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Newsletter Ed itor D. F. Branagan Dept Geology/Geophysics Un iversity of Sydney 2006 NSW Phone:

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Geopoetry Is the pen mightier than the geological hammer?

It i s good to see humour and i magi nation in versus geopolitics! our geo l ogical literature, and Tony Egg l eton i s to be congratulated on his Ge-Ode (Newsletter 29A).

Also showing imaginat i on is the Commonwealth Territories Division in their proposed method for el ecting the next Junior South Australia in 1977 Vice-president (see this News l etter). broke away from tradition by holding a Divisional election for the Vice-president, then Western Australia subsequently resumed tradition and their Vice-president was selected by the Divisional Now it is intended to try the electorate-at-large.

Committee.

All these methods of election are valid under our Rules, and it However, for an election to be successis useful to experiment. ful the majority of the electorate must be involved, so start discussing this topic with other members, and stir the apathetic.

We would all agree that our Journal is one of the most However, the important enterprises undertaken by the Society.

Journal is only successful with your support . This has ramifiFirst, members should consider submitting cations in two ways. papers for publication to J. geol. Soc. Aust. ahead of any other; and second, those candidates for membership eligible to be In the first elected as Members shou l d join at this grade. instance, I am concerned, in particular, at the proliferation of specialist groups producing compilations of "unpublished" papers for meetings which are not subsequently revised then submitted to the Journal: we have a broad editorial policy and a comprehensive range of experts on the Editorial Board to cover t he fu l l spectrum In the second instance, we seem to of the Society's interests . have drifted away from the intent of our Rules, whereby the category of Member was intended for graduates in the geological sciences, whereas Associate was for those without professional or academic qualification: now Associate grade is used as a means In both instances for "Members" to avoid paying for the Journal. the outcome is that our Journal does not have as wide a circulation as it is possible to achieve, hence publication costs per unit are higher than they should be, and ultimately increases in membership fees have to be considered to offset these costs.

On a happier and more positive note, I have been gratified by the response to my appeal for company members to join the Already ten applications have been received and I So ciety. thank those of you who have helped achieve this.

COLIN D. BRANCH 2

Newsletter No. 30

The Australian Geologist

Au g u st 1 980

EDITORIAL As I write this editorial the Tasmanian Government has just announced its decision to modify the . Franklin River hydro-electric scheme and leave the lower gorge undamned,.

Arguments on preservation of this riv er hav e raged widespread for a long time and there . is little doubt, judging from Tasmanian Division Newsletters, that the issue has divided Society members in that State.

The result has been a compromise which may not please either side, but like many other environmental problems which hqve been argued about in Australia in recent issues the middle path has generally been taken as the final solution.

It has been stated that the cost (in hard cash) of the modified scheme will be high for Tasmanians.

However it is not unlikely that there will, in the long term, be considerable inflow of funds to Tasmania because of the preservation of the wilderness area.

A report just issued by the U.S. Council on Environ mental Quality gives some data on the benefits of air and watev pollution control.

The cost o n complying with t he Clean Air Act in 1978 was $15.6 billion, the benefits were worth $21.4 bill ion.

By 1985 the Council claims control of conventiona l water pollutants (phosphorous, bacteria from human waste and dissol v ed o x ygen) will result in annual benefits of around $12 billion.

These are substantial amounts, and a lthough Australian figures will b e much lower, give an indication of the benefits which c an arise from the care we take o f our environment .

Many geologists are already inv olv ed i n env ironmental studies.

Our training befits us for such work .

However the public at large still thinks of us as slaves of the idea of development at all costs.

Each one of us individually can do our bit to show that we understand the earth, and that we care about its present and its future.

This issue of the newsletter contains no large scale article, but there are numerous items which should be interesting and useful to members.

In tcye next issue it is proposed to group together information about forthcoming conferences, and to make this a regular section of the newsletter.

Please send details of such conferences, but please be as brief as possible.

The issue also contains the financial statement of the Society.

