b'CommitteesASEG newsASEG History Committee: Some current activitiesThe ASEG History Committee is comprisedinterviewee, Phil Harman is to be theWe still need managers for: Seismic of ASEG Members who have an interest innext Member to be interviewed. Reflection, Seismic Refraction, Gravity the history of the Society and its historicaland Radioactivity. Anyone wishing to be activities. The full extent of the activities canThe last activities report of the Historya manager for any of these methods or be seen from all the separate items on theCommittee has advice from Bob Smithwho wishes to add milestones should ASEG History webpage at; https://www. based on his experience on how bestemail: history@aseg.org.au.aseg.org.au/history Articles in Preview ofto conduct interviews. The objective of historical interest are listed at; https://www. these oral interviews is not only to recordAlready, the Ground Magnetics aseg.org.au/history/history-articles-preview. both the lives and careers of some ofmilestones includes a 21 page our long standing ASEG Members, butdocument with 19 photos and At present Roger Henderson is Chairalso to record advances in explorationreferences from John Stanley. of the Committee and there are 32geophysics during their lifetimes. However, as it is mainly about members on the mailing list. Anyoneinstrumentation, just as with all who wishes may join by emailing RogerThe other main project of the committee ismethods, other milestones still need at; history@aseg.org.au Current activitiesthe compiling of milestones in geophysicalto be added especially relating to of the Committee are detailed in regularmethods with particular relevance totheory, interpretation breakthroughs reports to the mailing list. Australia (some milestones such as forand special survey techniques. The magnetics and electrical methods aredocument reports on the first magnetic A recent project of the Committee wasavailable in the literature but are lackingmeasurements by an Australian to examine the history of geophysicalimportant Australian dates). In order toobserver as those of G F Dodwell in the data processing in Australia. In the periodspread the load for this undertaking, someMusgrave Ranges in 1914. The included 1965 - 99, the processing capabilities ofindividual members have volunteered tophoto is of one of Dodwells stations at 34 organisations contributed to a reportmanage particular methods. Stanleys Well, showing his magnetic with ten attachments. A summary of thisobservation tent and his accompanying project is given in Preview, 207, 5. TheA list of those methods that are currently active and their managers are: wireless aerial for receiving time signals full report is also available by request to;from Adelaide.history@aseg.org.au.Electrical/EM - ASEG version. Contact:The Gravity milestones with relevance Currently the Committee is engagedMike Smith to Australia will start with the very first in two main projects, the first beingGround Magnetics. Contact: John Stanley geophysical measurement known to the recording of the recollectionsEngineering and Environmental.have ever been carried out in Australia. of particular Members by text andContact: Greg Street Namely, the measurement of gravity interview. The persons involved to dateGeophysical Mineral and Petroleumperformed by William Dawes in Port are given on the website at; https:// Discoveries. Contact: Bob Smith Jackson in 1789, immediately after the www.aseg.org.au/history-members. Thisarrival of the First Fleet.section is continually added to, with TedWe are hoping Airborne Magnetics will be Lilley being the latest in Recollections,managed by Doug Morrison who has justRoger Henderson and Don Emerson is planned to be next.written a 465 page book on the subject,ASEG History Committee Chair Following Lindsay Thomas as the firstsoon to be published by the ASEG. history@aseg.org.auDodwells magnetic station at Stanleys Well in 1914. Photo from R Lockhart Jack, 1915.JUNE 2021 PREVIEW 14'