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RB 73/00115 SE Meat (Aust.) Ltd - Proposed new building, secn 388 Hd Jessie. Report on foundation investigations.
The site of a proposed new building for SE Meat (Aust.) Limited was investigated by one cable too hole to 14m. The drilling showed a sequence of fill and Quaternary clay over Tertiary Parilla Sand and Gambier Limestone. Founding of the structure in...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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RB 73/00166 South-East water resources, Hd Mayurra, adj. secn 552. Pumping tests results on water bore MI-1 at Snuggery, report no. 1.
This report covers the first two stages of a proposed 3-stage pump test on Bore MI-1. Calculations using the Jacob and Theis methods have been used. Good agreement between the various drawdown curves indicates that the values used are reliable for the...-
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Published: 03 Oct 1973
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RB 72/00206 Summary of the hydrogeology of the South-East Province.
Groundwater of the South East province forms one of the most important water resources of the State. All towns south of Keith and, indeed, most towns in the Murray and Otway Basins rely on groundwater for their supplies. Therefore it is important that...-
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Published: 06 Nov 1972
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RB 73/00149 Tartwaup Fault?.
This report summarises investigations carried out at Allen’s Quarry, 10 km NW of Mount Gambier, into the nature of the only known exposure of the Knight Formation in South Australia. The following section is intended for submission for inclusion in...-
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Published: 18 Jun 1973
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RB 61/00105 Pump test results and analyses of Gambier Limestone aquifer, secn 22 Hd Hindmarsh, military sheet Millicent - Apcel Ltd.
A supply of some 7.1 cusecs or 160 000 gallons per hour of groundwater is required for the increase in production of paper. In order to obtain this water supply, four 10 inch diameter boreholes Nos. 7 to 10 were drilled. They are located at 1060 feet...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 62/00095 Stratigraphic sequence in shallow boreholes Hd Nangwarry, SA. (Includes palaeontology report in appendix).
Examination of sludge from six shallow boreholes In hundred of Nangwarry has established that the stratigraphic section in boreholes less than 200 feet deep consists of a thin sequence 58 to 83 feet thick of Pleistocene calcareous sands and sandy...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1966
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RB 61/00079 River Murray drainage investigation. Progress report no. 4. Stratigraphy and micropalaeontology of Waikerie bore no. 2.
Waikerie Bore No. 2, drilled 2½ miles south-west of Waikerie township, bottomed at 775 feet in sands of the Knight Group, after passing through a sequence of Quaternary beds, Norwest Bend Formation, Morgan Limestone, Finniss Clay equivalent (?),...-
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Published: 22 Sep 1965
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RB 64/00116 EWS Department Millicent bores 2 and 5, micropalaeontological examination of Gambier Limestone sections.
E. and W.S. Department Millicent bores 2 and 5, respectively in sections 193 and 584, hundred of Mount Muirhead, county Grey, in the Gambier Embayment of the Otway Basin, both bottomed in Gambier Limestone, bore 2 at 600 feet, and bore 5 at 445 feet....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 74/00069 Completion and aquifer test report at bore PAR 37, Naracoorte Range, Padthaway.
Recent investigations into the hydrogeology and water balance of the Padthaway irrigation basin have suggested that the current level of consumption of groundwater for irrigation purposes is very close to the safe yield and that any appreciable...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 74/00132 Lucindale town water supply test hole no. 1 completion report.
Lucindale Test Hole No. 1 was drilled to test the yield and salinity of the Knight Group pressure aquifer. A supply of 18 litres/sec with a salinity of 1129 mg/1 was obtained. A transmissivity of 42 metre3/day/metre was calculated for a bore...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 75/00040 Mount Schank basalt quarry.
The basalt quarry on the western flanks of Mt Schank was mapped in detail to determine the reserves and suitability of the rock for the construction of a breakwater at Port MacDonnel. Brief logs of fifteen drill holes were provided by the operator....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 75/00079 South-East water resources, Mount Gambier area. Investigation hydrogeological progress report to April 1975.
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 74/00013 Beachport town water supply flow and pump testing of bore no. 2, completion report and recommendations, Hd Rivoli Bay, bore no. 610999002.
The development and testing of the Beachport Town Water Supply Bore No. 2, was badly handicapped by incorrect screen selection, an apparently insensitive pressure gauge, and incomplete development of the bore prior to testing. The transmissivity of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 74/00068 Robe town water supply bore nos 2, 2A and 3 aquifer tests - EWS Department.
Three bores were drilled at Robe to develop an additional town water supply and to investigate salinity and the extent of hydrogen sulphide contaimination. An aquifer test of 12 hours duration gave a value of transmissivity of 2,424 metres 3/day/metre...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 74/00081 Production tests of the Upper Knight Group aquifer at Mount Gambier.
Analyses of two pumping tests conducted on the Knight Formation water supply bore on the property of Wattie Pict Ltd. at Mount Gambier suggest transmissivities of 1,600 metres/day/metre and 180 metres3/day/metre respectively for the early and late...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 74/00155 Tarpeena town water supply bores 1 and 2 completion report and recommendations.
Tarpeena township has been provided with a reticulated water supply from the upper Knight Group aquifer. Two bores 15 m apart have been constructed and fully equipped, one of them for standby purposes. The safe yield of the supply bore is 20...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 75/00116 Summary of the hydrogeology of the Mount Gambier area, southeastern South Australia.
The Mount Gambier area of south-eastern South Australia is totally dependent upon groundwater for its water supplies. Water of low salinity is extracted from an unconfined aquifer (the Gambier Limestone) and, to a much lesser extent, confined aquifers...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 76/00002 Completion report and aquifer test, Mundulla town water supply bore no. 1, section 722, Hundred of Wirrega.
An exploratory town water supply bore and an observation bore were sunk on Section 722 Hundred of Wirrega for the township of Mundulla. A 72 hour aquifer test gave a value for Transmissivity (T) of 800 m3/day/m and a Storage Coefficient of 0.08 for...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00041 Carpenter Rocks town water supply. Bores 1, 1A and 2. Completion report.
To establish a potable water supply for Carpenter Rocks, two production bores were drilled in section 500, hundred of Kongorong. The first was drilled 350m inland from the coast and was later abandoned due to high salinity, presence of hydrogen...-
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Published: 24 Mar 1976
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RB 76/00055 Knight Group aquifer test, Kraft Foods, Mil Lel.
Following pollution of the Gambier Limestone aquifer by subsurface waste disposal, a production bore for Kraft Foods at Mil-Lel was drilled into the Knight Group. To increase the limited knowledge of this confined aquifer, a Departmental observation...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
