Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
A conformable succession in Palaeozoic rocks occurs at the Davey River at the southern end of the Olga-Hardwood syncline in S.W. Tasmania, and consists of the following formations (with approximate thicknesses):
(top) Unit 6 Sandstone 10 metres
Unit 5 Shale 15 metres
Unit 4 Sandstone, minor shale, conglomerate 75 metres
Unit 3 Shale-sandstone alternation 0-500 metres
Unit 2 Pebbly sandstone 0-500 metres
(bottom)
Unit 1 Quartzite conglomerate 0-800 metres
Formations 1, 2 and 3 are equivalent, on lithological
and structural grounds, to the Bathurst
Harbour Sequence of Jennings (1961). Unit 4 has lithological
and faunal similarities with the Caroline
Creek Sandstone of the West Coast Ordovician
succession (Banks 1962b). Equivalents of the Florentine
Valley Mudstone and Gordon Limestone are probably
also present in the centre of the syncline,
If these correlations arc correct the Davey River
succession provides a link between the Bathurst Harbour
and West Coast successions, with the Long Bay Shale
representing a marine formation which is present in the
South-west but apparently absent on the West Coast.
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
