Searching for Franklin from Australia: William Parker Snow's initiative of 1853

Polar Record ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 33 (185) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Barr
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Gold Rush ◽  
Storm Damage ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Made In

AbstractIn 1853 William Parker Snow (who had earlier participated in an expedition to search for the missing Franklin expedition in what is now the Canadian Arctic) decided to sink the money he had made in Melbourne during the Australian gold rush into a private expedition to search for Franklin, starting from Melbourne. In the southern autumn of 1853, he bought a 16-ton cutter, The Thomas, and, despite the handicaps of exorbitant prices and shortage of labour, fitted the vessel out for an Arctic expedition during the continuing frenzy of the gold rush. After calling at Sydney, The Thomas started north but encountered a series of violent winter gales that damaged her severely and forced Snow to seek shelter in the mouth of the Clarence River in northeastern New South Wales. By the time the storm damage had been repaired, all but two of Snow's men had deserted. Still in hopes of trying again, Snow sailed his cutter back south to Sydney and there finally abandoned this, one of the more bizarre episodes of the Franklin search.

Chemistry of the Cudgegong River, New South Wales

1979 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 325 ◽  
Author(s):  
GL Muir ◽  
WD Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Major Ions ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Mineral Weathering ◽  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Made In

Studies of the chemical characteristics of the Cudgegong River, N.S.W., were made in December 1974, November and December 1975 and January and June 1976. The concentrations of the major ions showed correlation with the geology of the catchment and the river's discharge. The order of dominance for ions in most of the river was found to be Mg2+ > Na+ > Ca2+ and HCO3- > Cl- > SO42-, but in the uppermost reaches of the river the order was Na+ > Mg2+ > Ca2+ and Cl- > HCO3- > SO42-. The origin and variation of ions, mineral weathering and ion-ion associations are discussed.

An economic study of the Western Division of N.S.W.

1985 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
L Davies
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Parliamentary Committee ◽  
Economic Survey ◽  
Western Division ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
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The Hassall Report was based on an economic survey of 150 landholders throughout the Western Division of New South Wales for the financial years 197711978, 197811979 and 1979/1980. The survey used taxation records, however. some attitudinal informa- tion was collected from face to face interviews with landholders. The survey examined the financial performance in relation to the carrying capacity of the property and in relation to five land- scape categories. The survey found that the financial performance of the landscape categorized as "tall dense woodlands with scrub" was significantly poorer than for other landscape categories. The report has been used as a major reference for the recently completed Joint Parliamentary Committee Enquiry into the Western Division of New South Wales and has influenced a number of the economic recommendations in this report. This paper gives a brief summary of the financial results, a comparison of these results to those of other agricultural areas and the major policy recom- mendations made in the report.

scholarly journals VIII. A catalogue of nebulæ and clusters of stars in the southern hemisphere, observed at Paramatta in New South Wales, by James Dunlop, Esq. In a letter addressed to Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, Bart. K. C. B. late Governor of New South Wales. Presented to the Royal Society by John Frederick William Herschel, Esq. Vice President

1828 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 113-151 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Vice President ◽  
General Survey ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Right ◽  
William Herschel ◽  
Right Ascension ◽  
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The following nebulæ and clusters of stars in the southern hemisphere were observed by me at my house in Paramatta, situated about 6″ of a degree south and about I 8 .78 of time east of the Brisbane Observatory. The observations were made in the open air, with an excellent 9-feet reflecting telescope, the clear aperture of the large mirror being nine inches. This telescope was occasionally fitted up as a meridian telescope, with a strong iron axis firmly attached to the lower side of the tube nearly opposite the cell of the large mirror, and the ends of the axis rested in brass Y’s, which were screwed to blocks of wood let into the ground about 18 inches, and projecting about 4 inches above the ground; one end of the axis carried a brass semicircle divided into half degrees and read off by a vernier to minutes. The position and index error of the instrument were ascertained by the passage of known stars. The eye end of the telescope was raised or lowered by a cord over a pulley attached to a strong wooden post let into the ground about two feet: with this apparatus I have observed a sweep of eight or ten degrees in breadth with very little deviation of the instrument from the plane of the meridian, and the tremor was very little even with a considerable magnifying power. I made drawings or representations of a great number of the nebulæ and clusters at the time of observation, several of which are annexed to this paper; and also very correct drawings of the Nebulæ major and minor, together with a representation of the milky nebulosity surrounding the star η Robur Caroli. The places of the small stars in the Nebulæ major and minor, and also those accompanying the η Robur Caroli, I ascertained by the mural circle in the year 1825, at which time I was preparing to commence a general survey of the southern hemisphere. These stars being laid down upon the chart, enabled me to delineate the nebulosity very accurately. The nebulæ are arranged in the order of their south polar distances to the nearest minute for 1827, and in zones for each degree in the order of their right ascension. The column on the right hand shows the number of times the object has been observed.

