REGISTER - ISLANDS LEASED

• AU WA S1211
• Series
• 1872-01-01 - 1894-12-31

A register of islands in WA granted on lease. Details include name of island, occupant's name and duration of lease.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

REGISTER - MINING LEASES

• AU WA S1212
• Series
• 1872-01-01 - 1883-12-31

A Register of mining leases, applications for which can be found at WAS 1841. Entries in the Register are grouped under districts, which are listed at the front. There is also an alphabetical list of licencee's names.The various Land Departme...

SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

REGISTER - ENROLLED PENSIONER GUARD LANDS

• AU WA S1308
• Series
• 1850-01-01 - 1889-12-31

Consignment 4892 consists of a volume used by the Survey Office to record pensioner holdings (location, name of holder, dates of assignation and issue of title, title deed number) and as an aide memoir. Arranged by location. See also Cons 5000, no...

SURVEY OFFICE

REGISTER - TOWN ALLOTMENTS

• AU WA S1309
• Series
• 1829-06-01 - 1889-12-31

Register of Perth town and suburban allotments arranged alpha-numerically by lot no. There is an alphabetical index of applicants at the front of the volume. See also WAS 1838 (items 30/6&7), Perth town & suburban land applications and items 30/1-...

SURVEY OFFICE

LEASES - KIMBERLEY AND VICTORIA DISTRICTS

• AU WA S1348
• Series
• 1870-01-01 - 1890-12-31

Estrays - papers relating to Kimberley lease (K nos) staring points, and leases in East Victoria district arranged as to priority.

SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

JOHN FORREST - LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT

• AU WA S1431
• Series
• 1865-12-21 -

Letters of appointment to John Forrest as a surveyor in 1865 from the Surveyor General.

SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

STORES, SUPPLIES, ETC

• AU WA S1813
• Series
• 1830-01-01 - 1881-12-31

The series provides details of receipts and issues of stores and details of suppliers in country areas and Perth.

SURVEY OFFICE

PURCHASE BOOKS - COUNTRY LANDS

• AU WA S1816
• Series
• 1830-01-01 - 1892-12-31

Entries are grouped under district and date from the beginning of the colony. Details include lot no., name of grantee and no. of acres.Description books and Registers for these lot numbers can be found at WAS 2093 and WAS 2094.See also WAS 2092, ...

SURVEY OFFICE

OFFICIAL LETTERS RECEIVED

• AU WA S1825
• Series
• 1829-01-01 - 1880-12-31

Official letters received, mostly from the Colonial Secretary and relating to administrative matters or reporting on the Governor's decisions re land requests. The letters have been arranged in a chronological sequence.A Register of the lette...

SURVEY OFFICE

FINANCIAL RECORDS - VARIOUS

• AU WA S1834
• Series
• 1829-12-15 - 1896-12-31

Cash books, accounts and estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Survey Office and contract surveyors.

SURVEY OFFICE

APPLICATIONS TO PURCHASE CROWN LANDS

• AU WA S1837
• Series
• 1851-01-01 - 1880-12-31

Individual applications to purchase Crown lands and arranged in lot number order under the relevant district. Generally, the applications ceased in 1881 when a more modern system of record keeping was introduced.

SURVEY OFFICE

LAND APPLICATIONS BY ENROLLED PENSIONERS

• AU WA S1839
• Series
• 1851-01-01 - 1880-12-31

Land applications by members of the Enrolled Pensioner Force for both town lots and Crown grants. The applications are arranged alphabetically and generally note the pensioner's rank, regiment and amount of pension. The series also includes p...

SURVEY OFFICE

LAND APPLICATIONS BY RELIGIOUS BODIES

• AU WA S1840
• Series
• 1843-01-01 - 1881-12-31

Applications for land by religious bodies in Perth and country towns including New Norcia for the period 1843-1880. Nos 1 and 2 are mostly applications from the Church of England, No 3 is mostly applications from the Roman Catholic Church.

SURVEY OFFICE

MINING LEASES AND LICENCES

• AU WA S1841
• Series
• 1865-01-01 - 1882-12-31

Copies of mining leases and letters of applications for mining licences arranged by district. The names of some applicants can also be found in the Register of mining leases (WAS 1212), which is arranged alphabetically and by district.

SURVEY OFFICE

LAND ACT AND REGULATIONS

• AU WA S1843
• Series
• 1827-01-01 - 1891-12-31

Land Act and regulations, government notices and instructions re granting of land; forms and regulations used elsewhere, reports etc re amendments to land regulations and for the disposal of mineral lands.

SURVEY OFFICE

LETTERS FORWARDED

• AU WA S1844
• Series
• 1829-01-01 - 1914-12-31

The first letterbooks (vols 41-43) contain transcipts of letters forwarded in chronological order. Each letter has been given a sequential number. Most of the letters are to the Colonial Secretary covering such topics as office matters, materials ...

