Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
WAUB
Station Location
Wau
Station Number
RS 1000
Station Address
Morobe Consolidated Goldfields,
Wau Base,
Morobe Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 7°20'55".204
Longitude         E 146°42'59".292
Ellipsoidal Ht     1212.36
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Morobe Consolidated Goldfields
Site Contact/s
Peter Bilbe, Regional Manager
Stuart Tuckey, Exploration Manager
Roger Nancarrow, Logistics Supervisor
Phone
474 6208
Fax
474 6344
Address
PO Box 80
Wau
Morobe Province
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Star Picket in concrete
Inscription
RS 1000
Reference marks
local monuments
Witness marks
Azimuth marks
none
Station constructed by/date
Richard Stanaway, CPS Palanaga Surveys, October 1999
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Aiport
Wau Aerodrome is very close by
regular flights with NCA from Lae and Port Moresby
Morobe Gold has weekly charter flights, and it may be possible to obtain travel with them, space permitting
Roads
Road access from Lae and Bulolo (2.5-3 hrs drive to Lae) 145km Road can be impassable with landslides and washouts after heavy rain
Vehicle rental

Hertz special offer for RSES, ANU campaigns;
Toyota Hilux twin-cab 4WD;
1-6 days POM, LAE, Rabaul K192.50 (inc VAT)
7+ days POM, LAE, Rabaul K166.10 (inc VAT)

125km free per day then 99t per km (inc VAT)

Site is located in a grass area between the workshop and, Big Wau River bank. Workshop staff will indicate the station
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Power is available from the workshop, but there should be backup batteries.
Shelter
Receiver can be housed in the workshop
Accommodation
Guesthouses (Valley View) are available in Wau,
Accommodation may be available at company accommodation
Security
none required
Labour
Communications
Phones are available in Wau
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Wau town 1:100,000
Site diagram
WAUB aerial view
site photographs 2000
WAUB setup
Elevation mask
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
1999 Richard Stanaway
2000 Richard Stanaway
2001 Richard Stanaway, RSES and Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
Last updated: 26th November 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University