The mongoose in Australia: failed introduction of a biological control agent

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Peacock ◽  
Ian Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Propagule Pressure ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
European Rabbit ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Semiarid Areas ◽  
Made In

We reviewed historical literature and obtained nearly 200 records of the mongoose in Australia up to 1942. Although the earliest importations (from 1855) were for its snake-killing prowess, often as entertainment, its perceived potential as a control agent for the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) plague saw concerted introductions made in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, primarily in 1883 and 1884. At least 1000 mongoose were released to control rabbits at 14 reported release locations in these states. As many as 700 of these mongoose were reported released in one New South Wales rabbit-control trial. These numbers indicate that insufficient propagule pressure does not explain why Australia escaped the additional devastation of an established mongoose population. The only reason stated for the failure of the mongoose releases to control rabbits is destruction of the mongoose by rabbit trappers, both inadvertently and in seeking to protect their employment. Unfavourable climate was implicated by CLIMATCH modelling in the failure of all releases, especially those into semiarid areas such as western New South Wales. No contemporary detail could be located of the reported 1884 failed introduction of ‘numbers’ of mongoose into North Queensland to control rats in sugarcane plantations.

Chemistry of the Castlereagh River, New South Wales

1977 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 683 ◽  
Author(s):  
WD Johnson ◽  
GL Muir
Keyword(s):  
Catchment Area ◽  
Major Ions ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Chemical Species ◽  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Main River ◽  
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Preliminary studies of the chemical characteristics of the Castlereagh River were made in 1973. The concentrations of the major ions vary considerably with distance from the head of the river and this variation shows a marked correlation with the geology of the catchment area. The order of dominance for ions within the system was found to be Na+ > Ca2+ > Mg2+ > K+ and HCO3- > Cl- > SO42- for the main river, and creeks in the eastern catchment gave Mg2+ > Ca2+ > Na+ > K+ and Cl- > HCO3- > SO42-. The relative amounts of the dominant chemical species are discussed and suggestions are made for the possible origins of specific components.

Representations of Surrogacy in Submissions to a Parliamentary Inquiry in New South Wales

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien W Riggs ◽  
Clemence Due ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Family Formation ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Made In

Whilst feminist commentators have long critiqued surrogacy as a practice of commodification, surrogacy as a mode of family formation continues to grow in popularity. In this paper we explore public representations of surrogacy through a discourse analytic reading of submissions made in Australia to an Inquiry regarding surrogacy legislation. The findings suggest that many submissions relied upon normative understandings of surrogates as either ‘good women’ or ‘bad mothers’. This is of concern given that such public representations may shape the views of those who utilize surrogacy services in ways that limit attention to the ethics of surrogacy.

Emergence and early seedling growth of Phalaris tuberosa

1969 ◽  
Vol 9 (39) ◽  
pp. 422 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Lazenby ◽  
JMA Schiller
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Growth ◽  
New South ◽  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Hydrogen Phosphate ◽  
Early Seedling Growth ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Early Seedling ◽  
Red Earth ◽  
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A study was made in seed boxes at Armidale, New South Wales, on a red earth soil, of the effects of two soil tilths (particles<0.3 cm and between 0.6 and 1.25 cm), three seeding depths (surface seeding, 1.25 cm and 2.5 cm), and three levels of applied phosphorus (the equivalents of phosphorus in nil, 378 kg/ha and 756 kg/ha superphosphate, applied as sodium di-hydrogen phosphate) on emergence and early seedling growth of Phalaris tuberosa. Water was made non-limiting as far as practicable. Seedling counts were made every four days until the first harvest, 32 days after sowing. Four fortnightly destructive harvests were made to examine treatment effects on post-emergence seedling growth. Seeding into the fine tilth at a depth of 1.25 cm on the high phosphorus treatment gave the fastest and highest total seedling emergence. Conditions most favourable to immediate post-emergence seedling growth were sowing into a fine seedbed at a depth of 1.25 cm or 2.5 cm in combination with phosphorus ; the rate of seedling growth increased with rate of phosphorus applied.

