Acknowledgements
The samples for the pollen study were collected from the Geological Survey of Western
Australia’s core shed in Collie, and assistance and advice of Prof. B. E. Balme is
gratefully acknowledged. The University of Western Australia provided laboratories
and research facilities that enabled me to carry out this study.
Study and research of Spontaneous Combustion were carried out at the University
of Queensland in collaboration with the Department of Mining Engineering during
my time on the staff of the Department of Earth Sciences.
Many thanks to Dr. Judy Owen for palynological discussions, review and
constructive comments.
Thank you to Ann Ferguson and Omair Raza for valued technical assistance.
Dr. Petra van Steenbergen’s encouragement is much appreciated.
Special thanks are due to Emeritus Professor Rod Simpson for continuous
encouragement and advice on many technical aspects arising throughout the
laborious writing of this book.
Many thanks to Senior Editor Mrs. Margaret Deignan and Dr. Madanagopal
Deenadayalan who made this work a reality.
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