SURVEY OFFICE

LETTERS FORWARDED TO SURVEYORS

• AU WA S1848
• Series
• 1831-09-13 - 1884-10-31

Transcripts of letters forwarded to surveyors. Also press copies of handwritten letters which were later typed at 51-53 with an index at the front of each volume.

SURVEY OFFICE

INDEX - LETTERS FORWARDED TO SURVEYORS AND ASSISTANT SURVEYORS

• AU WA S1849
• Series
• 1852-01-01 - 1875-12-31

SURVEY OFFICE

LETTERS (UNREGISTERED) RECEIVED FROM SURVEYORS

• AU WA S1850
• Series
• 1831-01-01 - 1880-12-31

Letters received from surveyors, assistant and contract surveyors. Filed aplhabetically by surveyor's name. The series includes letters, reports and diaries. Reference is found by checking in the Lands Index on microfiche. Also called SDSRs.

SURVEY OFFICE

LETTERS RECEIVED FROM SETTLERS

• AU WA S1852
• Series
• 1829-09-19 - 1880-12-31

Unregistered letters received from settlers (also known as SDUR - Survey Department Unregistered Received). The letters have been arranged alphabetically by surname. The letters deal mainly with applications for, and transfers of, land.

SURVEY OFFICE

ABSTRACTS - LETTERS RECEIVED FROM SETTLERS

• AU WA S1853
• Series
• 1829-01-01 - 1871-12-31

Abstracts of letters received from settlers arranged chronologically. Details include no. & date of letter, from whom, date received and content. See also WAS 1852.

SURVEY OFFICE

LETTERS RECEIVED FROM RESIDENT MAGISTRATES

• AU WA S1854
• Series
• 1830-01-01 - 1879-12-31

Letters from Resident Magistrates (RM) arranged alphabetically under Magisterial district and numbered within each district. The letters deal with official matters concerning land in each district.

SURVEY OFFICE

ABSTRACTS - LETTERS RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT RESIDENTS

• AU WA S1855
• Series
• 1830-09-07 - 1876-11-22

Abstracts of letters received by the Surveyor General from Government Residents. Details include letter no., date, from whom, date received and subject of letter.

SURVEY OFFICE

LETTERS FORWARDED TO SETTLERS

• AU WA S1856
• Series
• 1829-01-01 - 1883-12-31

Transcriptions and handwritten press copies of letters forwarded to settlers. There is also a duplicate set for the period 1829-1834 and a triplicate set for the period 1829-1833. Abstracts of the letters can be found in WAS 1857 and an index to ...

SURVEY OFFICE

DIARIES OF PROCEEDINGS - SURVEY OFFICE

• AU WA S1861
• Series
• 1829-05-12 - 1891-12-31

These diaries give details of employment of staff, documents received and issued by the Dept. and remarks about the proceedings of each day. The first diary was commenced at sea aboard The Parmelia. The first two volumes are described as Proceedin...

SURVEY OFFICE

LEASE BOOKS

• AU WA S1890
• Series
• 1833-01-01 - 1887-12-31

Entries are arranged consecutively under lease number. Other details include name of lessee, size of lease, class, district and whether finally cancelled, lapsed or transferred. The three volumes for the North, East and Kimberley districts run con...

SURVEY OFFICE

REGISTERS - LESSEES

• AU WA S1891
• Series
• 1860-01-01 - 1932-12-31

These lessees registers record, under the name of the lessee, the various leases held. Information given includes the lease no., reference to the description, district, acres, date of expiry and remarks. See also the two index volumes to these reg...

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

DESCRIPTION BOOKS - LAND GRANTS AND SALES (TOWNS)

• AU WA S1945
• Series
• 1832-01-01 - 1889-12-31

The series contains boundary descriptions of land sold in towns. Details include lot no., name of grantee and date. Registers for some towns can be seen at WAS 2094. See also WAS 2093, Description books for land grants and sales in districts.

SURVEY OFFICE

ABSTRACTS - OFFICIAL LETTERS RECEIVED

• AU WA S1956
• Series
• 1829-05-12 - 1881-05-12

Details of the letters received include date, name of writer, subject matter of letter and how disposed of.The letters can be seen at WAS 1955.

SURVEY OFFICE

REGISTER - OFFICIAL LETTERS FORWARDED

• AU WA S1959
• Series
• 1829-06-07 - 1873-06-14

Lists in date and letter number order the official letters forwarded by the Survey Department. Copies of official letters forwarded (numbered) can be found at WAS 1844. Abstracts for letters nos 1-283 can be found at WAS 1845.

SURVEY OFFICE

NOMINAL INDEXES - LETTERS RECEIVED

• AU WA S1962
• Series
• 1872-01-01 - 1913-12-31

References to register or letter book are given together with details of subject.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

INDEX - SURVEYOR'S LETTERS RECEIVED

• AU WA S1963
• Series
• 1869-01-01 - 1881-12-31

Register of letters received from surveyors. There is an alphabetical index at the front of the volume.

SURVEY OFFICE

FEES RECEIVED

• AU WA S1966
• Series
• 1855-06-04 - 1883-06-30

Details of public fees received showing from whom and reason for payment.

