NRS-21726 | Particulars of bores

This volume (labelled on the spine as 'Bores 2') lists particulars of bores in the area of the Great Artesian Basin near Bourke. It was kept by the Bourke District Office of the Department of Public Works.Particulars include: Name of bore: contractor, commerical, completed, cost, depth, casing in bore, where situated (such as Western Lands Lease number with Parish and County), remarks; Flow and Temperature: date, gallons per day, date, temperature in Fahrenheit (F), remarks; Reduced Levels: date, where level taken (such as bottom of hole, top of casing) and pressure; Pressure: date, time, pound (lb) per square inch; Analysis of Water: date, colour, clearness, odour, reaction, sediment; Total Solid Residue dried at 220 F: date, grains per gallon, in 1,000 parts; Chemical Composition of Total Solid Matter: date, sodium carbonate, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, sodium chloride, sodium sulphate, silica, ferric oxide and alumina and total; and, Remarks.There is an index in the front of the volume. The following bores are included: Toorale, Dunlog, Elsinor, Goodooga, Nocoleche, Thurloo Downs, Currabulla, Mulgany, Ninety-One Mile, Urisino, Dunlop, Brindingabba, Bellsgrove, Weilmoringle, Kallara, Belalie, Marra, Narrawin, Womboin, Ginghet, Mole, Mundadoo, Tubba, Muckerawa, Brewon, Gilgoin, Bouka, Bringalow, Narrawin, and Clifden. Many of these sites relate to more than one bore.For many bores no details are recorded other than their name.