This can no longer be published in the Journal, and it is important that members see how their money has been spent .

Although our financial statement isn't too gloomy i t seemed appropriate to fill the odd spaces left in this issue with some lighter relief.

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One final note for those who didn't read (or We DID NOT have an understand) the last editori~l.

Go directly from 27 to 29, thence issue numbered~Let's start Therefore 29 = 28 29A = 29. to 29A. again from 30!

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS GSA JUNIOR VICE-PRESIDENT 1981-1983 term (President-designat e 1983-1984) The Commonwealth Territories Division (which is Executive Division designate for 1983-84) invites members of the Society, wherever situated, to nominate persons, who must be members of the C. T. Division, as Junior ViceThe Junior VicePresident of the Society for 1981-83.

P~esident normally becomes President of the Society for Nominations, the ensuing term (1983-84 in this case). which must be signed by two financial members of the Society and accompanied by an acceptance of nomination signed by the candidate, must reach the Secretary, Commonwealth Territories Division G.S.A. (Dr M.A. Habermehl, Bureau of Mineral Resources, P.O. Box 378, Canberra City, If more than one 2601) by 5 p.m. on 30 September 1980. nomination is received, a ballot of the financial members of the Society will be held, ballot papers being distributed with the dues notices towards the end of the year.

The successful candidate will be nominated by the C.T. Division to the 1981 G.S.A. Council Meeting which ·has the formal responsibility of electing the incoming Vice-President.

NEW PUBLICATION SCHEDULE FOR J.G.S.A. Owing to new regulations governing the award of the Book Bounty imposed recently by the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs, we will be forced to alter our publication schedule, as ~rom the next issue.

The new regulations require us to publish no more , frequently than six-monthly, and to bind at least two In future separate volumes (not parts) together. (i.e. until the regulations are changed again!) we will have official publication dates of 31st March and 30th The next issue will have a pubSeptember each year. lication date of 30th September 1980, and will contain Volume 27 (for the period April-June 1980) and Volume 28 The following (for the period July-September 1980). issue will appear on 31st March 1981 and will contain Volume 29 (for the period October-December 1980) and We are Volume 30 (for the period January-March 1981). not allowed to include any advertising or Society business.

The President has written to the Prime Minister, and We other scientific societies are also protesting. await the outcome anxiously, but meanwhile we must conform, as the Bounty is an important source of sustenance for the Society.

RON VERNON Honorary Editor 4

STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE AUSTRALIAN "FIELD GEOLOGIST'S GUIDE" First Draft Available for Inspection and Comment Council, in August 1978, approved the adoption of the International Stratigraphic Guide for use in It also Australian stratigraphic nomenclature. authorised the Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee to produce a.n Australian booklet which would consist of the lithostratigrap hic chapters of the Guide supplemented by other chapters relating to Australian practice and The latter chapters are necessary because experience. the I.S.G., thorough though it is, does not adequately cover the nomenclature of igneous and metamorphic rock nor could it be expected to specify the proceunits; dures which are used for establishing names for Australian rock units.

The first draft of the "Field Geologist's Guide to Strati-graphic Nomenclature in Australia" has now been Copies are held by the Conveners of the compiled.

Stratigraphic Nomenclature Subcommittees in the several Divisions of the Society, and ~ill be made available o€ request.

The draft will be submitted to Divisional Committees for comment, and for tabling at Divisional meetings for It is intended that it should examination by members. be widely publicised, to give as many members as possible the opportunity to comment before the booklet is finished.

Comments should be forwarded to your Divisional Stratigraphic Nomenclature Subcommittee Convener before August 31st.

Give the Central Registry a Spell The Central Registray of Stratigraphic names in the B.M.R. does a sterling job in recoording all stratagraphic names published in Australian geogolical Every name used is carfully indexed, literature.

Variations which whether formal, informal, or invalid. appear to be mis-spelings of existing names must also be However the indexd, in case they really are new names. proprotion of mispellings has increesed alarmingly from 11% in 1976, to 20% in 1797, and to 27Q at present.

