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RB 53/00051 Examination of water bores, Hundred of Murra Binna, County MacDonnell.
A water bore on Section 500, Hundred of Murra Binna intersected a sequence of Recent, Pleistocene, Oligocene (Gambier Limestone and Compton Conglomerate) Eocene (Knight Group) and probably Permian sediments to a depth of 320 feet. Two other bores in...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1961
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RB 52/00159 Cellulose Australia Ltd water bore, Hundred Mayurra, section 78. Micropalaeontological examination.
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Published: 01 Jan 1961
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RB 59/00054 Reinterpretation of the stratigraphy of the Comaum no. 2 bore, South Australia.
The stratigraphy of the Comaum 2 bore was revised and corrected. Tertiary sediments extend to 146m, and at this depth are dated as Paleocene on microfloral comparisons with south-western Victoria. Most of the Eocene section of the Knight Group (now...-
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Published: 27 Aug 1964
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RB 60/00011 Examination of bore samples for sedimentary phosphate (in the) Murray Basin and Gambier Embayment of the Otway Basin.
In a reconnaissance survey for sedimentary phosphate, sludges and cores were examined from 100 widely-scattered bores in parts of the Murray Basin and the Gambier Embayment of the Otway Basin that are located in South Australia. Microscopic inspection...-
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Published: 25 Jan 1965
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RB 49/00102 Stratigraphy of the Murray Basin in South Australia.
The Murray Basin is an area of Mesozoic and Tertiary sedimentation divided into two main units the Murray Basin proper separated by structural highs, the Padthaway “Horst”, from the Gambier Sunklands. Knowledge of the Mesozoic in the Murray Basin...-
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Published: 05 Oct 1959
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RB 42/00119 Micropalaeontological examination of sludges from three water bores, Millicent.
Sludges from three bores sunk recently at Millicent were examined in an effort to determine the cause of failure of two of them. All bores are considered to be in Pleistocene sediments containing much reworked Gambier Limestone material increasing...-
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Published: 08 Jun 1956
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RB 43/00012 Material collected during field conference. Frome - Broken Hill Co. Pty Ltd, Mount Gambier area, July 2-6, 1956.
Samples collected in the Mount Gambier, Mount Burr and Naracoorte areas include material from Knight Group sediments at their only South Australian exposure in Knight's Quarry where they are discordantly overlain by a basal conglomerate and the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 83/00063 Allens sand quarry, section 715, Hd Blanche). Results of auger drilling, 1981 - 82 - I.A. and C.H. Allen.
18 auger holes have outlined probable reserves of 80 000 tonnes of construction sand in Middle Eocene Tartwaup Formation below 57 000 tonnes of overburden. Allens Quarry (formerly Knight's Quarry) is the only exposure of Early Tertiary sediments in...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 84/00084 Kongorong groundwater pollution investigation.
An SA government investigation has been undertaken to determine the extent of groundwater pollution resulting from the waste disposal practices used at the now abandoned Kongorong cheese factory. During the period 1924 to 1971, liquid effluent from...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1984
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RB 88/00002 Review of Gambier Limestone - Geology, uses, specifications and production.
The Marte area, 10 km west of Mount Gambier is the largest producer of building stone in Australia. Reviews production of ashlars from Gambier Limestone with emphasis on the Mount Gambier area; coverage is incomplete for production of ashlars from the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
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RB 79/00021 Foundation drilling at Robe slipway - Lake Butler.
Foundation testing for a building project at Robe aimed at strengthening the existing slipway has shown the presence of medium strength Bridgewater Formation limestone at a depth of less than 2 m, which should provide an adequate bearing horizon for...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00060 Groundwater resources for South-East town water supplies - Review no. 4, Millicent.
Six wells exploiting the lower (confined) portion of the Gambier Limestone aquifer currently provide groundwater for Millicent?s reticulated water supply. Four of the six wells could be substantially upgraded in well yield by equipping them with...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 95/00040 Otway Basin aeromagnetic/radiometric test survey.
A test aerial spectrometric and subsidiary aeromagnetic survey of the onshore Otway Basin in SA was proposed in 1991 by APIRA, the Commonwealth Government's petroleum research authority. Initially it was aimed at utilising possible signature responses...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1995
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RB 95/00006 Micropalaeontological analysis of 26 petroleum wells in the Gambier Basin, South Australia.
More than 400 samples (cuttings and core) from 26 petroleum wells in the South Australian part of the Gambier Basin were examined. Their lithology and foraminiferal fauna were recorded and their age and environment of deposition deduced where...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1995
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mount Gambier. Final geological report on drilling.
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Published: 09 Aug 1999
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Progress and final reports on biostratigraphic mapping in the Gambier - Northumberland district from March 1960 to 22/11/1960.
Recognition of foraminiferal zones confirms the closure of the structural high near Mount Salt Homestead in a northwesterly direction, and suggest that its NE boundary is at least partly formed by en echelon faults extending in a roughly NW direction.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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Tartwaup Structure Drilling Project. Completion report.
A programme of structure drilling was carried out within County Grey, South Australia during April and May, 1966 with the object of mapping the upper surface of the Eocene Knight Group. The programme, as originally envisaged, was to have comprised the...-
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Published: 15 Jul 1966
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Bull 036 Stratigraphy of the Murray Basin in South Australia
This publication details the stratigraphy of the Murray Basin Province of South Australia. The work leading up to this report has played a major part in the understanding of the sedimentary succession of this important basin-area of the State. The...-
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Final reports on SAMPLE (Seismic Amplitude Measurement for Primary Lithology Estimation) analyses for two seismic shotpoints in the Ladbroke Grove area of the Otway Basin.
Reports (an original, plus separate revised conclusions) describe a contractor's specialised computer modelling study of selected raw seismic data shot at the site of the proposed Ladbroke Grove 1 wildcat, to attempt to identify target lithologies and...-
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RB 00674 South East Oil Syndicate Ltd, Beachport no. 1 well. Subsurface stratigraphy and micropalaeontological study combined with RB 00674A - Summary report on the investigation of the Warramboo aeromagnetic anomaly, central Eyre Peninsula.
Beneath a cover of shell sand and reworked Gambier Limestone Beachport No.1 Well intersected a sequence of Lower Tertiary and cretaceous rocks. The Tertiary sediments of Oligocene age consisted of Gambier Limestone 760-820 feet, equivalents of the...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1900
