Shoalhaven District Geology

FIELD GEOLOGY OF THE SHOALHAVEN DISTRICT   (PART 24) This is the end of the book! Scroll down for the beginning or click here:   https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1515863000684737715/1996628405451350047 CHAPTER 16 : References and Glossary References   Andrews EC: “Report on the Yalwal Gold Field” (Min.Res.NSW, 9) 1901  Branagan DF and Packham GH: “Field Geology of NSW” (Science Press) 1967  Card GW and Jaquet JB: “The Geology of the Cambewarra Mountain, NSW” (Rec.Geol.Surv.NSW, 8, 261) 1903  Harper LF: “The Geology of the Gerringong District” (Rec.Geol.Surv.NSW, 8(2) 94) 1905  Harper LF: “Geology and Mineral Resources of the Southern Coalfield” (Geol.Surv.NSW Mem 7) 1915  Nashar B: “Geology of the Sydney Basin” (Jacaranda) 1967  Packham GH (Ed): “The Geology of NSW” (J.Geol.Soc.Aust. 16 pt 1) 1969  Paix JG: The Geology of the Shoalhaven Shire” (Shoalhaven Shire Council) 1968  Taylor TG: “Sydneyside Scenery” (Angus and Ro...

FIELD GEOLOGY OF THE SHOALHAVEN DISTRICT (PART 6) Chapter 3: The Nowra District   Nowra  is strategically built on the first flood-free site upstream on the south bank of the Shoalhaven River. It was not an important settlement until about 1880, when Terara was extensively flooded. Soon after, the coming of the railway and the construction of the present road bridge assured its development as a rural centre. Today, it is a rapidly growing town, with developing industry, tourism, and defence establishments.  Several factors dominate the geology of the area. The Nowra Sandstone has provided a resistant surface, broken only by the Shoalhaven River and a few of its tributaries. Where this sandstone has dipped below sea level at Nowra, an extensive flood plain has developed, the origin of which is of considerable interest and will be explained later.  Coolangatta Mountain  is the only unusual feature in the area. It is really an outlying part of the Cambewarra Range,...

  FIELD GEOLOGY OF THE SHOALHAVEN DISTRICT NSW AUSTRALIA (PART 2) Part 2 of "Field Geology of the Shoalhaven District" TABLE OF CONTENTS   Note: numbers refer to page numbers in the original typed copy. A Word or Two of Explanation      2    Table of Contents           Chapter 1: Introduction        6  Figures: Location of the Sydney Basin,           7                                       Cross Section of the Basin, Geological Time Scale  Chapter 2: The Kiama District      8   Excursion 2a: Shell Harbour Rail – Kiama – Gerringong 8   Excursion 2b: Gerringong – Berry    13   Excursion 2c: Kiama – Robertson – Fitzroy Falls  14   Questions        16  Chapter 3: The Nowra D...