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RB 53/00050 Examination of three water bores near McLaren Flat, Hundred of Willunga.
Two unsuccessful bores on the property of K.L. Blythman, Hundred of Willunga Section 596, and, one successful bore for L.L. Moritz, Hundred of Willunga, Section 8 were examined. Water was obtained in Moritz. Bore in the North Maslin Sands about 120...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1961
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RB 58/00068 Report on palaeontological examination of auger samples from Hackham, pt secn 17 Hd Noarlunga, County Adelaide.
45 Auger samples were examined from 8 bores at Hackham, 18 miles south of Adelaide, in the Noarlunga Basin. An upper Reserve sequence of South Maslin Sands - Tortachilla Limestone - Blanche Point Marls is recognised on the basis of distinct...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 60/00055 Auger boring of Hackham clay deposit.
Near horizontally bedded Upper Eocene sediments comprising Blanche Point Marls, Tortachilla Limestone and South Maslin Sands, have been test bored at Hackham in the Noarlunga Basin, in the search for a bentonite - type clay deposit which might provide...-
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Published: 16 Mar 1965
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RB 81/00009 Stratigraphic outline of the Longyear Bore, southern Adelaide Plains.
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Published: 03 Feb 1981
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RB 78/00057 Adelaide city stratigraphic drilling 1976, hydrogeological completion report.
Two exploration wells have been drilled through the Cainozoic sequence to Precambrian bedrock to provide stratigraphic and hydrogeological data. At the South Parklands site two aquifers were tested. The upper one yielded a large supply of marginally...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 79/00109 Stratigraphy of a deep bore in the Noarlunga Embayment.
The 170 m deep E&WS Seaford Sewerage Treatment Bore passed through a Cainozoic succession comprised of undifferentiated Quaternary and Oligocene, and Eocene Port Willunga Formation, Chinaman Gully Formation, Blanche Point Formation, Tortachilla...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1979
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RB 77/00123 Eocene to Miocene stratigraphy of the Willunga Embayment. Notes on Ostracoda from Willunga Embayment boreholes WLG 38, WLG 40 and WLG 42.
The Willunga Embayment of the St. Vincent Basin is one of the classic areas of Cainozoic geology in South Australia with published studies dating back over the past century. This present study reassesses the geology of the Middle Eocene to Early...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00018 Willunga Basin groundwater investigation progress report no. 3.
Groundwater investigations undertaken in the Willunga Basin since 1974, which have included the drilling of stratigraphic wells, geophysical well logging, water level and salinity monitoring and surface water hydrology studies, have enabled the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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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 98/00012 Conjunctive use of water resources in the rural township of Kangarilla. Feasibility study report.
The rural township of Kangarilla currently has no reticulated water supply system or common effluent disposal scheme, so instead its residents' potable water supplies are obtained from domestic rainwater tanks, and garden water is generally drawn...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1998
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RB 93/00040 Reverse circulation drilling of construction sand deposits, Maslin Beach extractive industry zone.
During January 1993, 25 reverse circulation holes totalling 1072 m were drilled in the Maslin Beach Extractive Industry Zone in parts of the zone where previous drilling was very broadly spaced or where samples were of uncertain quality. Based on...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1993
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RB 95/00004 Willunga Basin. Review of hydrogeology and water budget.
The Willunga Basin is a groundwater resource being stressed by groundwater abstraction for agricultural purposes. The Southern Vales Water Resources Committee, in conjunction with MESA, DENR and SA WATER, are developing groundwater management...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1995
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RB 71/00061 Stratigraphy and engineering properties of the soil and rock horizons beneath the Adelaide city area, Hds Adelaide and Yatala.
The geological conditions and rock and soil properties existing beneath the Adelaide city area, have, of necessity, become more important as both the size of buildings, and the extent of construct ion has increased. Drilling and excavation in the area...-
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Published: 08 Apr 1971
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RB 63/00073 Stratigraphy and micropalaeontology of the Willunga bore WB1, a re-examination.
In the light of accumulated stratigraphic and foraminiferal data a re-examination has been made of the Willunga Bore W.B. 1 , drilled in 1951 - 1952 3½ miles east of the coastal type section of the Tertiary sequence in the Willunga Sub-basin and St....-
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Published: 23 Sep 1966
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RB 74/00185 Adelaide subway study reconnaissance drilling North Adelaide. Report on geological investigations - Director General of Transport.
A programme of reconnaissance drilling has been completed in the North Adelaide and Torrens Valley areas to assist in the selection of a route for the proposed Adelaide Metropolitan Subway. The drilling was carried out to augment knowledge of the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 75/00031 Drilling of the Tatachilla sand deposit, secn 142 Hd Willunga, Co. Adelaide - Pioneer Concrete (SA) Pty Ltd.
Rotary drilling of 16 holes at the Tatachilla sand deposit on the northern margin of the Willunga Basin indicates total reserves of 3.6M cubic metres of construction sand and 0.8M cubic metres of filling sand. Overburden and waste totol 2.3M cubic...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 75/00050 Drillhole intersections of Eocene sediments, northern margin Willunga Sub-basin.
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Published: 01 Apr 1975
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RB 75/00078 Test drilling for sand, pt secn 143 Hd Willunga, Co. Adelaide - Chaplin Holdings Pty Ltd.
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 74/00119 Test drilling for sand, secn 143 Hd Willunga. Butterworth Earth Movers Pty Ltd. Maslin Beach extractive industry zone.
One rotary drill hole 52.5m deep encountered a typical Tertiary sequence of Blanche Point Formation, South Maslin Sand and North Maslin Sand overlying Adelaidean basement. The lower 18m of North Maslin Sand are potentially of construction sand quality.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 74/00002 Willunga Basin investigation. Progress report no. 1 - a summary of work to December 1973 and proposed future investigations.
A borehole survey has been carried out in the Willunga Basin, 30 km south of Adelaide, beginning a new investigation of its hydrogeology. Although the groundwater resources of the Basin are being developed rapidly, there is little useful...-
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Published: 07 Jan 1974
