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RB 77/00009 Construction materials investigation Redcliff petrochemical site, sections 12, 18, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 102, 134 Hd Winninowie, Co. Frome.
Materials suitable for concrete aggregate, railway ballast, road base course, protection of salt field sea wails and rock fill will be required should construction of the petrochemical plant and appurtenant works proceed at Redcliff, 25 km...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 84/00032 Monument Hill sand deposit. Drilling and testing report no. 2. Out of Hundreds, County Manchester.
235 auger drill holes (476 metres) delineated 49 000 tonnes of concrete sand suitable without washing, and 1.1 million tonnes in adjacent abandoned meanders, suitable with washing.-
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Published: 01 May 1984
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RB 77/00028 Foundation investigation proposed Para District Hospital, Elizabeth South - Public Buildings Department.
Seven drill holes were put down to depths of 10-15 m, and six backhoe pits were excavated to a maximum depth of 2.6 m, to investigate subsurface conditions at the proposed Para District Hospital, Elizabeth South. The site was found to be underlain by...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 94/00009 Soils, stratigraphy and engineering geology of near surface materials of the Adelaide Plains.
Metropolitan Adelaide is founded on a wide variety of soils that overlie sediments and rocks. Some of the soils and sediments react to seasonal and human-induced changes in water content with marked changes in volume. The black earths and...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1996
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RB 91/00078 Brick shale resources in the Roseworthy Sheoak Log Freeling area. Results of auger drilling, 1988.
Clay resources in the Roseworthy - Sheaoak Log - Freeling area, 50km northeast of Adelaide, were investigated as a potential source of raw material for brick manufacture. Twenty three auger holes totalling 242 metres outlined areas of weathered...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1991
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Mount Magnificent. Progress reports to licence surrender for the period 30/9/1968 to 29/12/1968.
Fourteen shallow auger holes to 30 feet deep were drilled in the Mount Magnificent area to test an occurrence of kaolinised sand which might suit as raw material for refractory ceramic manufacture. Laboratory sieve analyses and clay silica...-
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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 69/00128 2 000 000 gallon surface tank, Kelway Park, HWL RL664 geological investigations progress report no. 1, feasibility stage. Secn 2110 Hd Yatala - EWS Department.
A geological examination of the site for a surface concrete tank of 2,000,000 gallon capacity was requested in a letter dated 23rd September, 1968 from the Assistant Director, Engineering Operations. The site was initially investigated, by 2 test pits...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 75/00011 Monarto construction sand investigation progress report no. 1, Tepko sand deposit - Monarto Development Commission.
Reconnaissance auger drilling for construction sand to supply the proposed new city of Monarto was carried out in the Tepko-Mannum and Hartley-Monarto South areas in 1974 The programme consisted of 79 holes 0.6m to15m deep for a total of 451m. Grain...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 75/00064 Monarto City Centre. Geotechnical investigations report no. 1.
Engineering investigations at the Monarto City Centre consisted of 8 diamond drill holes up to 15m deep, 25 backhoe test pits, detailed mapping and seismic refraction surveys. The area consists of Kanmantoo Group meta-sediments, in part overlain by a...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 74/00004 Baltic wharf silo site, Port Pirie. Report on foundation investigation - SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd.
Seven cable tool holes have been drilled to investigate foundation conditions for new silos at the Port Pirie Grain Terminal. The drilling penetrated a succession of unconsolidated sediments which showed some lateral variation. From 0 to 12 metres...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 74/00086 Hydrogeological report on proposed irrigation area - Callington plus area from Onkaparinga pipeline to Lake Alexandrina.
This report summarises the known hydrogeology along the Bremer River in the vicinity of Callington where it has been suggested that an irrigation area be established to use sewage effluent - derived from a treatment works adjacent to Monarto....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 74/00084 Construction materials resources, Monarto area.
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 76/00011 Torrens River Valley. General and environmental geology.
A summary of the geology and geomorphology of the Torrens Valley west of the Gorge, has been compiled and the engineering and environmental characteristics of the geological materials present have been assessed. The oldest rocks in the Adelaide area...-
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Published: 06 Feb 1976
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RB 76/00008 Monarto new town. Proposed city centre. Geotechnical investigations report no. 2.
Engineering geological investigations consisting of cable tool drilling of 10 holes up to 15.25m deep, penetration testing and seismic refraction surveys were completed at the proposed CBD of the Monarto city centre. Drilling encountered thin...-
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Published: 02 Feb 1976
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RB 76/00059 Foundation investigations, ETSA workshops, Angle Park.
The proposed workshop site is underlain by at least 30 m of stiff clay and sand of the Pooraka and Hindmarsh Clay Formations. A surface layer, up to 0.80 m thick, of fill (mostly boiler ash and cinders) overlies the clay. An allowable bearing capacity...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00069 Proposed northern power station, Playford South site, Port Augusta. Preliminary geological and botanical investigations.
An investigation has been carried out at a possible site for the proposed Northern Power Station. Its purpose has been to provide data for an Environmental Impact Statement. The work has involved geological mapping with drilling and sampling, seismic...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00075 Regional bore survey, Counties Manchester and York.
From July 1973 to February 1975, a reconnaissance stream sediment sampling survey was undertaken on the western half of the Cambrai 1 :63, 360 sheet (Figure 1) which is the Cambrai 1;50 000 geological sheet area, and covers the Cambrai A and Cambrai C...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00091 Monarto brick clay investigation - Monarto Development Commission.
Reconnaissance sampling and exploratory drrilling have been undertaken to locate suitable brickmaking clay for the proposed city of Monarto. Samples from exposures and boreholes in Quaternary and Tertiary sediments and in weathered bedrock have been...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00107 Stratigraphy and engineering geology of the Monarto designated area - Monarto Development Commission.
Drilling of 25 cable tool holes to depth up to 20.1m in the designated area for Monarto New Town illustrates the nature, distribution and thickness of Quaternay and Tertiary sediments. The main tertiary units are the marine fossiliferous limestone of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
