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Exploration for marine phosphorite off Western [Australia] and South Australia.
Australian rock phosphate production has never been significant, and over the last two years steps have been taken to remedy the situation. This has and will involve time-consuming geological review work, leading to reconnaissance mapping, detailed...-
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RB 36/00104 Hydrology of the Lower South-East.
Report presents results of the first regional hydrogeological survey of the Lower South-East area of South Australia, aimed at providing guidelines for optimising groundwater prospecting, use and protection during the period of strong urban,...-
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Published: 27 Jun 1953
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RB 41/00058 Mid-Tertiary sequence at Mannum, South Australia.
Excavation for the pumping station at Mannum exposed a mid-Tertiary sequence of calcareous sandstones and clays with an abrupt change in sedimentation within the sequence. Three marine formations are recognized: the Mannum Formation, the Finniss Clays...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 51/00052 Progress report on survey of stone deposits for the proposed River Murray storage - EWS Department.
The report describes the progress made to September 1st 1960 of a survey of stone deposits within a 50 mile radius of the Chowilla Damsite. It is concluded that only shallow deposits of variable quality will be available within 30 miles of the site...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 53/00049 Preliminary report on a survey of the Sugarloaf Hill siliceous limestone deposit (also known as: Jones' quarry, Barmera).
A topographical survey has been carried out to determine the probable extent of a siliceous limestone horizon beneath a mesa, namely Sugarloaf Hill, located 2 miles west of Lake Bonney near Kingston-on-Murray, which on its northern part is worked as a...-
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Published: 18 Aug 1961
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RB 53/00048 Chowilla Dam site, geological investigations materials of construction. Supplementary report.
The report discusses chiefly the occurrence of hard rock in the area within 40 miles radius of the site but details of deposits of sand and fine grained impermeable material at the site are given. Most of the stone deposits are of secondary origin and...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 53/00101 Report on site investigation proposed SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd silo site, railway yards, Keith, Hd Stirling.
The site of a proposed silo at Keith was investigated by means of one cable tool hole 16m deep. The hole encountered very strongly cemented limestone of the Padthaway Formation to 3m, overlying calcareous sand and sandy limestone of the Coomandook...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1961
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RB 51/00136 Chowilla Dam site geological investigations. Preliminary report, with appendices on permeability testing by G.J. Crawford, and detailed drilling data.
The dam proposed on a site at the 392 and a half mile peg on the River Murray will have to be founded on a series of incoherent and probably unconsolidated sand beds up to 120 feet thick overlain by a veneer of clays and silts varying from 0 to 20...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 51/00999 Notes on potential for underground water supplies, section 105 Hundred of Short.
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Published: 13 Feb 1951
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RB 53/00037 Chowilla Dam site. Geological investigation supplementary report, dam site testing.
This report discusses the results of the second geological investigation at Chowilla, based on recommendations proposed in the preliminary text. Supplementary drilling has in no way altered the general geological concepts previously expressed....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1961
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RB 55/00133 Report on site investigation SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd site, railway yards, Geranium.
The site of a proposed silo at Geranium was investigated by means of two cable tool holes up to 20m deep. The drilling showed a sequence of Holocene clays and sandy clays overlying Pliocene Loxton-Parilla Sand at 4-6m depth. Hole 1 intersected the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 56/00018 Seismic refraction survey proposed, Teal Flat dam site.
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 56/00126 Report on site investigation SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd site, railway yards, Gurrai.
The site of a proposed silo at Gurrai was investigated by means of one cable tool hole 20m deep. The hole encountered Pliocene Parilla Sand to the depth drilled.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 56/00129 Report on site investigation, SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd site, railway yards, Peebinga.
The site of a proposed silo at Peebinga was investigated by means of one cable tool hole 20m deep. The drilling showed a sequence of Molineaux Sand 1m thick overlying Pliocene Parilla Sand to the depth drilled.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 57/00031 Report on site investigation for SA Cooperative Bulk Handling railway yards, Karoonda.
A percussion test bore (depth of 86 feet) was put down to investigate the site of a proposed silo at Karoonda. The materials intersected by the bore are fill, a sandy clay soil horizon and sediments (Parilla Sand). Water was not cut in the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 59/00095 Chowilla Dam Project, embankment materials investigation, sand for dam shoulders. Interim geological report.
Stage 1 of this investigation, the location and proving of more than 6 million cubic yards of clean quartz sand for dam shoulder for the proposed Chowilla Dam, is now complete. The investigation included geological mapping of the proposed site and...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 59/00124 Chowilla Dam Project: embankment materials, rip-rap investigation. Progress geological report.
At a meeting of the Chowilla Dam Technical Committee on 9th November, it was requested that the Mines Department prepare a progress statement on the investigations being carried out for the location and proving of rip-rap sources. This report was...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1964
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RB 59/00999 Yumali township water supply.
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Published: 01 Apr 1959
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RB 55/00093 Lower Murray dam sites - Teal Flat report on geological investigations (drill logs in separate report 55/93, main report in 55/93A).
Three potential damsites on the lower Murray River near Mannum were investigated by drilling and geological mapping. Two holes at Site 4 and one at Site 5 showed Tertiary sediments overlying granite bedrock at depth exceeding 24m. Exploration was...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 56/00137 Report on site investigation for SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd, railway yards, Kulkami.
The site of a proposed silo at Kulkami was investigated by means of one cable tool hole 20m deep. The hole intersected fill and Quaternary clay to 1m, and Loxton-Parilla Sand to full depth. No water was cut.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
