EARTH SCIENCES HISTORY GROUP
Newsletter No. 42 December 2011 A newsletter for members of the ESHG that unearths the history of the Earth’s historians ISSN 0815-7235
Eugene von Guérard Weatherboard Creek Falls, Jamieson’s Valley, New South Wales 1862, oil on canvas, 122.1 x 183.3 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, reproduced with the kind permission of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
CONTENTS From the Editor
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A note from the Chairman
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List of Committee members
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Geology and the landscape painter: Eugene von Guerard
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Two early episodes in Australian geochronology
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Unconformity at State Circle Canberra - a classic
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Lapita pottery and a jade chisel-a tale linking prehistory and the history of geology 17 The Petherick Bibliography- a neglected source for historians of geology 20 ESHG Chairman’s report
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Recent publications by ESHG members
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ESHG Financial statements comment
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EHSG balance sheet 2008-2011
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EHSG balance sheet at December 31st 2011 25