What can be done?

Gologi~ts, please thoroghly check the spelling of all stratigraphic names in your manuscript before subIt is your responsilibity mitting it to your Editor.

Only ~o ensure they are spelled corectly, not his. thus can we avoid clogging the literature, and the Central Register, with incorrect names.

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Sir: How disappointing it is that geologists such as W. H. Oldham ("The Australian Geologist", May 1980) should display such impre ciseness of thinking concerning chronost r atigraphic and geochronologic units, and an app arent inability to distinguish between the former, which are phy sical, tangible bodie s of r ock strata, and the latter, which are abstract, intangible interv als of time .

That there is a difference is illustrated by the International Stratigraphic Guide, which says (p . 11) that "a chronostratigraphic unit can be likened to the sand that flows through an hourglass during a certain interval of time, while the corresponding geochronologic unit can be compared to the interval of time during which It may be said that the duration of the sand flows . the sand flow measures a certain interval of time - an hour, for instance - but the sand itself cannot be said to be an hour".

If y our correspondent is not inconvenienced by interchanging 'lower' for 'early ', and 'upper' fo r ' late', then I suppose that he would find no troubl e talki n g about trav elling to his office in the lower part of the day , working on one of the early floors of his high-rise building, visiting the later floors to confer with his superior, and going home in the upper afternoon!

The statement b y the Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee in 1972 was a ·simple attempt to encourage the use of t h e ordinary conventions of the English language As long as geological science in geological terminology. continues to use both chronostratigraphic (i.e. timerock) units and geochronologic (i.e . time) units, - and some geological thinkers have q uestioned whether we reall y need the former - geologists will need to observe the rules of correct English usage.

It is a pity that such a molehill . should have been e x aggerated into such a mountain .

H. R. E. Staines Convener, Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee.

" The Geo l ogy and Geophy s ics of No r t h - e as ter n Aust ra l ia ", t he r evi e w papers of t h e Thi rd Austr a lian Ge olog ical Con ve ntion i n Copi e s previo u s l y ordered will Town s v ill e , are now a v a il a ble. be po sted .

Anyo ne wishing to p u rcha s e copi es can appl y t o t he Ho nor a ry Secretary , Queensl and Div ision , P . O. Box 1820 , Brisb ane , 4 0 01.

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MEMORIES OF THE QUEENSLAND DIVISION 1980 FIELD CONfERENCE This year's Field Conference of the Queensland Division (they have been called conferences since their inception in 1964, probably with the tax man in mind; cf. Newsletter 29A, p.4) drew 41 participants to the Mount Morgan-Rundle Range-Yeppoon area in central Queensland over the long weekend in June.

It was exploration oriented and looked at mineralisation in Island Arc encironments, at oil snale in The Narrows Graben, and at industrial minerals and coastal processes in the area.

Alex Taube and his colleagues of Geopeko Ltd took the party through the opencut mines of Mount Morgan and Mount Chalmers, whose interpretation has changed over the years from a breccia pipe (in the case of Mount Morgan to a massive sulphide deposit fed by submarine acid volcanism via a hydrothermal gelatinous pipe.

The vivid explanation of these processes provided discussion material for 3 days.

New information is gained at the mines every week and it was indicated that the compa.,y would support a suitable candidate in a doctorate thesis on the formation of the deposits.

The party was able to inspect the working face at the bottom of the 320m deep Mount Morgan opencut, where good exposures of massive sulphides with quartz veining existed.

The other highlight of the Field Conference was the oil shale deposit at The Narrows.

David Henstridge of Central Pacific Minerals NL briefed the party on company activities in the area and demonstrated the principle of retorting shale oil, before the drill and sampling sites, and one of the rare outcrops of oil shale, were visited in the low-relief terrain of open forest, tidal creeks and mosquitoes.

Lunch was accompanied by the traditional liquid refreshment and whether it was taken peering over core boxes or reclining under mango trees, it seemed always too brief in the warm tropical winter sun.

