Compiled by Angela Mills, Waite & Roseworthy Campus Librarian

Also see: Guide to library resources for soils, vegetation and climate in the Roseworthy area

SOILS

Roseworthy Reference 333.00994 2
Waite Reference Oversize 333.7(94) a881
Barr Smith Library Reference Oversize 330.994 A938NMa.3

Atlas of Australian soils [map] / drawn by Division of National Mapping, Department of National Development, Canberra, A.C.T
[Canberra, A.C.T.] : CSIRO, in association with Melbourne University Press, 1960.
Sheet 1. Port Augusta-Adelaide-Hamilton area

Roseworthy Reference 631.4994 5
Waite Books 631.4(94) A93
Barr Smith Main Collection 631 A93

These maps available in: Digital Atlas of Australian Soils Australia, Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Australian agriculture assessment 2001 / National Land & Water Resource Audit.
Turner, A.C.T. : National Land and Water Resources Audit, 2001.
Vol 2 contains -Australian soil resource information system  - Major soils used for agriculture in Australia

Roseworthy Books 630.994 N2773a
Waite Books 630.994 N2773a
Barr Smith Main Collection 630.994 N2773a

Australian Soil Resource Information System (ASRIS) / CSIRO. Provides online access to the best available soil and land resource information in a consistent format across the country.  Soil maps can be extracted from the database.

A description of the land in County Albert, County Alfred and part of County Eyre, South Australia / Potter, J.S., Wetherby, K.G.,
Chittleborough, D.J
 [Adelaide] : Department of Agriculture, South Australia, Soil Conservation Branch, 1973

 Roseworthy Books 631.47942 1
Waite Books 631.47(942) P86
Barr Smith Main Collection 551.099423 P867d

 A description of the land in parts of the Hundreds of Bremer and Freeling / D.J. Chittleborough
[Adelaide] : Soil Conservation Branch, Dept. of Agricultue, South Australia, 1971
(Special land description ; SB1)

Roseworthy Journals 630.9942 S727SB 1
Waite Journals 333.7305 S741 1

A description of land in the southern Mallee of South Australia (Pinnaroo and southern portion of Renmark sheets, 1:250 000 Australian topographic map series / McCord, A. K.
 [Adelaide] : Primary Industries [South Australia], [1995].

Roseworthy Books  631.47942 M131d
Waite Books  631.479423 M121
Barr Smith Main collection  631.499423 M131d

District plan / Lower North Soil Conservation Board.
 [Adelaide] : Primary Industries South Australia, 1994.
(Note: Includes Roseworthy Campus area)
Includes soil maps, rainfall maps and land use maps of area

Roseworthy Books 631.45099423 5
Waite Books 631.45099423 L917l

District plan 2003 / Lower North Soil Conservation Board.
 [Angaston, S.Aust.] : Lower North Soil Conservation Board, 2003.
(Note: Includes Roseworthy Campus area)
Includes soil maps, rainfall maps and land use maps of area

Waite Books 631.45099423 L917l 2003

Environments of South Australia / compiled by P. Laut ... [et al.]
Canberra : Division of Land Use Research, C.S.I.R.O, 1977
 [v. 1] Province 1 : south east -- [v. 2] Province 2 : Murray mallee -- [v. 3] Province 3 : Mt. Lofty block -- [v. 4] Province 4 : Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas --[v. 5] Province 5 : eastern pastoral and Province 6 : Flinders Ranges -- [v. 6] Province 7 : western pastoral -- [v. 7] Province 8 : northern arid

Roseworthy Books 574.509942 1
Waite Books 551(942) E61
Barr Smith Main Collection 574.50994 E61

Farming systems in South Australia : dry land farming in a semi-arid climate / G.D. Webber, P.S. Cocks, B.C. Jefferies
Adelaide : South Australian Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1976

Roseworthy Books 630.9942 1
Waite Books 631(942) W371

Geology, geomorphology and soils of the south-western part of County Adelaide, South Australia / by W.T. Ward
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia, 1986

Waite Books 631.48(942) W264

Land zones of Eyre Peninsula : key soils and land degradation of the agricultural region / Peter Jeffery and Brian Hughes.
[Adelaide] : Primary Industries (South Australia), 1995.

Waite Books 631.479423 J45

Regional land resource information for southern South Australia [electronic resource]
Adelaide, S. Aust.: DWLBC Soil and Land Information Program, c2007
DVD-ROM, containing maps and information describing the land of South Australia's agricultural districts.  Includes land system/soil landscape maps, descriptions of each land system and soil landscape, photographs, descriptions and data for representative soils.

Waite CDROMS 631.499423 S726Wr
Roseworthy AV CDROMS 631.499423 S726Wr

Soil Conservation Board district plans for various areas in South Australia
Find by a keyword search:
soil and conservation and district and plan? and [area, eg eyre]
Available on the WEB

Soil map of South Australia (simplified version of Atlas of Australian Soils)

A soil survey of blocks A.B.C.D. and F, Renmark Irrigation district, South Australia.
Bulletin (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia) no. 56
Melbourne, The Council, 1932

Roseworthy Journals  500 C0958B.3
Waite Journals 5(06) A93b

Soil survey of Martindale Estate, South Australia / M. J. Mulcahy
Adelaide : CSIRO Division of Soils, 1954
Division of Soils divisional report ; no. 7/54

Barr Smith Main collection 631.06 A9SOd 54.7
Roseworthy Journals 631.40994 C096 7/54
Waite Journals 631.499405 D.1

Soil Survey of Roseworthy Agricultural College / Mazen Ady, Sulieman
Graduate Diploma in Agriculture (International): 1977

Roseworthy Reserve student projects I.77 01

A soil survey of the Berri, Cobdogla, Kingston and Moorook irrigation blocks and the Lyrup Village District, South Australia.
Bulletin (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia) no. 86
Melbourne, The Council, 1935

Roseworthy Journals  500 C0958B.3
Waite Journals 5(06) A93b

Soil survey of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute / W.H. Litchfield.
Adelaide : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Division of Soils, 1951
Divisional report (CSIRO. Division of Soils) ; no. 51/2

Roseworthy Journals 631.40994 C096 2/51
Waite Journals 631.499405 D.1 2/51

Soil survey studies at Roseworthy Agricultural College / Drysdale, G. R.
Graduate Diploma - Agriculture: 1979

Roseworthy Reserve student projects M.79 07

Soil surveys in South Australia to 30.6.80 / compiled by W.E. Matheson
Adelaide : Dept. of Agriculture, South Australia, 1980
(Soil Conservation Branch report ; S8/80)

    Bibliography of general surveys and regional surveys in South Australia
        Pastoral areas
        Eyre Peninsula
        Northern areas and Yorke Peninsula
        Riverland and Murray Mallee
        Lower Murray and adjacent areas
        Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island
        South East
        Metropolitan area

Roseworthy Journals 630.9942 S727SR  80/8
Waite Journals 63(06) S72Sr 80/8

Soils and agriculture of the northern and Yorke Peninsula regions of South Australia / [R.J. French, W.E. Matheson and A.L. Clarke]
 [Adelaide] : Dept. of Agriculture, [1968?]
(Special bulletin (South Australia. Dept. of Agriculture) ; no. 1.68)

Roseworthy Books 630.9942 F875s
Waite Books 631.47(942) S727
Barr Smith Main Collection 631.4 F875

The soils and geology of Adelaide and suburbs / by G.D. Aitchison, R.C. Sprigg and G.W. Cochrane.
Adelaide : Dept. of Mines, 1954.
(Bulletin (Geological Survey of South Australia) ; no. 32)

Roseworthy Journals 559.42 S726GB  32
Barr Smith Main Collection 559.4231 A311s
Waite Journals 55(06) S72G 32

The soils and geology of the Adelaide area / by J. K. Taylor, B. P. Thompson and R. G. Shepherd
[Adelaide] : Geological Survey of South Australia, 1974
(Bulletin (Geological Survey of South Australia) ; 46)

 Roseworthy Journals 559.42 S726GB  46
Waite Journals 55(06) S72G 46
Barr Smith Main Collection 559.4206 S727b 46

Soils and land use series
Melbourne : Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia, 1949-1988

