V 
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OF j RANSMITTAL 
Geolof/;!cr,l Survey Eionci!, 
Department of Mines, 
Sydney, 1 Marcli, 1800. 
Sir, 
I liave the honour to suhmit Memoir No. 1 of tlie Fahconlological 
Series of the Geological Survey of New Soutli lyales, on the Fossil Fishes of 
the Uawheshuri/ Series at Gosford, l>y Mr. Arthur Smith IVoodward, E.G.S., 
of the Geological Fcpartment, British Museum. 
The collection of fossils therein described contains over four hundred 
specimens, the examination of wliich Mr. IVoodward generously undertook; 
and I avail myself of the present opportunity of acknovrlcdging our 
indehtedness to that able Pahnontologist for his valuable vrork. 
The discovery of fossil fish remains in the Ilawkcshury Scries at 
Gosford was made ])y Mr. Blunt, Hallway Contractor, when opening a quarry 
for railway lialast ; Imt my attention vras first called to their occurrence there 
by Mr. A. Lambert, wlio brought me a specimen showing the impression, not 
only of a fish, hut also of a small Lahyrinthodont. The latter has been descrilied 
and figured by Professor Vf. .1, Stephens, M.A., P.G.S., in the Froeeedings 
of the Linnean Society of New South JFales, Vol. I (2nd Series). 
I sent the Geological Survey Collector to the Gosford Quarry, and ho 
succeeded in obtaining this splendid collection from a small bed of grey shale 
interstratilled with beds of sandstone near the liaso of the llaivkesbnry 
Series. T'ho latter forms the middle division of tlic group v/hich comprises, 
in descending order, the d¥ianamatta, Ifawkcsbury, and Karrabcen Series, 
and is considered to lie of Triassic age. 
Mr. T. W. E. David, B.A., E.G.S., who has examined tlie Gosford 
district, lias furnished the accomnanving Note on the geological horizon of 
the Eish-1)cd. 
I have the lionour to lie. 
Sir, 
Your olicdient servant, 
C. S. M'lLKlNSON, 
G eological Surveyor-in-Charge. 
;I AERIE ’Wood, Esq., J.P., 
Under Secretary for Mines. 