The enigmatic Bartholomew Lloyd alias Frederick Dalton: identity and mobility during the gold rush era in New South Wales

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-374
Author(s):  
Peter Crabb ◽  
Brendan Dalton ◽  
Hugh Craig ◽  
Alexis Antonia
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Gold Rush ◽  
South Wales

Problems in assessing insecticidal control of Amnemus species (Coleoptera. Curculionidae) in clover pastures of north coastal New South Wales

1963 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. M. Braithwaite ◽  
Annette Jane
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Residual Effect ◽  
Soil Sampling ◽  
Patchy Distribution ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Effect On Yield ◽  
One Year ◽  
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Results are presented of 15 experiments made in north coastal districts of New South Wales from 1957 to 1961 with insecticides against the weevils Amnemus quadrituberculatus (Boh.) and A. superciliaris (Pasc.), the larvae of which have been reported as pests attacking the roots of clover (Trifolium repents, T. pratense and T. subterraneum) there. The adults live above ground, and single surface applications of insecticides were made to pastures in the form of dusts, granules or dilutions of emulsifiable concentrates in January, when maximum numbers of weevils were present and before significant oviposition had taken place. Insecticidal control was assessed by soil sampling for larvae in July–August, during the following winter. Pasture cuts were made in an attempt to assess the effect of treatments on the yield of clover.Dieldrin at rates of 2 and 4 lb. per acre gave near eradication of Amnemus for one year, and satisfactory control was obtained with 1 lb. per acre. Aldrin, endosulfan (Thiodan) and BHC were less effective, and limited tests with heptachlor suggested that it was inferior to dieldrin. The scanty results available suggest that dieldrin is effective against Amnemus for only one year, but it is doubtful if annual applications are warranted. Owing to the patchy distribution of clover in the pastures, only one experiment showed an increased yield of clover associated with the reduction in numbers of larvae of Amnemus brought about by the application of 1 lb. dieldrin per acre. Similarly, poor persistence of clover on all plots prevented assessment of any residual effect on yield in the second year.No method was found by which accurate estimates could be made of the density and distribution of adults of Amnemus in pastures to which insecticides were to be applied. Treatments, therefore, were replicated more frequently than was needed statistically in order to ensure that measurable levels of larval infestation were present at sufficient sites.Small plots (500–700 sq. ft.) proved of little value, and this is attributed not only to contamination of control plots but possibly also to the death of weevils that moved from untreated into treated plots. Large plots (13,000–21,000 sq. ft.) gave the most consistent results in assessment of insecticides.Control of Amnemus did not increase the productivity or persistence of clover, and it is concluded that any benefits from control are unlikely to be significant unless other factors, such as competition from grasses, drought, floods, nematodes and diseases of clover, which affected the density and persistence of clover in these experiments, are not limiting.

Australian Endemic Drosophila VI. Species Collected by Sweeping in Rain Forests of Queensland and Northern New South Wales, with Descriptions of Four New Species.

1979 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 291 ◽  
Author(s):  
IR Bock
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Rain Forests ◽  
Foliage Leaf ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Basaltic Soils ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Made In

A summary is presented of the results of Drosophila collections made in Queensland and northern New South Wales by generalized sweeping of rain forest foliage, leaf litter and flowers. The species collected by sweeping are largely different from those attracted to fruit or mushroom baits or found on forest fungi. Species diversities are highest in north Queensland, and most species are restricted to the rain forests of basaltic soils. Four new species are described and a new species-group, the zentae group, is established in the subgenus Hirtodrosophila.

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