Roseworthy Journals 631.40994 C096s
Waite Journals 631.499405 S.1

No. 2 A soil survey and land use potential of portion of the Hundred of Duncan, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
No. 7 The soils of the Kingston-Avenue drainage area, South Australia
No. 8 A Survey of soils and land use in part of the Coonalpyn Downs, South Australia : (Hundreds of Stirling, Pendleton, Cannawigara, and Senior,  County Buckingham)
No. 13 Soils and land use in the Barossa District, South Australia Zone I. The Nuriootpa area
No. 21 A survey of the soils and their utilization in portion of the Mt. Lofty Ranges South Australia
No. 22 Soils and land use in the Barossa District, South Australia Part A, The Angaston-Springton -- Part B, The Tununda Creek-Trial Hill area
No. 24 A study of the soils and some aspects of the hydrology at Yudnapinna Station, South Australia
No. 29 Soils and potential land use of the area around Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert, South Australia
No. 30 Soils and land use in the Barossa district, South Australia : the Greenock-Gomersal area
No. 32 Soils and land use in the Barossa district, South Australia : the Tanunda-Williamstown area
No. 33 The soils of County Grey, South Australia
No. 34 The soils of the Tatiara District, South Australia, Hundreds of Tatiara and Wirrega, County Buckingham
No. 45 The soils of Counties Macdonnell and Robe, South Australia
No. 49 A composite map of the soils of Metropolitan Adelaide
No. 53 Soil survey of the Loxton irrigation area, South Australia

Waite Journals 63(06) S72b.3 457

Soils of South Australia's farm lands
Adelaide : Dept. of Agriculture, South Australia, [1960?]
(Bulletin (South Australia. Dept. of Agriculture) ; no. 461)

Roseworthy Journals  630.9942 S726B.3  461
Waite Journals  63(06) S72b.3 461

Specific land use survey / Soil Conservation Branch, Department of Agriculture, South Australia

Roseworthy Journals 630.9942 S727SS
Waite Journals 631.4705 S741

No. SS1 Soil features and recommended land use, Section 516, Loxton irrigation area
No. SS2 Soil survey of Block B - Loxton Research Centre
No. SS3 Murray New Town site selection : a preliminary soil and land form survey
No. SS5 Soils and land use of the Redcliff Point area, South Australia
No. SS6 The potential of portion of the Bremer River Valley near Callington, South Australia, as a site for the disposal of sewage effluent
No. SS7 Soils of the Padthaway Irrigation Area, South Australia
No. SS9 Monarto soil investigations : soil salinity investigations 1974-75 ; first report
No. SS10 The suitability of land for irrigation in portion of the Northern Adelaide Plain, South Australia
No. SS11 A description of the soil on block F18, Northfield Research Centre
No. SS13 Monarto topsoil survey : city centre and surrounds
No. SS14-SS15  Soil survey of parts of the Kingston Irrigation Area, South Australia
No. SS16 Soils of the Monarto town site

Roseworthy Journals  630.9942 S727SB 5
Waite Journals 333.7305 S741 5

A study of the Fleurieu Peninsula Coast : erosion, landform, vegetation and land use / R.E.R. Hartley
[Adelaide] : Soil Conservation branch, Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries, South Australia, 1977
 (Special land description ; SB6)

 Roseworthy Journals 630.9942 S727SB 6
Waite Journals 333.7305 S741 6

Whole farm plan for the Roseworthy Agricultural College farms / D.R. Harvey & Associates ; in association with Iain Grierson ... [et al.]

Roseworthy Books 630.9942 9

VEGETATION

Roseworthy Reference 333.00994 2
Waite Reference oversize 333.7(94) A881
Barr Smith Reference collection oversize330.994 A938NMa.3

District plan / Lower North Soil Conservation Board.
 [Adelaide?] : Primary Industries South Australia, 1994.
(Note: Includes Roseworthy Campus area)
Includes soil maps, rainfall maps and land use maps of area

Roseworthy Books  631.45099423 5
Waite Books 631.45099423 L9171

District plan 2003 / Lower North Soil Conservation Board.
 [Angaston, S.Aust.] : Lower North Soil Conservation Board, 2003.
(Note: Includes Roseworthy Campus area)
Includes soil maps, rainfall maps and land use maps of area

Waite Books 631.45099423 L917l 2003

Environments of South Australia / compiled by P. Laut ... [et al.]
Canberra : Division of Land Use Research, C.S.I.R.O, 1977
 [v. 1] Province 1 : south east -- [v. 2] Province 2 : Murray mallee -- [v. 3] Province 3 : Mt. Lofty block -- [v. 4] Province 4 : Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas --[v. 5] Province 5 : eastern pastoral and Province 6 : Flinders Ranges -- [v. 6] Province 7 : western pastoral -- [v. 7] Province 8 : northern arid

