INDEX - QUERIES

• AU WA S1836
• Series
• 1830-01-01 - 1845-12-31

Alphabetical index, by subject, to Queries in WAS 1835.

SURVEY OFFICE

INDEX - STREET NAMES

• AU WA S1303
• Series
• 1929-01-01 - 1969-12-31

Departmental aide-memoire to show relationship of street names to correspondence files and alterations to names. Organised by localities in alphabetical order.

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.

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INDEX - TOWN AND SUBURBAN LOTS

• AU WA S2304
• Series
• 1832-01-01 - 1916-12-31

Index to the Town Registers at WAS 2255. The volume lists town names and a reference to the volume number in WAS 2255.The index was succeeded by WAS 2265 and associated card indexes in 1916.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

INDEX CARDS - ESTATES

• AU WA S2455
• Series
• 1900-01-01 - 1989-12-31

Index cards to land issued in Estates and showing relevant Clause and lease numbers.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

INDEX PLANS - TOWNSITES

• AU WA S1329
• Series
• 1912-01-01 - 1988-12-31

Index plans on public plan base showing details of Original Plan numbers and Diagrams.The index sheets may also show correspondence file numbers as amended by Land Parcels Branch of DOLA.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

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

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...

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JS ROE CALCULATION BOOKS

• AU WA S2137
• Series
• 1818-01-03 -

Calculation books kept by Roe aboard the ships Mermaid, Bathurst and Tamar while engaged in a survey of the Australian coast.Roe was appointed the first Surveyor General in Western Australia in 1829.

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.

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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.

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LAND ACT APPLICATIONS REGISTERS

• AU WA S2254
• Series
• 1910-01-01 - 1987-12-31

Details include date of application and lodgement, name of applicant, lease nos, and change of name and tenure. The registers recorded amendments to change of name or ownership. Applications were entered in numerical order on a yearly basis. There...

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

LAND ACT TRANSFER REGISTER

• AU WA S2253
• Series
• 1940-01-01 - 1987-12-31

Register recording transfers of leases under the 1933 Land Act. Details include names of transferree and transferror, district and lease number. There is an index at the front of the volume.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

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...

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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.

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LAND BOARD - LAND RELEASES

• AU WA S1461
• Series
• 1958-01-01 -

The Land Board is a mechanism under the 1933 Land Act that allows land opened for selection to be awarded to an applicant chosen on merit. The motivation was to ensure that genuine aplicants only would clear land and develop farms and thus to avo...

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

LAND GRANTS - IMMIGRANTS

• AU WA S2092
• Series
• 1876-01-01 - 1896-12-31

In 1875, special regulations for land grants to immigrants were proclaimed. These regulations were superseded by others in 1878, but special grants to immigrants were not discontinued until 1882. The first three volumes contain details of these sp...

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

LAND PURCHASE BOARD - MINUTES

• AU WA S1298
• Series
• 1897-01-01 -

The Land Purchase Board was established by the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act (No. 34 of 1897 and No. 46 of 1909) section 7 and 6 respectively, to advise generally and value land offered for sale to the Government under the Act. Essentially run b...

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

LAND SALES, RETURNS OF LAND, ETC

• AU WA S2155
• Series
• 1829-01-01 - 1909-12-31

Record of land sales arranged chronologically and returns of land assigned, by district, town and suburban allotments, sometimes, as in 683/1-13, giving name and lot no of grantee, and other lists showing number of allotments granted in a particul...

SURVEY OFFICE

LANDS INSTRUCTION BOOK

• AU WA S2417
• Series
• 1930-01-01 - 1956-12-31

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

LARGE SCALE PLANS (METRIC - TOWNSITES)

• AU WA S2167
• Series
• 1970-01-01 -

In 1970 a new referencing system for small scale public plans was introduced in Western Australia.The system is based on the identification of Primary rectangles, each comprising 8x8 1:10,000 sheets. Each primary rectangle is identified by:1. the ...

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

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...

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LEASE DESCRIPTION BOOKS

• AU WA S1889
• Series
• 1885-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Lease description books comprising a separate volume for each type of lease. Details include lessee, no., district, date and a description of the boundaries. They are arranged in chronological order of lease no.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS

LEASES AND LICENCES - RECEIPTS FOR RENEWAL OF

• AU WA S2131
• Series
• 1851-01-01 - 1883-12-31

This series records payments on leases and licences and payments for renewals on leases and licences.

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LEASES AND LICENCES - RENEWALS AND PAYMENTS OF RENT

• AU WA S2132
• Series
• 1860-01-01 - 1893-12-31

This series of registers records renewals and payments of rent. Details include lessee's name, lease or licence no. See also WAS 1890, Lease books, wherein is included very similar information.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS