Reynolds, Scott David2006-12-282006-12-2820012001http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21699Copies of author's previously published works inserted.Additional resources are available on Web site.The CD-ROM edition has additional information.Bibliography: leaves 139-153.viii, 216 leaves : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm."The focus of this thesis is on (1) improving current knowledge of the in situ stress field of the Australian continent, largely through the compilation of new data in the Bowen, Sydney and Perth Basins, and (2) the analysis of the origin of the Australian stress field in terms of plate boundary forces."473984 bytesapplication/pdfenThesis