 
2. General Consideration of the Strata with Regard to Oil . . . . . . 7 
3. Structural Features Considered with Regard to Oil . . . . . . . . & 
4. The Lochinvar and Belford Domes . . . . . . . • • • • • 9 
5. Petroleum in the Sydney Basin .. .. .. •• •• •• ^ 
6. The Carbon-ratio Theory as applied to the Permo-carboniferous Deposits in the 
Sydney Basin . . . . . . • • • • • • • • H 
7. Conclusions . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • ^ 
8. Summary of Conclusions . . . . . . . . • • • • • • to 
Section 2 — 
Notes on the Kerosene Shale Deposits of New South Wales, with Especial Reference to the 
Wolgan Valley Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 
Section 3 — 
Notes on a Supposed Oil Occurrence at Walcha, New South Wales . . . . . . 18 
Geological Map showing Lochinvar and Belford Domes and adjacent Coal-field areas . . Between pages 
10 and 11 
