AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19712, 11 August 1927, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGY.

PROFESSOR DAVID'S BOOK. NEW WORK NEARLY READYLONDON, Aug. 2- " jf J receive the last manuscripts from Australia by the middle of October, my book, 'The Geology of Australia,' will be ready for the printers in December," said Professor Sir Edgeworth David. Referring to Mr. W. M. Morriss* survey of the New South Wales coalfields, Professor David expresses the opinion #hat if the theory that the best coal is actually formed under water in the shallower portions of a vast lake is proved correct regarding other coalfields, it would entail a considerable reduction in the estimates of the world's coal resources. " Mv two years' work has been a labour of" love, which I have immensely enjoyed," Sir Edgeworth continued. " I wish to pay the highest tribute to the generous assistance of British and Australian geologists, including a number of my old students, who are contributing chapters on special subjects. Without their help it would have been impossible to carry out this compendious work, which is beyond the power of a singlehanded effort. That map forms the basis of the whole work," he added, indicating a big canvas spread on the floor, where was outlined in diverse colours the geological surface of Australia. " When published, it will have alongside of it sections showing the geological strata of the north, south, east and west, and a complete bibliography to enable readers to refer to works of other Australian geologists. Another section tells the story of the evolution of plant and animal life," as far as they can be traced, in relation to the same problems in other parts of the world."