The bus again managed to catch its tail on the ·high bank o.f a creek crossing (someone mentioned after the event that the same thing happened during the previous Rockhampton Field Conference in 1968); and it took advice of many kinds, wet feet, many boulders and more than half an hour to free it. / The guidebook for the Field Conference is available for $10 plus postage from the Secretary of the Queensland Division, P.O. Box 1820, Brisbane 4000.

It contains 9 papers on the regional geology, native copper occurrences, the Mount Morgan and Mount Chalmers mines, Mount Morgan township, ceramic clays, the coastal geology of

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Keppel Bay, the Rundle oil-shale deposit, and the Port Alma brinefie ld.

Limited numbers of some guidebooks from previous Field Conferences are still available.

These are 1971 (ANZAAS Queensland , $4 incl. postage), 1972 (Atherton Tableland-Hodgkinson Basin, $2 incl. postage), 1973 (Brisbane-Gympie, $2.50 incl. postage), 1977 (Lady Elliot and Fraser Island-Biggenden, $6 plus postage), 1978 (Townsville Region, $8 plus postage), 1979 (Wandoan-Taroom-Millmerran, $8 plus postage) .

Gerhard Hofmann, Brisbane .

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir, I read with interest the proposal by R. A. Glen and A. J . Parker ("The Australian Geologist", May 1980) suggesting a revision of the structural symbols in the B. M. R. code of s ymbols used on Geological Maps .

While s ympathising with their frustration I'm not sure that their proposed scheme of somewhat more elaborate symbols doesn ' t add to the problem.

In particular, one boggles at the appearance and the drafting required to depict, say , an S3 foliation containing a horizontal S0/S3 intersection lineation and a down-dip mineral streaking lineation : ~30~ ~ 70

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While the above e x ample might be an extreme scenario it does illustrate the impracticality of try ing to achiev e a uniform symbol code .

A list of suggested sumbols is appropriate but the limited number of possible symbols and large numb e r of observ ed field combinations may make it necessary to "poach" symbols allocated to other meanings in any particular situation .

I still think this is the simplest solution .

Perhaps the B. M. R. could alleviate some of the problem by e x amining the reasons for having separate s ymbols for foliation and cleavage .

This illustrates to me a more fundamental problem : the lac k of uniform definitio n s of structures .

R. J . Holcombe , Brisbane .

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BARGAINS GALORE As an extraordinary gesture and against the run of sales the Geology of New South Wales, affectionatel y known as 'Packham's Pink Pachyderm' is being offered by the Society at reduced prices.

If you wish to prop up that rickety table the soft-covered variety (palest pink) is recommended at $4 per copy.

If you wish to improve the appearance of your library the hard-back variety will cost you $8 per copy (including postage).

However, there is a catch or two or three.

You must be a tertiary student, you must order three copies at a time and you must send your money with your order.

The offer is therefore specially recommended for tertiary trinitarians.

If you have three table legs to prop, or three libraries to enhance, or if you know two other persons with suitable student disguises don't miss this remarkable offer.

Send your money now to Laurel Tuckwell at the Society's office.

We think this offer is better than that which appeared in Sydney's Daily Telegraph recently{Reprod uced below (at the left)] .

While Dr. Celestine's offer seems somewhat hairy we wonder who is being scalped in the o.ffer made in the ad [below right] which Peter Rodda assures us comes from the Fiji Times.

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OBITUARY :

Evan Raymond _ Phillips

Evan Raymond Phillips, Associate Professor in Geology at the University of Wollongong, died on the He had undergone major cancer 11th of May 1980.

The second operation had surgery in 1971 and 1979. not been successful but gave him a year which he lived in a very full way - he played squash regularly until two weeks before his death, and set some exam questions while in hospital.

Born in 1936 in Brisbane, Evan attended the Brisbane State High School and then the University of After completing the pass Queensland at St Lucia. degree cour s e he took an honours degree, following the then accepted pattern of a two year part-time course, employed by the Department as a part-time Demonstrator.

