Hillside of porcellanite rock in Darwin, Northern Territory, 1944 April 22

Item — Box: 5939, Folder: 6

Identifier: 2011.004.005427

Hillside of porcellanite rock in Darwin, Northern Territory

Scope and Contents note

From the Series: 112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

Dates

1944 April 22

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Extent

From the Series: 112 Gelatin Developing-out Paper Prints

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General note

Description on back: No. 1306 - 22 Apr. 44 - Typical Outcrop of Porcellanite. The material is siliceous and is of Upper Cretaceous age. The flomation is about 40 to 60 ft thick in the Darwin Area. Subsequently, a Quarry was opened at the site shown in this photograph. Photo - Lt. Col. W. B. Jones, C. E. 1/50 F 22.