Roseworthy Books 574.509942 1
Waite Books 551(942) E61
Barr Smith Main Collection 574.50994 E61

Flora of South Australia / J.P. Jessop and H.R. Toelken, editors
4th ed.
Adelaide : South Australian Government Printing Division, 1986

Roseworthy Books 581.9942 1.4
Waite Books 581.9(942) F632
Barr Smith Main Collection 581.99423 J58f

Farming systems in South Australia : dry land farming in a semi-arid climate / G.D. Webber, P.S. Cocks, B.C. Jefferies
Adelaide : South Australian Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1976

Roseworthy Books 630.9942 1
Waite Books 631(942) W371

A list of the vascular plants of South Australia / edited by J. P. Jessop
4th ed.
Adelaide, S. Aust : Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, 1993

Roseworthy Reference 581.9942 8.4
Waite Books 581.99423 L773
Barr Smith Reference collection 581.99423 L773.4

The native forest and woodland vegetation of South Australia / by C. D. Boomsma, N.B. Lewis.
[Adelaide, S. Aust.] : Woods and Forests Dept., 1980.

Roseworthy Books 582.1609942 3
Waite Books  634.9(942) B724
Barr Smith Main collection 634.906 S72b 25

Native trees of South Australia / by C. D. Boomsma
2nd ed.
Adelaide, S. Aust : Dept. of Woods and Forests, 1981

Roseworthy Books 582.1609942 1
Waite Books 634.0(942) B72.2

Native vegetation of Roseworthy Agricultural College / Picard, Michael Anthony
Graduate Diploma - Natural Resources Management : 1977

Roseworthy Reserve student projects N.77 03

Plants of the Adelaide plains and hills / Gilbert R.M. Dashorst and John P. Jessop.
3rd ed.
Adelaide : Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, 2006.

Roseworthy Books 581.9942 D229p.3
Barr Smith Main collection 581.99423 D229p.3
Waite Books 581.99423 D229p.3

The vegetation of South Australia / by R. L. Specht
2nd ed.
Adelaide : Govt. Pr, 1972.

Roseworthy Books 574.509942 1
Waite Books 581.9942 S.1
Barr Smith Main collection  581.9942 S74v

Vegetative cover and land use maps for the agricultural districts of South Australia / by P.C. Heyligers, P. Laut and C. Margules
Canberra : CSIRO Div. of Land Use Research, 1978
(Technical memorandum (CSIRO. Division of Land Use Research) ; 78/1)

Roseworthy Journals 631.47 C096T 78/1
Waite Books 551(942) E61v

Whole farm plan for the Roseworthy Agricultural College farms / D.R. Harvey & Associates ; in association with Iain Grierson ... [et al.]

Roseworthy Books 630.9942 9

CLIMATE

Agricultural observations bulletin for South Australia (Bureau of Meteorology)
Produced just after 9 am each day, gives users a snapshot of weather conditions over the past 24 hours for a number of stations around each state or territory. Includes data such as maximum and minimum temperatures, Delta T (a parameter used by those involved with spraying pesticides), rainfall and solar radiation for all the sites listed and may also include soil temperatures recorded at various depths, evaporation and wind run where the appropriate instrumentation is available.
Note: Includes Roseworthy Agric College site and

Atlas of Australian resources
2nd series
Canberra : Division of National Mapping, 1980-1990.
v. 4. Climate

Roseworthy Reference 333.00994 2
Waite Reference oversize 333.7(94) A881
Barr Smith Reference collection oversize330.994 A938NMa.3

Climate Statistics for South Australian Sites
Bureau of Meteorology
Note: Includes Roseworthy Agric College site

Climatic averages Australia / Bureau of Meteorology, Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories.
Canberra : Australia Govt. Pub. Service, c1995
Note: Includes Roseworthy Agric College site
WEB
Roseworthy Reference 551.6994 14
Waite Restricted access 551.6994 A938Mc
Barr Smith Reference collection 551.6994 A938Mc 1995

Climatic survey, Adelaide : region 1, South Australia / Bureau of Meteorology
 [Carlton, Vic.] : Bureau of Meteorology, Dept. of the Interior, 1971

Roseworthy Books 551.69942 1
Waite Books 551.58(942) A93 1
Barr Smith Main collection 551.6994 A93Mcl

