On the trigonometrical survey of Van Diemen's Land. [PDF]
Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of TasmaniaOn the 21st April, 1852, Major Cotton, Deputy Surveyor-General of VDL made a report on the measurements of the two Base Lines, and the result of the connecting Triangulation, of which the following is a copy. I must mention further, that while all the triangles have been calculated by two or more different computers, those for the latitudes and ...
Cotton, Hugh Calveley
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Arthur Cotton and Irrigation in Tasmania, 1839-43 [PDF]
, 1985 Cotton, an officer of the East India Company with experience of irrigation, visited Tasmania for periods totalling three years. His influence was important in gaining acceptance of irrigation as an aid to cereal production and the livestock industry ...
Blackburn, G
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A history of discovery, study and exploitation of coal in Tasmania [PDF]
, 1989 The history of discovery of coal in Tasmania. the history of geological work on the coal and the history and methods of exploitation of the coal have been influenced by three main factors: (I) population spread and density, (2) geology, including quality,
Bacon, CA, Banks, MR
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The Asterinid sea stars of Tasmania [PDF]
, 1970 The ten species of sea stars of the family Asterinidae occurring in Tasmania are considered. Synonymies, locality lists and distributional data are given. Patiriella gunnii (Gray) is redescribed and lectotypes designated.
Dartnall, AJ
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Redescription and ecology of the endemic Tasmanian Scincid lizards Leiolopisma microlepidotum and L. Pretiosum [PDF]
, 1989 Two species of scincid lizard, both hitherto identified as Leiolopisma pretiosum, occur syntopically on Mt Wellington, near Hobart, Tasmania. One of these is conspecific with the holotype of Moeoa pretiosa O'Shaughnessy, 1874, while the other is ...
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Eucalyptus cordata Subsp. quadrangulosa (Myrtaceae), a new taxon of restricted distribution from southern Tasmania [PDF]
, 2008 Eucalyptus cordata subsp. quadrangulosa is described to accommodate western populations of the species, and differs from the typical subspecies most conspicuously in the quadrangular branchlets, and also in the larger and more pointed juvenile leaves ...
McKinnon, GE, Nicolle, D, Potts, BM
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Foraminifera and palaeoenvironment of elevated Late Pleistocene sands, White Rock Point, southeastern Tasmania [PDF]
, 2009 A well-preserved foraminiferal fauna similar to that living in nearby Ralphs Bay in southeastern Tasmania is documented from raised shallow-water sediment of 130-119 Ka age (Late Pleistocene; Marine Isotope Stage 5e) at about 24m above modern sea level ...
Lewis, D, Quilty, PG
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The early Tasmanian Press, and its struggle for freedom [PDF]
, 1916 During the first fifty years of the colony, at least forty newspapers made their humble bow to the Tasmanian public. There were weeklies, fortnightlies, monthlies, and quarterlies ; there were sporting papers, teetotal advocates, church newses, and ...
Heaton, Herbert
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The earliest taxonomic description and illustration of an Australian reptile: another historical first for bluetongue lizards (Squamata: Scincidae: Tiliqua) [PDF]
, 2000 Manuscript descriptions of several species of reptiles prepared in 1777 by William Anderson, naturalist on James Cook's third voyage of discovery, are reported and, where possible, identified.
Shea, GM
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The diary of the Rev. Robert Knopwood, 1805-1808. pt.1 [PDF]
, 1946 Prepared for publication by W. H. Hudspeth and S.
Knopwood, Robert
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