The Onkaparinga Valley Area, situated east of Adelaide in the Mount Lofty Ranges, comprises the upper catchments of the Onkaparinga River, Barker Creek and Nairne Creek. Some eighty square miles in extent, the area includes a number of centres of...

Raw material resources surveys of the Clay Brick and Sand Gravel and Rock Products industries within the Metropolitan Area have shown that considerable production lag exists in relation to the deman for clay bricks, despite eight years post war...

A total of 14 test bores were drilled at the site of the proposed new hospital buildings at Mt Gambier. The strata penetrated by the bores was essentially the same sequence with a few variations, the principal variations being differences in the...

Following the Architect-in-Chief's minute of 3rd December 1953, the above problems have been investigated personally, and my report is appended. The proposed location of the new primary school at Nairne is along the Adelaide Road, approximately 25...

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In response to a request from the South Australian Portland Cement Company Ltd. for information on foundation conditions on their property, a preliminary examination of their allotments and the surrounding area was carried out. The examination was...

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During the war and post war years general building construction work was seriously curtailed, due principally to shortages of manpower and materials and the consequent legislative restrictions. However, the general economic recovery throughout...

Following recommendations from the Consulting Engineer, Department of Industry, Industries Assistance Branch, an inspection was made of a clay deposit which outcrops on the banks of Willochra Creek immediately North West of the town site of Simmonston...

The Onkaparinga River, the largest watercourse draining the Mount Lofty Ranges from the east, south-east and south of Adelaide, already provides water for two reservoirs supplying the Metropolitan Area of Adelaide. These are Happy Valley Reservoir...

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A request was recieved from the Highways and Local Government Department (D.M. 864/50) for a geological survey and estimation of reserves of road metal from Sections 229 and 128 in the Hundred of Nuriootpa. The volume of stone required was 500,000...

The Highways and Local Government Department indicates that this area around Greenock and Daveyston is in a strategic position to supply material for future road construction and maintenance and that large volume of road metal (500,000 cubic yards)...

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Some 100,000 cubic yards of stone are required by the Highways and Local Goverment Department from Section 35 in the Hundred of Caltowie. On this section a small quarry, Kelly's Quarry, was worked about 14 years ago. Recently the Highways and Local...

A request for a geological survey of a road metal deposit in Sections 319 and 320, Hundred of Belalie, was received from the Highways and Local Government Department (D.M. 293/54). Section 319 is owned by Mr. W.E. Simons whose homestead lies on the...

A geological report on the stone deposit of Section 2, Hundred Yongala, was requested by the Highways and Local Government Department. The owner of Section 2, is Mr. A.J. Berryman, of 12 Phillips Street, Somerton, South Australia.

Three foundation test holes were drilled for the Highways and Local Government Department at the site of the proposed bridge over the Wilmot Drain on Reedy Creek - Hatherleigh Main Road at Section 103, Hd. of Conmurra. Drilling was carried out during...

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