Climatic survey, Light : region 2, South Australia / Bureau of Meteorology
Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Survey, 1972
Note: covers Roseworthy area

Roseworthy Books 551.69942 s2
Waite Books 551.58(942) A93 2

Climatic survey, Fleurieu, region 4 - South Australia / prepared by B.D. Robertson
Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, 1975

Roseworthy Books 551.69942 s4
Waite Books 551.58(942) A93 4

Australia. Bureau of Meteorology.
Climatological data, tabs elements : station number order / Bureau of Meteorology. [microform]
[Melbourne : Bureau of Meteorology], 1985-1994
Updated by: TABS elements updates
(Note: Roseworthy Ag. College station no. 023020 monthly temperature, rainfall, wind frequency, evaporation, humidity 1900-1986;
Monthly rainfall 1985-1988, 1990, 1992,1993 on Fiche no. 8 Monthly rainfall update)

Roseworthy Reserve microfiches 551.6994 19

Australia. Bureau of Meteorology. South Australian Regional Office
Daily meteorological observations for Roseworthy Ag College for ... / prepared by Climate and Consultency Section in
the South Australian Regional Office of the Bureau of Meteorology
[Kent Town, S. Aust.] : The Bureau, 1997-
Continues: Register of meteorological observations made at Roseworthy Agricultural College
(Note: includes temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed, evaporation, cloud, visibility)

Roseworthy Special collections journals 551.6509942305 A938MSd
Oct. 1998-
WEB latest 13 months

Daily weather observations for Roseworthy, South Australia
Bureau of Meteorology web site
Note: Includes Roseworthy Agric College site

District plan / Lower North Soil Conservation Board.
 [Adelaide] : Primary Industries South Australia, 1994.
(Note: Includes Roseworthy Campus area)
Includes soil maps, rainfall maps and land use maps of area

Roseworthy Books 631.45099423 5
Waite Books 631.45099423 L9171

District plan 2003 / Lower North Soil Conservation Board.
 [Angaston, S.Aust.] : Lower North Soil Conservation Board, 2003.
(Note: Includes Roseworthy Campus area)
Includes soil maps, rainfall maps and land use maps of area

Waite Books 631.45099423 L917l 2003

Environments of South Australia / compiled by P. Laut ... [et al.]
Canberra : Division of Land Use Research, C.S.I.R.O, 1977
 [v. 1] Province 1 : south east -- [v. 2] Province 2 : Murray mallee -- [v. 3] Province 3 : Mt. Lofty block -- [v. 4] Province 4 : Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas --[v. 5] Province 5 : eastern pastoral and Province 6 : Flinders Ranges -- [v. 6] Province 7 : western pastoral -- [v. 7] Province 8 : northern arid

Roseworthy Books 574.509942 1
Waite Books 551(942) E61
Barr Smith Main Collection 574.50994 E61

Meteorological observations at Adelaide Regional Office
Kent Town, SA : Bureau of Meteorology

Waite Reference 551.69942305 A938Mm
Jan. 2000-

Meteorological records / Waite Agricultural Research Institute
Glen Osmond, S.A. : The Institute

Waite Reference 551.5(05)  D138
July 1998-Dec. 1999

Monthly rainfall review, Australia / Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology, Department of the Interior
[Melbourne, Vic : The Bureau, ,1970?] - 2007

Roseworthy Journals 551.57810994 A937M
Barr Smith Main collection 551.5706 A938Mm

Register of meteorological observations made at Roseworthy Agricultural College.
Roseworthy Agricultural College, 1978-1987
Continued by: Daily meteorological observations for Roseworthy Ag College for ...
(Note: includes temperature, rainfall, wind speed, evaporation, cloud, visibility)

Roseworthy Special collections journals 551.6509942305 R818
1978-1986, 1987

Seasonal climate outlook / Bureau of Meteorology, National Climate Centre
[Melbourne] : Bureau of Meteorology, 1989-2008

Roseworthy Journals 551.6594 S439
Oct. 1992 - July 2008

TABS elements updates [microform]
[Melbourne] : Bureau of Meteorology, 1989-1994
(Note: Roseworthy Ag. College station no. 023020 - temperature, rainfall, wind frequency, evaporation, humidity 1991-1994)

Roseworthy Reserve microfiches 551.6994 18
1987-1994