Series 11 - The Geology and Petrology of Marysville 1914-1980


Date Range1914 - 1980
ProvenanceEdwin Sherbon Hills
Description

Notes, photographs, specimen lists, mineral analyses, reprints and maps relating to ESH's research in the Marysville region of Victoria. Includes sections from ESH's PhD thesis as well as some unpublished papers.


Inventory Listing

11-1 PhD thesis

Loose-leaf, annotated copy of the petrological half of ESH's thesis submitted for the degree of PhD at the University of London, titled 'The Geology and Petrology of Marysville, Victoria'. Includes a loose photograph of an unlabelled geological specimen.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1931?, no date    Quantity 1.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-1 Box Number 27 Series 11
11-2 Geological specimens and diagrams

Loose-leaf sheets with labelled photographs of geological specimens as well as some diagrams and figures of Marysville area, presumably from ESH's PhD thesis. Also includes some notes on geological samples and a list of 'Departmental slides'.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1931?, no date    Quantity 1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-2 Box Number 27 Series 11
11-3 Marysville igneous complex - list of specimens

Handwritten list of 'Marysville Complex Rocks' with notes on specimens from Cumberland, Lake Mountain and other districts. Also includes typed list of specimens with mineral analysis and unlabelled photograph of geological specimen.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-3 Box Number 27 Series 11
11-4 Petrology photographs

Small black and white photographs of scenes and geological features of Marysville area, most are labelled and some are dated. Also includes: unlabelled photographs of geological specimens, as well as two mounted and labelled presumably from PhD thesis; envelope of negatives labelled 'Bladin's Quarry, Black Spur, Healesville...1930'; portion of geological specimen list.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1928 - 1930    Quantity 0.9 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-4 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-5 Assorted photographs and postcards

Black and white photographs of assorted sizes and subjects, mainly mountain views, including: RAAF aerial photographs of Brisbane Ranges and Mt Buninyong; a number of unlabelled snow scenes; labelled postcards and photographs of Cathedral Range and Marysville, including one postcard annotated with geological information; infra-red photographs of Cathedral Range and Taggerty area.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1939, RAAF photographs, otherwise undated    Quantity 0.8 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-5 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-6 Slide list

Handwritten list of slides labelled 'Warburton & O'Shannassy', giving location and geological details.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-6 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-7 Analyses of specimens

Assorted notes mainly relating to chemical and heavy mineral analyses of specimens collected in the Marysville area. Includes tables giving detailed chemical and heavy mineral composition of samples and graphs of some results. Also includes list of 'Additional slides'.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1947, slide list, otherwise undated    Quantity 0.8 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-7 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-8 Heavy Mineral Analyses

Tables and graphs relating to the heavy mineral analyses of geological specimens from the Marysville area. Also includes some notes and diagrams on the Marysville complex, and mounted photographs of a quarry in Narbethong.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1930, photographs, otherwise undated    Quantity 0.4 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-8 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-9 Field notes

Fragmentary field notes, mainly relating to surveys of the Marysville area.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.4 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-9 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-10 Reprints

Copies of reprints from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria concerning the geology and petrology of the Healesville and Warburton areas. Authors include: A.B. Edwards and Norman R. Junner.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1914 - 1937    Quantity 0.7 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-10 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-11 Marysville igneous complex - notes and references

Assorted notes, references and extracts relating generally to ESH's work on the Marysville igneous complex. Includes: lists of specimens and slides; report on the 'Steele's Creek Antimony mine' by J.P.L. Kenny; pages from ESH's draft paper on the Marysville igneous complex with some additions and annotations; lists of illustrations and figures; chemical analyses results; letter from G. Ampt together with a 'Statement of Analysis of basalt. / Coronation Mine, Walhalla'.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1926 - 1946, mostly undated    Quantity 0.6 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-11 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-12 Marysville igneous complex - unpublished paper

Two typescript copies of unpublished paper by ESH entitled 'The Marysville Igneous Complex, Victoria, Australia'.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-12 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-13 Woods Point Dyke-Swarm - unpublished paper

Typescript copy of part three, 'The Woods Point Dyke-Swarm', of ESH's unpublished paper entitled 'The Marysville Igneous Complex and the Woods Point Dyke Swarm, Victoria, Australia'.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-13 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-14 Marysville igneous complex and Woods Point Dyke-Swarm - unpublished paper

Typescript copy of unpublished paper by ESH entitled 'The Marysville Igneous Complex and the Woods Point Dyke-Swarm', including a 'List of headings'. Also includes envelope labelled 'Unpublished MS'.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-14 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-15 Geological maps

Three copies of a large geological map centred on Marysville, one copy has been hand coloured while another has been partially coloured and significantly annotated. Also includes a small sketch map.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 2 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-15 Box Number 28 Series 11
11-16 Cassette tape

Cassette tape copy of a programme on the history of Marysville by John Scott and Robert Moore entitled '77km, North 63 East', inscribed to ESH. Also includes letter from Ray Sumner thanking ESH for the loan of the tape.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1979 - 1980    Quantity 1.6 cm,
Inventory Identifier 11-16 Box Number 28 Series 11

Published by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, June 2004
With support from Thomas Baker (Kodak), Alice Baker and Eleanor Shaw Benefactions and The University of Melbourne
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