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RB 78/00007 Drilling and completion report, Diverse Products Ltd well no. 4.
A water well was drilled on Section 1, Hundred of Adelaide to provide an increased supply of groundwater for Diverse Products Ltd. The well was rotary drilled to a depth of 125 metres and completed open hole in Tertiary limestone. Production testing...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00057 Adelaide city stratigraphic drilling 1976, hydrogeological completion report.
Two exploration wells have been drilled through the Cainozoic sequence to Precambrian bedrock to provide stratigraphic and hydrogeological data. At the South Parklands site two aquifers were tested. The upper one yielded a large supply of marginally...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 80/00040 Northeast Transit Project - King William Street tunnel investigation.
Eighteen stratigraphic and material testing rotary mud/core drillholes were drilled along King William Street, as part of a feasibility study for an underground railway. All of the holes penetrated the Hindmarsh Clay and the calcareous Hallett Cove...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1980
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RB 78/00138 Drilling and completion report, Marion golf course water wells (Client - Marion City Council).
2 water production wells were completed.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 80/00078 Redcliff area. Groundwater scout drilling (1979).
2 holes totalling 144 m intersected Precambrian quartzite at 65 metres. No significant aquifers were found. Geophysical work indicates trough as source of saline ground water and target for coal exploration.-
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Published: 01 Apr 1985
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RB 77/00125 Drilling and completion report. Little Para River deep observation wells - EWS Department.
Three observation wells have been completed in the Port Willunga Formation 'A' for the Water Resources Branch of the Engineering and Water Supply Department. These wells are located in the vicinity of the Little Para River to monitor the response of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 89/00062 Stratigraphic investigation of the Gillman development site, Port Adelaide estuary.
Drill core from samphire and mangrove marshes north of Gillman - Wingfield are used to interpret the shallow sub-surface stratigraphy of the region. A Holocene marine sequence up to 8 metres thick overlies Late Pleistocene alluvial (Pooraka Formation)...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1989
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Geological investigation of the Bowmans trial pit.
The sediments exposed in the Bowmans trial pit were mapped and sampled in detail. The oldest formation recognised is the mid to late Eocene Clinton Coal Measures, which is represented by low rank, soft brown coal and unconsolidated, medium grained...-
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Published: 03 Mar 1981
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Northern Saint Vincent Basin Coalfield, South Australia. Geological report.
All previous data and all the known major deposits within the Clinton Coal Measures are reviewed. The study covers their formation, structure, stratigraphy and various engineering geology aspects associated with the possibility of mining any one of...-
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Bulk sampling programme for the Lochiel coal deposit.
The reasons and procedures for the collection of a 210 tonne bulk sample from the Lochiel coal deposit are outlined, and the geology and hydrogeology are summarised.-
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Bull 051 Engineering Geology of the Adelaide City Area
The importance of engineering geology has been emphasised since the 1950s. when construction commenced in the city of a new generation of multistorey buildings. Foundation drilling along with geological and geophysical services provided by the...-
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RB 00811 Redcliff Project: geological setting and preliminary assessment of environmental factors.
This report has been compiled at the request of the Redcliff Steering Committee to assist in the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. It relies almost entirely on work carried out by Departmental officers and private consultants during...-
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RB 00750 Natural gas pipeline, Moomba-Adelaide - Port River crossing, Taperoo. Geological investigations. Progress report no. 1. Design stage.
A cable tool drilling investigation of the proposed route of the Moomba - Adelaide natural gas pipeline beneath the bed of the Port River at Taperoo was carried out to determine the nature of the soil horizons in which the pipeline will be buried, and...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1900
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RB 10/00191 Notes on [recommended methods for guiding the construction of a] proposed [ornamental] lake [to be situated on] Sections 347, 350, Hd Willunga.
The proponent of a planned foreshore dunal housing development to be built at Moana Beach sought assistance with what methods would be best employed to construct an artificial lake out of a pond that presently existed there in the Pedler Creek estuary.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1927
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RB 67/00060 Royal Park High School geological investigations. Progress report no. 1, design stage, section 442 Hd Yatala - Public Buildings Department.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 01 Jan 1968
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RB 69/00062 Port Pirie Hospital extensions geological investigations. Progress report no. 1.
Three cable tool holes from 50 to 70 feet deep have been put down to determine foundation conditions for proposed extensions to the Port Pirie Hospital. The holes indicate a horizontal succession of approximately 12 feet of St. Kilda Formation...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 69/00106 National Art Gallery foundation failure, geological investigations. Progress report no. 1, maintenance stage, secn 562 Hd Adelaide - Public Buildings Department.
Preliminary investigation by air photo interpretation and drilling of five hand auger holes suggests that probable reserves of sand gypsum accumulated in extensive dunes amount to approximately 10 million tons averaging 70% CaSO4.2H2O. Crystalline...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 71/00061 Stratigraphy and engineering properties of the soil and rock horizons beneath the Adelaide city area, Hds Adelaide and Yatala.
The geological conditions and rock and soil properties existing beneath the Adelaide city area, have, of necessity, become more important as both the size of buildings, and the extent of construct ion has increased. Drilling and excavation in the area...-
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Published: 08 Apr 1971
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RB 71/00192 Proposed building, Seacombe Gardens High School, secn 123 Hd Noarlunga. Foundation investigations, design stage - Public Buildings Department.
One cable tool hole 22m deep was drilled to test foundation conditions for a proposed multi-storey building at Seacombe Gardens High School. The hole encountered 2m of topsoil over clay and interlayered gravel of the Hindmarsh Clay. This material...-
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Published: 29 Nov 1971
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RB 71/00132 Proposed building, Panorama Technical College, secn 260 Hd Adelaide. Foundation investigations, design stage - Public Buildings Department.
On the 30th July 1971, the Mines Department received an order (No 0135175) from the Public Buildings Department, and a verbal request from Mr A Dancauakis, to investigate foundation conditions for a proposed workshop block at Panorama Technical...-
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Published: 20 Aug 1971
