12 holes were drilled from 6 to 103 feet, 10 indicated shelly sands overlying limestones, calcareous silts, clays and clayey soils, of the Glanville Formation and the Hindmarsh Clay. 2 indicated necessity of blasting to dredge a channel between Boston...

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Geological work carried out in the investigation stage of the Kangaroo Creek Dam project indicated that the rock mass on the left bank had been affected by past movements. Recent construction stage geological investigations have enabled two main...

The site for the Government Printing Plant, Netley, has been explored by 5 cable tool drill holes and 5 trenches. Geological investigations show a near horizontal and lenticular sequence of clays, and clayey sands of Pleistocene to Recent age....

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The Electricity Trust of South Australia is to construct a Substation at Ingle Farm, at the corner of Sleep and Maxwell Roads. The switch house building for the substation will be a single storey structure (approximately 15 squares) of nodular block...

The Electricity Trust of South Australia is to construct a substation at Lower Mitcham. The single storey switchhouse building of about 16 squares will be of modular block construction. The site was explored by 2 test pits 5 and 6 feet deep. The soil...

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...

It is proposed to construct a railway crossing of Spencer Gulf and its tidal flats, two miles north of Port Augusta. Geological investigations, mainly surface mapping and cable tool drilling, have shown 140ft of sediments of Tertiary to Recent age in...

An investigation of foundation conditions for a proposed Satellite Tracking Station about 19 miles northeast of Ceduna was carried out. Investigations at the site have included an inspection of the area with officers of the Overseas Telecommunications...

Investigation of the proposed Panorama Estate subdivision with particular reference to stability of nearby quarry faces, was requested in a letter dated 20th March 1967 from the Government Town Planner. An inspection of the subdivision area including...

Investigation of the site for a proposed vertical stand-pipe at Mypolonga, was requested by Mr, H. L. Beany, Director and Engineer-in-Chief, E. & W. S. Department in a letter dated 25th January I967, to the Director of Mines. Mypolonga is situated...

Quartzite, sandstone and laminated siltstone of Marinoan and Lower Cambrian age underlie the site of a proposed road cutting. The suitability of these rocks as materials for road construction and geological factors likely to influence the better slope...

Following a request from Mr. A. Dancauskis of the Public Buildings Department, in November, 1966, geological investigations to determine the cause of failure in the Darlington Primary School main building were commenced. A confirmatory request (Public...

Investigation of the site for a proposed two million gallon capacity, reinforced concrete surface tank at Para Hills, was requested by the Director and Engineer in Chief, E. & W.S. Department in a letter dated 17th January, 1967, to the Director...

Investigation of the site for a proposed two million gallon capacity, reinforced concrete surface tank at Pimbaarcla, was requested by Mr. H.L. Beaney, Director and Engineer in Chief, E. & W.S. Department in a letter dated 19th January, 1967, to...

Investigation of the proposed Panorama Estate Sub-division with particular reference to stability of nearly quarry faces, was requested in a letter dated 20th March, 1967, from the Government Town Planner. An inspection of the subdivision area...

An investigation of subsidence at the Hollywood Drive-in Theatre, Salisbury, was carried out following a request made in a letter from Milne, Boehm, Twopeny and Hodge, Architects, to the Director of Mines, dated 8th August, 1967. The site is on level...

Investigations at a proposed pumping station site at Swan Reach have shown yellow sandy limestone of the Mannum Formation overlying grey sandy to clayey limestone of the Ettrick Formation. The boundary between the formations is marked by a 1m wide...