ðə wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐɡɹˈiːd tʊ ˈɔfɚ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dʒɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst pˈoʊst tə hˈɑːɹdmən ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ nˈuːz ʌv hɪz dˈɛθ ɹˈiːtʃt ðˌɛm.
The Western Australian government agreed to offer the Government Geologist post to Hardman shortly before news of his death reached them.