He graduated with Honours First Class and stayed at the University studying a large granitic mass at Undercliffe Falls near the N.S.W. - Queensland border for his Ph.D. This location, near Wilsons Downfall, caused degree. some problems since the return with his rock samplei had to be negotiated through the quarantine gates first During his higher into and then back out of N.S.W. degree studies Evan held a number of short term appointments, including a temporary lectureship ~n 1963 following the death of his friend and mentor Dr Toby This friendship lead to the publishing in Gradwell.

1979 of a paper arising out of Gradwell's work in which Gradwell was listed as a co-author in a gesture typical of Evan's generosity.

His Ph.D. was completed while working as a Senior Tutor-Demonstrator at the University of Sydney in He joined the then Wollongong University 1964-68.

College in 1968 as a lecturer and played a major role in developing Geology at that institution from a servicing role to a full Department offering honours He was promoted to Senior and postgraduate degrees.

Lecturer in 1971 and to Associate Professor in 1974.

With the granting of autonomy to the University o·f Wollongong in 1975, Evan took an acti ve part in the administrative life of the University, being at various times Ac ting Chairman of Department, Chairman of the Faculty of Science, Chairman of the Graduate Studies Committee and member of the Academic Senate.

Evan's research was concentrated on granitic and gneissic rocks, and his work in the Undercliffe Falls district led to his long-standing interest in feldspars Related research on Broken Hill and myrmekite. gneisses was supported by grants from the Broken Hill Mining Managers' Association and more recently his work was supported by grants from the University of This led to a series of general proposiWollongong.

A tions concerning the petrogenesis of myrmekite. number of his 37 papers bear testimony to his generous and close cooperation wi th colleagues and students.

In the Department at Wollongong Evan was instrumental in setting up AAS, XRD. and XRF analytical equipment.

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With Evan's death we have lost a friend and colleague, the science o( Geology has lost an able petrologist and a teacher who was able to communicate, to each and ever y student, a concern for science as a necessary and desirable part of the modern world.

He is sadly missed b y his wife Shelley, and his brother and mother, his colleagues and students.

EVAN PHILLIPS PRIZE FOR GEOLOGY The Department of Geology at the University of Wollongong has established a fund for the above prize in memory of our late It is fr i end and colleague (see obituary notice e l sewhere ). intended to award the prize annua ll y for exce ll ence i n Donations from the geologi cal prac tical aspects of geology . fraternity to this fund are most welcome, and should be sent to the Cashier, and cheques should be made payable to the Evan Phillips Prize for Geology, University of Wollongong.

1981 HARKNESS FELLOWSHIP AWARDS FOUR FELLOWSHIPS, tenable for between 12 and 21 months are The award includes return fares to the United States, offered. living and family allowances , travel in America (wit h car rental allowance) , tuition and research expenses , a book and equ ipment allowance and health insurance.

Candidacy is open to men and women in any profession or field of Preference will be study who are over the age of 21 years. given to applicants under 36 years of age .

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS. I S 31ST AUGUST 1980.

APPLICATION FORMS may be obtained by indi v i dual cand idates on request to the Australian Repre sentat ive : Mr . L. T. Hinde, Reserve Bank of Australia , G.P.O . Box 3947 , SYDNEY, NSW 2001.

The firs~ two of a series of corre lation charts of the Ordovi cian System of the World have just appeared : SHENG Shen- Fu , 1 980 . The Ordovic ian System in China: correlation Int. Union Geo l. Sc i., Publ.No.l. chart and explanatory notes .

The Ordovician System in the Near East and DEAN, W. T., 1980.

Midd l e East : Correlation Chart and Explanatory Notes.

Sci., Publ.No.2.

Geol.

Union .

Int The publications are available from the IUGS Secretariat , The price 601 Booth Street , Ottawa , Ontario , Canada Kla DES . for each is $6 . 00 (Canadi~n) post paid .

