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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Geology and geography of the Georges River

Archibald Liversidge: Imperial Science Under the Southern Cross

Clarke Medal

Hawkesbury sandstone

Quaternary sediments

Wianamatta shale

Branagan, David Francis

Clarke, William Branwhite

Cotton, Leo Arthur

David, Edgeworth

Etheridge, Robert

Liversidge, Archibald

Mawson, Douglas

Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de

Georges River near its source, Cataract Scout Camp 2015

Georges River, looking downstream from East Hills Park across flat floodplain 2014

Sandstone in Pirrama Road, Pyrmont 2006

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Geology

Geology and geography of the Georges River

There are three main geological layers in the Georges River catchment that can be seen along the river's route through south western Sydney.

Archibald Liversidge: Imperial Science Under the Southern Cross

Biography of Archibald Liversidge by Professor Roy MacLeod published in 2009.

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Clarke Medal

Award presented since 1878 for distinguished work in the geology, botany and zoology. It was named for William Branwhite Clarke.

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Hawkesbury sandstone

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Quartz rich sedimentary rock formed in the Triassic age that is found throught out the Sydney basin. Named after the region around the Hawkesbury River in Sydney's north where it's very common, it is often called Sydney sandstone. The golden yellow stone has been used as building material across the city, given Sydney's historical buildings their distinctive glow.

Quaternary sediments

Estuarine and river sands and gravels laid down by flood or wind in the Sydney basin over the last two million years, during the current Quaternary period.

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Wianamatta shale

Uppermost layer of fine sedimentary rock laid down by a delta in the Triassic Period over the older Hawkesbury sandstone.

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Branagan, David Francis

Geologist, lecturer and author.

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Clarke, William Branwhite

Clergyman and geologist who acted as scientific adviser to the government during the gold rushes.

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Cotton, Leo Arthur

Professor of Geology at the University of Sydney

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David, Edgeworth

Geologist and professor at the University of Sydney who accompanied Shackleton and Mawson to the south magnetic pole.

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Etheridge, Robert

Palaeontologist, museum director and author of over 350 publications which were the basis of the the classification and correlation of the coalfields, goldfields, artesian water basins, oilfields, and other mineral deposits of the country.

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Liversidge, Archibald

Geologist and chemist who worked tirelessly to promote the study and application of science through the University of Sydney and many scientific societies.

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Mawson, Douglas

English-born geologist best known for his exploratory expeditions to Antarctica.

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Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de

Polish explorer and scientist, who although self taught, conducted an extensive geological survey of the colonies and laid the basis of Australian palaeontology.

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Georges River near its source, Cataract Scout Camp 2015

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Georges River, looking downstream from East Hills Park across flat floodplain 2014

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Sandstone in Pirrama Road, Pyrmont 2006

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Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

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(Photographed for the 2006 Powerhouse Museum exhibition, Paradise, Purgatory and Hellhole: a history of Pyrmont and Ultimo)

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