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RB 77/00009 Construction materials investigation Redcliff petrochemical site, sections 12, 18, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 102, 134 Hd Winninowie, Co. Frome.
Materials suitable for concrete aggregate, railway ballast, road base course, protection of salt field sea wails and rock fill will be required should construction of the petrochemical plant and appurtenant works proceed at Redcliff, 25 km...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 77/00045 Excavation conditions in the St Kilda boat channel.
Likely excavation conditions during the proposed deepening of the boat channel at St. Kilda were investigated by drilling and seismic refraction surveys. Results showed 2 to 3 m of St. Kilda Formation (loose shelly sand) overlying up to 0.2 m of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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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 89/00062 Stratigraphic investigation of the Gillman development site, Port Adelaide estuary.
Drill core from samphire and mangrove marshes north of Gillman - Wingfield are used to interpret the shallow sub-surface stratigraphy of the region. A Holocene marine sequence up to 8 metres thick overlies Late Pleistocene alluvial (Pooraka Formation)...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1989
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Lochiel coal deposit geological report.
In 1982 ETSA carried out an exploration programme which lead to the discovery of the Lochiel brown coal deposit. Over 10,000 metres of drilling have been completed within the deposit. Reserve and resource calculation and hydrogeological and...-
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Bull 051 Engineering Geology of the Adelaide City Area
The importance of engineering geology has been emphasised since the 1950s. when construction commenced in the city of a new generation of multistorey buildings. Foundation drilling along with geological and geophysical services provided by the...-
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RB 00811 Redcliff Project: geological setting and preliminary assessment of environmental factors.
This report has been compiled at the request of the Redcliff Steering Committee to assist in the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. It relies almost entirely on work carried out by Departmental officers and private consultants during...-
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RB 00750 Natural gas pipeline, Moomba-Adelaide - Port River crossing, Taperoo. Geological investigations. Progress report no. 1. Design stage.
A cable tool drilling investigation of the proposed route of the Moomba - Adelaide natural gas pipeline beneath the bed of the Port River at Taperoo was carried out to determine the nature of the soil horizons in which the pipeline will be buried, and...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1900
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RB 10/00191 Notes on [recommended methods for guiding the construction of a] proposed [ornamental] lake [to be situated on] Sections 347, 350, Hd Willunga.
The proponent of a planned foreshore dunal housing development to be built at Moana Beach sought assistance with what methods would be best employed to construct an artificial lake out of a pond that presently existed there in the Pedler Creek estuary.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1927
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RB 73/00003 Hydrology of the Adelaide area, County Adelaide.
This discussion of the hydrology of the Adelaide region is confined, in general terms, to the occurrence, availability and salinity of surface and ground waters, with particular regard to shallow groundwaters. Other phases of the hydrologic cycle...-
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Published: 03 Jan 1973
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RB 75/00057 Inkerman Coalfield dewatering investigation report no. 1. Aquifer test no. 1.
The low grade lignite deposits which form the Inkerman coalfield lie within a sequence of unconsolidated Tertiary sediments 100 m thick in the northern St. Vincent Basin. Drilling and test pumping in three aquifers has provided approximate...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 75/00073 Torrens Island Quarantine Station well discharge test - Department of Housing and Construction.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 75/00086 Port Adelaide government offices, secn 25 Hd Port Adelaide. Foundation investigations - Public Buildings Department.
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 74/00007 Mitchell Park Boys Technical High School completion report, pt secn 84 Hd Adelaide - Public Buildings Department.
In 1969 the Department of Mines attempted to rehabilitate an existing bore at the school which had been infilled to near surface by various debris. After cleaning out, an attempt was made to develop the bore but the continued influx of a fine silty...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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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
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RB 74/00004 Baltic wharf silo site, Port Pirie. Report on foundation investigation - SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd.
Seven cable tool holes have been drilled to investigate foundation conditions for new silos at the Port Pirie Grain Terminal. The drilling penetrated a succession of unconsolidated sediments which showed some lateral variation. From 0 to 12 metres...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 74/00082 Cowandilla Primary School completion report, bore no. 1, section 92 Hundred of Adelaide - Public Buildings Department.
Following a quotation from this Department to sink a 6 inch water supply bore to a depth of approximately 137 metres (m) at Cowandilla Primary School a letter was received from Public Buildings Department dated 14th February, 1973, requesting the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 76/00011 Torrens River Valley. General and environmental geology.
A summary of the geology and geomorphology of the Torrens Valley west of the Gorge, has been compiled and the engineering and environmental characteristics of the geological materials present have been assessed. The oldest rocks in the Adelaide area...-
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Published: 06 Feb 1976
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RB 2000/00013 Australian Clay Minerals Society Inc. 17th Biennial Conference, Adelaide, 10-12 April 2000: Field Guide for post-conference tour, 13-14 April 2000 - Yorke Peninsula clays and carbonates, copper mines, desert loam soils and mangroves.
This tour is concerned with aspects of the soils, geology, landforms, clays and mining on Yorke Peninsula, and likewise for the northern Adelaide Plains which are separated from the Peninsula by Gulf St Vincent. Both of these regions are among the...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2000
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RB 2014/00006 Geology of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet (6432).
The revised digital geology map of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet and accompanying geological descriptions in this report are the first components of the 2nd edition PORT AUGUSTA 1:250 000 map sheet to be completed. The subject map sheet occupies the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2014