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SOUTH

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POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN GEOLOGY AS APPLIED TO MINERAL EXPLORATION CIVIL/ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED GEOLOGY Students completing geology d~gree courses in 1980 and geology graduates from previous years are invited to apply for entry to this course.

MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE (BY RESEARCH) Honours degree or graduate diploma qualifications are the normal entry requirements for this course.

However, persons with bachelor degrees in geology will also be considered on the merits of their academic records and subsequent experience.

Enquiries should be forwarded to:

Professor David •Stapledon, Head, School of Applied Geology, S.A. Institute of ,Technology, P.O.Box 1, INGLE FARM, S.A. 5098.

Phone (08) 260 2055 Ext. 2134.

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES Postgraduate studies are offered on a part-time basis through EXTERNAL courses for students throughout Australia Programs offered:

Awards granted:

Mineral Economics Mineral Exploration Exploration Geophysics Field Geology Palaeobiology Diploma or Master of Geoscience or Master of Science

Applications close:

3rd October 1980

For details contact:

The Registrar, Macquarie University, North Ryde.

N.S.W. 2113.

Phone: (02) 88-9241

Dr. Richard w. Hutchinson is this year's winner of the Barlow Medal of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for the best paper published in the CIM Bulletin in 1979.

Dr. Hutchinson's paper was entitled "Evidence of Exhalative Origin for Tasmanian Tin Deposits", appearing in the August 1979 issue.

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ACTION

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Council of Australian Museum Directors The Hon Wal Fife M.P. Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs Parliament House Canberra A.C.T. 2600

16 April 1980

Dear Minister Export of Fossils As you will be aware, the export of fossils from Australia without permit is prohibited by Regulations under the Customs Act 1901.

It has come to the notice of the Council of Australian Museum Directors that unique Australian fossils continue to find In many cases, it is believed that their way out of the country. such action is occurring because of lack of knowledge of the In other cases, it is possible existence of the restriction. that action is deliberate as when opalized fossils are exported as mineral specimens.

It would be appreciated if your Department could consider circularising potential exporters or otherwise advertising the provisions of the Regulations and steps which must be taken by prospective exporters to satisfy the existing legal requirements.

If the distribution of a circular is considered feasible, it is suggested that this be sent to all museums, universities and other Tertiary educational establishments with geology departments, State Geological Surveys, associations of geologists and palaeontologists and sales outlets for geological products.

The Council of Australian Museum Directors does not believe that further strengthening of the Regulations is required at this It feels that existin·g problems can best be resolved by stage. education of potential exporters rather than by introduction of further controls.

Yours sincerely, D. R. Gregg, Chairman.

RESPONSE Department of Business and Consumer Affairs BUREAU OF CUSTOMS NOTICE - Customs

(Prohibited Exports) Regulation

Attention is drawn to Item 5 of Part 1 of the Second Schedule This Item of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations. prohibits the exportation of fossil materials and other geological specimens from Australia unless the consent in writing of the Minister is first obtained.

Approvals to export will be .issued by the Collector of Customs from the State from which it is intended to export the goods under production of the written approval of the Museum Authorities of the Government of the State in which the goods were collected, and on the distinct understanding (in the case of any new or rare types) that duplicate specimens are lodged with that Museum.

V. G. Montgomery Deputy Secretary

Canberra A.C.T. 10/6/80 Inspection and Controls.

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51ST ANZAAS CONGRESS The 51st ANZAAS Congress will be held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, on May 11-15, 1981, and will have as its general theme "Energy and Equity".

In complementing this theme the organisers of Section 3 - Geology and Mining - are seeking additional contributions in the following fields: Oil Shales:

Hydrocarbons:

Coal:

Alternative Energy Sources

Prospective authors are requested to forward a tentative title accompanied by a brief description of proposed content to the Honorary Secretary (Section 3), Roger Coleman, 51st ANZAAS Congress, c/o Department of Applied Geology, Queensland Institute of Technology, G.P.O. Box 2434, Brisbane, Qd 4001.

