[Fwd: Re: [meteorite-list] A curious reference]
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Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:45 2004 Message-ID: <3CD207BF.2030706_at_optushome.com.au> --------------010808060704070001030700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, Folks, Tenham is a cattle and sheep station on the Diamantina Developmental Road in South West Queensland., 25Deg. 44Min. South and 142Deg. 57Min. East, a bit far away from Brisbane. There is also no mentioning of Littleton ( ref. Littleton Times) in our Directory. Keep on hunting! Regards from down-under, Norbert F. Kammel ROCKS ON FIRE -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A curious reference Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 12:18:10 +1000 From: "Jeff Kuyken" <jeff_at_meteoritesaustralia.com> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> References: <10508E6F.3FD63C64.00848CE4_at_aol.com> G'day List, While there is no 'Whitestone' there is a 'Mount Whitestone' in Queensland. (Near Brisbane). It is not however near Tenham. But I should point out that I have not been able to find Tenham itself in our postcode directory. So it could be possible that there is a small town or outback station somewhere called Whitestone. (Maybe!) Happy Town Hunting, Jeff Kuyken IMCA #3085 www.meteoritesaustralia.com ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 6:06 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A curious reference > A search of the MNH CD for australian falls shows > only one possibility. A meteorite that fell in the > spring of 1879 on a cattle station. I noticed the > article listed a date of 3 April, but no year. An > assumption can be made that because the article was from > 1880 that was the year it fell. It might also have been > a year earlier. The only mismatch is the description > "It appeared to be formed of what is called iron pyrites." > and "tenham" is an L6. > No other listed Australian fall comes close. So the > question for one of our Australian list members, is > Tenham station anywhere near whitestone township? > > Eric Olson > http://www.star-bits.com > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list --------------010808060704070001030700 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> </head> <body> Hi, Folks,<br> <b>Tenham</b> is a cattle and sheep station on the Diamantina Developmental Road in South West Queensland., 25Deg. 44Min. South and 142Deg. 57Min. East, a bit far away from Brisbane. There is also no mentioning of Littleton ( ref. Littleton Times) in our Directory.<br> Keep on hunting!<br> Regards from down-under, <br> Norbert F. Kammel<br> ROCKS ON FIRE<br> <br> -------- Original Message -------- <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th valign="Baseline" align="Right" nowrap="">Subject: </th> <td>Re: [meteorite-list] A curious reference</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="Baseline" align="Right" nowrap="">Date: </th> <td>Fri, 3 May 2002 12:18:10 +1000</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="Baseline" align="Right" nowrap="">From: </th> <td>"Jeff Kuyken" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jeff_at_meteoritesaustralia.com"><jeff@meteoritesaustralia.com></a></td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="Baseline" align="Right" nowrap="">To: </th> <td>"Meteorite List" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"><meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com></a></td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="Baseline" align="Right" nowrap="">References: </th> <td><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:10508E6F.3FD63C64.00848CE4_at_aol.com"><10508E6F.3FD63C64.00848CE4@aol.com></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> <br> <pre>G'day List, While there is no 'Whitestone' there is a 'Mount Whitestone' in Queensland. (Near Brisbane). It is not however near Tenham. But I should point out that I have not been able to find Tenham itself in our postcode directory. So it could be possible that there is a small town or outback station somewhere called Whitestone. (Maybe!) Happy Town Hunting, Jeff Kuyken IMCA #3085 <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.meteoritesaustralia.com">www.meteoritesaustralia.com</a> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Starbits _at_aol.com=""> To: <meteorite-list _at_meteoritecentral.com=""> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 6:06 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A curious reference > A search of the MNH CD for australian falls shows > only one possibility. A meteorite that fell in the > spring of 1879 on a cattle station. I noticed the > article listed a date of 3 April, but no year. An > assumption can be made that because the article was from &g t; 1880 that was the year it fell. It might also have been > a year earlier. The only mismatch is the description > "It appeared to be formed of what is called iron pyrites." > and "tenham" is an L6. > No other listed Australian fall comes close. So the > question for one of our Australian list members, is > Tenham station anywhere near whitestone township? > > Eric Olson > <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.star-bits.com">http://www.star-bits.com</a> > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com</a> > <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</a> > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list <a class="moz-txt -link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</a> </meteorite-list></Starbits></pre> </body> </html> --------------010808060704070001030700-- Received on Thu 02 May 2002 11:45:03 PM PDT |
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