The first discovery of bauxite in South Gippsland which was brought to public notice is said to .have been made in 1918 by Mr. Donald Clarke on the property known as Nahoo , allotment 8, Parish of Narracan South. Bauxite from this deposit has been used for chemical purposes for over twenty years. It is understood that other occurrences had been noted prior to Mr Clarke's report. Eleven additional discoveries were made from time to time up to April, 1942, when the extensive prospecting programme mentioned in the foreword was undertaken. In the short time that has elapsed since then a further twelve deposits have .been discovered, making a total of 24 deposits in the adjoining parishes of Moe, Allambee East, Narracan South, Mirboo and Budgeree in the county of Buln Buln. Several of these deposits have been systematically tested by shaft sinking and boring. The deposits at Boolarra, Oallignee and Nahoo have been reported on very briefly by Whitelaw (1921), Ferguson (1936) and Baragwanath (1940), but there have been no detailed descriptions of the deposits and no general account of their geological relationships. It should be noted that there has been no authenticated report of the occurrence of bauxite in Victoria outside South Gippsland and that little is known of the deposits other than those in the Boolarra-Mirboo North area.

This report describes magnetic investigations made at East Arm, for the purpose of determining whether a certain area would be suitable as a site for an aircraft compass swinging base. A similar survey was made on an adjoining area in December, 1944 (Report No. 1945/1) where magnetic conditions were found to be satisfactory but for other reasons the general design was altered and the site of the proposed swinging base was moved from that area. On 9th June, 1945, a request for investigation of the new site was submitted. The instruments used and the methods employed were similar to those used in the December survey and the report on that survey should be consulted for details of the same. The results of the survey are discussed here. Two accompanying plans are included.

This report describes the field evidence in support of supergene origin for the torbernite deposits in the Mount Painter district. This origin is also emphasised by Stillwell and Edwards. This report was originally written in response to a preliminary report by Stillwell in which a hydrothermal genesis was favoured.

In Australia, coal seams occur in stratified rocks of Permo-Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Tertiary systems. Black coal occurs in the rocks of the first three systems, and brown coal in the Tertiary. In the Northern Territory, Permo-Carboniferous, Jurassic and Tertiary rocks are present. Coal has been found in the Northern Territory, but none of the occurrences are of commercial importance. The occurrence of coal in the Port Keats - Cliff Head, North and East Coast, and Hale River districts is discussed in this report.

Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings.

Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings.

Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings.

Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings.

Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings.

Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings.