Historical Seismograms - Evidence from the AD 2000 Izu Islands ...

454 David D e nha m'- \ ,\ 'u'\L\WANSWiiFigure 1. Australian seismograph stations, 1900-1960.many of the early records are in poor condition, and these should be microfilmedas soon as possible. Furthermore, the whereabouts of the Sydney seismograms areunknown, and so valuable information has already been lost.REFERENCESBiggs, A. B. (1885). The Tasmanian Earth Tremors, 1883-4-5, Papers and Proceedings ofthe Royal Society of Tasmania, 325-334.Blackett, Rev. J. (1907). Early History of South Australia, Vardon & Sons Ltd. 393 pp.Doyle, H. A. and R. Underwood (1965). Seismological Stations in Australia, AustralianJournal of Science, 28(2), 40-43.Drake, L. A. (1985). The Response and Calibration of Seismographs at Riverview CollegeObservatory, New South Wales, 1909-1962. BMR Journal of Australian Geology amdGeophysics, 9(4), in press.McCue, K. J. (1973). Relative seismicity of Western Australia, Parts I and II. Report to theWestern Australian Public Works Department and the Commonwealth Departmentof Works, 25 pp + 11 figs. + 5 appendices, 37 pp. + appendices.Phillip, Governor A. (1788). Letters to Nepean, in Historical Records of Australia, Series1, Vol. 1, p. 50, Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament, 1914,Melbourne, 822 pp.Underwood, R. (1972). Studies of Victorian Seismicity, Proceedings of the Royal Society ofVictoria, 85(1), 27-48.