Descriptions should reach the Secretary as soon as possible.

Late submissions will be considered but it will become increasingly difficult to incorporate additional papers in the programme.

The Continuing Saga - New Geophysical Tools Applied to Australian Problems (see previous issue) These seminars, being held a ·t Macquarie University, will discuss the following topics as listed: 11 September 18 25 2 October

Borehole Logging in Coal Exploration Borehole IP Marine Seismic Techniques With Applications MMR-MIP Mise-a-la-masse

Meetings will be held from 3.30-5.30 p.m., Room W5A 103 at Macquarie University.

In conjunction with the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

S. Webster (231-0922)

or

K. Vozoff (88-9220)

American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists (AASP) 14th Annual Meeting October 7-10, 1981, Monteleone Hotel, New Orleans, La. Contact: Don Benson, Amoco Production Company, P.O. Box 50879, New Orleans, LA. 70150.

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FIFTH AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL CONVENTION Members should hav e received b y now a colourful brochure advertising Sediments through the Ages schedul ed for Perth 17 - 21 August 198 1 with e x cursion s (beg pardon: Field Conv entions) before and after .

We wait with ba(i)ted breath to see if there will be a significant swing in the distribution o f registrants from that at the Fourth Conv ention , 33 % academics, 39 % Public servants, the r e mainder workers.

Will the ratio of out-of-town academics to the home-town v ariety e x ceed 6 to l? Will the home-state p ublic ser v ants outnumber the Federal variet y?

Will the confere n ce attract more than 1 % of overseas geologists?

Onl y time will t e ll.

Two children obducted; boy bashed SYDNEY. - One hundred searchers were scouring bush and paddocks in western New South Wales vest ,:nbv fnr

Peter Rodda sent us this gem. $1 p rize in Dr . Celestine's Lucky Dip (see p a g e 9 ) f or the best stor y recei v ed on this topi c .

Become sui tably in s truct(ur)ed Pergamon Pr e s s another p u rveyor of purpl e prose for pro l etar i a t prosp ec t ors i nvites members of our Soc i ety to subscr i be to the ne w Jou rna l of Structu r al Geo l o g y which is being publi shed quarter l y .

Th e indivi dua l subscription offer i s $25 - 00 per a n num i nc l ud i ng postage.

If intere ste d write t o Pergamon Pre s s , Headington Hill ha ll, Oxford OX3 0BW, Engl and.

Cover Photo : Thi n s ection of archaeocyath- bearing limestone .

Cymbric Va l e Formati on , near Mt. Wright , western N.S.W. , showing representatives of the genera Al danocyathus and Coscinocyathus .

Mag n i f i cat i on x7.

Photo : Peter Kruse .

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DECEMBER 31, 1979 1979 -$-

1978 -$-

74,052

Funds

General funds W.R. Browne Award Fund Stillwell Bequest Fund Net funds

2,145

65,770 1,058 1,978

$76,197

$68,806

20,599 5,025 10,933 65,000

52,164 6,570 12,275 18,000

101,557

89,009

17,892 32,766 5,562

15,106 26,993 5,133

56,220

47,232

$45,337

$41, 777

12,000 12,000

12,000 12,000

24,000

24,000

9,958 3,098

6,542 3,513

6,860

3,029

$76,197

$68,806

Represented by: Current Assets Cash at bank and in hand Sundry debtors and prepayments Publications on hand Short-term deposits

Current Liabilities Sundry creditors and accruals Subscriptions received in advance Provision for employee benefits

Net

Current Assets

Investments, at cost Debentures in listed company Commonwealth Government loans

Fixed Assets Furniture and office equipment, at cost Accumulated depreciation

Net assets

Australian Petroleum Exploration Association will hold its 21st Annual Conference in Adelaide from 5th to 8th April, 1981.

All details from Ms. B. Abel, A.P.E.A., GPO Box 3974, Sydney, NSW 20001.