SURVEY OFFICE

LAND - SURRENDER OF

• AU WA S2034
• Series
• 1837-01-01 - 1876-12-31

The series consists of a number of items relating to the surrender of land, including Applications for the surrender of land, a register of surrenders of land, returns of surrendered land and memoranda regarding surrender of land.

SURVEY OFFICE

RESERVES - CORRESPONDENCE, PROCLAMATIONS

• AU WA S2037
• Series
• 1872-01-01 - 1882-12-31

Correspondence, proclamations, etc relating to the establishment of parks and reserves.

SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

REGISTER - LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE SURVEY OFFICE TO REPORT UPON

• AU WA S2039
• Series
• 1868-04-01 - 1873-11-17

The Register of letters received by the Survey Office to report upon comprises most of this volume. Details include date, addressee, date reported upon and date returned. The first two or three pages of the volume contain copies of administrative ...

SURVEY OFFICE

REGISTERS - APPLICATIONS FOR LEASES AND LICENCES

• AU WA S2040
• Series
• 1847-01-01 - 1882-12-31

In the early 1840s, various local regulations for the Temporary Occupation of Crown Lands were put forward in an attempt to prevent squatting. In 1850, new regulations for the leasing of Crown Lands were published. Under these regulations, land to...

SURVEY OFFICE

LOCATION REGISTERS - KOJONUP AND FREMANTLE

• AU WA S2051
• Series
• 1845-01-01 - 1928-12-31

The Kojonup register gives details of location nos 1-8347 together with acreage and plan nos.The Fremantle locations register contains sketches of located parts of Fremantle showing relative positions of boundary marks.

SURVEY OFFICE

INDEXES - LESSEES REGISTERS AND HOLDINGS

• AU WA S2052
• Series
• 1860-01-01 - 1928-12-31

The volumes in this series comprise indexes to the Lessees' Registers at WAS 1891 and to lessees' holdings under the 1898 Land Act.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

DESCRIPTION BOOKS - RURAL LAND GRANTS AND SALES

• AU WA S2067
• Series
• 1836-01-01 - 1921-12-31

Description books for rural land grants and sales arranged by district and then by location no. Details provided include name of grantee, lot no., acreage and description of the boundaries.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

DESCRIPTION BOOKS - TOWN AND SUBURBAN LAND SALES

• AU WA S2069
• Series
• 1833-01-01 - 1922-12-31

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

DESCRIPTION BOOKS - PASTORAL AND TILLAGE LEASES

• AU WA S2071
• Series
• 1845-01-01 - 1883-12-31

Description books for pastoral and tillage leases covering the period 1845-1883. Early volumes to about 1860, give the distrcit, name of lessee, date, description and remarks for each entry. After 1860, the lease no. area, class, rent and boundari...

SURVEY OFFICE

DESCRIPTION BOOKS - LAND GRANTS AND SALES (DISTRICTS)

• AU WA S2093
• Series
• 1833-01-01 - 1888-12-31

This series contains descriptions of land grants in prescribed districts and give details of lot no., acreage, name of grantee, date and description of boundaries.Registers to the land grants and sales can be seen at WAS 2094. See also WAS 1945, D...

SURVEY OFFICE

REGISTERS - LAND GRANTS AND SALES

• AU WA S2094
• Series
• 1829-01-01 - 1889-12-31

Registers to land grants and sales, the description books for which can be seen at WAS 2093. Details include lot no., name of grantee and date.

SURVEY OFFICE

EXPLORATION JOURNALS

• AU WA S2117
• Series
• 1827-01-01 - 1944-12-31

The series comprises original exploration journals and diaries and copies of some explorarion journals, some of which are loose and some which have been copied into volumes.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

SURVEYOR'S DIARIES

• AU WA S2118
• Series
• 1832-01-01 - 1873-12-31

SURVEY OFFICE

APPLICATIONS FOR COUNTRY LANDS APPROVED

• AU WA S2119
• Series
• 1860-01-01 - 1883-12-31

Details include name of applicant, lot no., acres, district and amount of purchase money.

SURVEY OFFICE

APPLICATIONS FOR FULL TITLES

• AU WA S2120
• Series
• 1853-01-01 - 1883-12-31

Details include name, lot no., acres, town or country, when received.

SURVEY OFFICE

INDEXES - TITLE DEEDS

• AU WA S2121
• Series
• 1830-01-01 - 1890-12-31

The first volume contains details of title deeds issued for country lands with entries appearing alphabetically under the grantee's name. The second volume covers the period 1872-1880. It contains details of the lot as in the first volume and...

SURVEY OFFICE

LEASES AND LICENCES SANCTIONED

• AU WA S2129
• Series
• 1860-01-01 - 1882-12-31

The first four volumes record applications for pastoral and tillage leases which were approved, and indicate when applicants were informed that their leases or licences were prepared and passed to the Revenue Office for delivery. Details include n...

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