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Abstract

The attempt which is being made, by means of the diamond
drill, to test the question of the existence of deep lying
seams of coal at Tarleton, on the Mersey, and near the
Cascades Brewery, at Hobart, calls for some notice. The
work is not yet so far advanced as to demand more than a
brief statement of the circumstances under which it has
been undertaken.
For the basis of a provisional
classification I will take the succession of rocks composing or
associated with the coal measures of New South Wales, with
which Tasmania has more in common than with any of the
other Australian Colonies. The following is a rough outline
of the order in which they occur: Triassic, Permian, Carboniferous.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Stephens, Thomas
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings 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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