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GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED REVENUE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1979 1979 -$-

1978 -$-

61,151 5,911

62,476 5,617

Income Subscriptions Interest received Profit on sale of shares in listed company Sundry income

882 93 67,062

69,068

12,604 5,903

20,272 4,344

18,507

24,616

Expenditure Publications:Journal - net cost Newsletter

Less:

Net surplus on sale of spe~ial , publications

2,203

2,169

16,304

22,447

17,893 4,084 3,879 3,447 2,507 1,275 961 672 485 340 310

16,550 3,935 978 3,578 4,433 1,100 800 698 557 384 293

35,853

33,306

$14,905

$13 I 315

$14,905

$16,175

6,623

6,440 1,500

Administration:Salaries Postage and freight Printing and stationery Rent and cleaning Travelling and meeting expenses Audit and accountancy Miscellaneous expenses Telephones, electricity and insurance Depreciation Long service leave Data processing expenses

Operating Surplus 3rd Convention - net surplus

2,860

Surplus Before Capitation Fees Capitation fees paid to Divisions and Specialist Groups Grant . made to Specialist Group Net Surplus

$ 8,282

$ 8,235

Accumulated funds brought forward

65,770

57,535

Accumulated Funds Carried Forward

$74,052

$65,770

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GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS AS AT

DECEMBER 31 , 1979

1. Accounting Methods (a}

Centralised Accounting The Society does not practise centralised account ing procedures and consequently, the Counc il Accounts presented here exclude the assets and results of Divisions and Specialist Groups.

(b}

Publications On Hand Publications on hand, which include past issues of the Journal, are stated at the lower of cost and realisable value.

(c}

Depreciation Depreciation on furniture and office equipment is provided for by the straight-line method so as to write -off each asset progressively over its estimated life .

2. Income (a}

Gross Receipts Subscriptions Subscriptions to the Journal Sale of Journal & special publications Donations and advertising income 3rd Convention - net surplus Sundry income Interest received

(b)

1979

1978

$

$

61,151 14,290 4,327 270

5,911

62,476 13,993 5,105 350 2,860 975 5,617

$85,949

$91 , 376

3 , 970 1,020 921

3 , 852 1,020 745

$ 5 , 911

$ 5,617

1979 - $-

1978 - $-

700 575

600 500

$1,275

$1 ,1 00

Interest Received Bank balances & short-term deposits Debentures in listed company Commonwealth Government loans

3 . Auditors ' Remuneration The auditor 's remuneration compri ses Audit fees Accountancy and book-keeping fees

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4. Journal The net cost applicable to the Journal is arrived at as follows -

1979 $

1978 -$-

Printing Distribution Editorial assistance

23 , 514 4,186 650

30 , 468 4 , 329

28 , 350

34,797

14,290 1,186 270

13 , 993 182 350

15,746

14,525

$12 , 604

$20,272

Less: Subscriptions to the Journal Sale of past issues - net surplus Donations and advertising income

Net cost as per Revenue Statement

AUDITORS' REPORT ON COUNCIL ACCOUNTS We have examined the Council Books of Account of the Geological Society of Australia Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 1979 and have received all the information and explanations that we required.

The Council Accounts do not include the assets, liabilities, or results of Divisions or Specialist Groups.

In our opinion, and subject to the foregoing, the accompanying Balance Sheet and Revenue Statement , together with the notes thereon, are properly drawn up and exhibit a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Society as at December 31 , 1979 and of the transactions for the year ended on that date .

W. PERCIVAL MINELL per:

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Chartered Accountants Registered Under the Public Accounts Registration Act, 1945 as amended.

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO . 8 "THE SECOND CENSUS OF GEOSCIENTISTS IN AUSTRALIA 1978" by

D. A. Berkman

Now available in microfiche for $2.50 (Aust), prepaid with order , from: Miss L . C. Tuckwell GSA Business Manager Room 1001, Challis House , Martin Place .

SYDNEY, 2000.

(Special Publication No . 7 - Second Archaean Symposium - is still in preparation)

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