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Abstract

The freshwater limestone in the neighbourhood of Geilston
Bay, Hobart Town, is most interesting to geologists on
account of the richness of its included organic remains. It
attracted the attention of the illustrious Mr. Darwin during
the visit of H.M.S. Beagle to Hobart Town, and was afterwards
briefly alluded to by him in his "Journal of
Researches." as
" A solitary and superficial patch of yellowish limestone,
or Travertin, which contains numerous impressions of leaves
of trees, together with land shells not now existing. It is
not improbable that this one small quarry includes the only
remaining record of the vegetation of " A solitary and superficial patch of yellowish limestone,
or Travertin, which contains numerous impressions of leaves
of trees, together with land shells not now existing. It is
not improbable that this one small quarry includes the only
remaining record of the vegetation of Van Diemen's Land
during one former epoch."

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Johnston, Robert Mackenzie
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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