- 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.
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The series provides details of receipts and issues of stores and details of suppliers in country areas and Perth.
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PURCHASE BOOKS - COUNTRY LANDS
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, ...
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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...
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Cash books, accounts and estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Survey Office and contract surveyors.
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This series consists of volumes recording queries regarding land holdings and deals submitted by settlers, together with comments, reports and answers made by the Department.An Index to the Queries can be seen at WAS 1836.
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Alphabetical index, by subject, to Queries in WAS 1835.
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APPLICATIONS TO PURCHASE CROWN LANDS
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.
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APPLICATIONS [APPROVED] TO PURCHASE TOWN AND SUBURBAN LOTS
Information regarding applications to purchase town and suburban lots is duplicated in the Town Registers (WAS 2255). For this reason, only a few sample applications have been retained for most towns. Lists of approved applications for town and su...
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LAND APPLICATIONS BY ENROLLED PENSIONERS
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
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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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.
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The series consists of notes, reports and memoranda including general notices, miscellaneous land returns, details of leases and licences, register of plans received and reports and minutes of the Swan River Navigation Board.
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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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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 ...
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ABSTRACTS - LETTERS FORWARDED TO OFFICIALS
Abstracts of letters forwarded to officials, the full copies of which can be seen at WAS 1844.
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ABSTRACTS - LETTERS FORWARDED TO GOVERNMENT RESIDENTS
Brief abstracts of letters sent to government residents. Copies of these letters can be seen at WAS 1846.
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LETTERS FORWARDED TO SURVEYORS
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.
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INDEX - LETTERS FORWARDED TO SURVEYORS AND ASSISTANT SURVEYORS
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LETTERS (UNREGISTERED) RECEIVED FROM SURVEYORS
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.
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ABSTRACTS - LETTERS RECEIVED FROM SURVEYORS
Abstracts of letters received, but Vol 123 contains full copies of letters 18-102.
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LETTERS RECEIVED FROM SETTLERS
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.
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ABSTRACTS - LETTERS RECEIVED FROM SETTLERS
Abstracts of letters received from settlers arranged chronologically. Details include no. & date of letter, from whom, date received and content. See also WAS 1852.
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LETTERS RECEIVED FROM RESIDENT MAGISTRATES
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.
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ABSTRACTS - LETTERS RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT RESIDENTS
Abstracts of letters received by the Surveyor General from Government Residents. Details include letter no., date, from whom, date received and subject of letter.
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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 ...
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ABSTRACTS - LETTERS FORWARDED TO SETTLERS
The volumes contain a brief description of the subject matter of the letter, date sent & to whom. The letters can be seen at Was 1856
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LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ROADS AND BRIDGES
Letters received by the Commissioner of Roads & Bridges, mostly from the Colonial Secretary. Includes letters of appointment to this position for J.S. Roe & G.K. Moore
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LETTERS FORWARDED BY COMMISSIONER OF ROADS AND BRIDGES
This volume contains letters and memorandum sent by the Commissioners J.S. Roe and G.F. Moore and includes plans/specifications for bridges, ferries and roads.At the back of volume is inserted a number of pages containing abstracts of letters rece...
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PLANS AND ESTIMATES - ROADS AND BRIDGES
This collection of loose papers consists of descriptions, sketches & plans for proposed roads and bridges.The item listing for this series provides a synopsis of each plan, etc.
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DIARIES OF PROCEEDINGS - SURVEY OFFICE
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...
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ABSTRACTS - SURVEY OFFICE PROCEEDINGS
This series consists of one volume and one packet of loose documents. One bound volume covers the period 1830-1835. The loose documents which were sent to the Governor each month for approval cover the period April 1830 - June 1831
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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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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...
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ABSTRACTS - LETTERS RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL
Chronological listing of abstracts. Details include no. and date of letter, date received and subject.
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ABSTRACTS - CORRESPONDENCE - BOARD OF COUNSEL AND AUDIT
Brief abstracts of letters sent to and received by the Board of Counsel and Audit which was established to assess the value of items listed by settlers in their applications to acquire Crown land allotments.
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DESCRIPTION BOOKS - LAND GRANTS AND SALES (TOWNS)
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.
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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS - SURVEYORS
Copies of memoranda and contracts with surveyors (nos 1-58) and chainers to survey specific areas.
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The letterbooks contain copies of letters received, mostly from the Colonial Secretary. The letters have been registered in running number order.Abstracts of these letters can be seen at WAS 1956.
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ABSTRACTS - OFFICIAL LETTERS RECEIVED
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.
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REGISTER - OFFICIAL LETTERS FORWARDED
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.
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INDEX - SURVEYOR'S LETTERS RECEIVED
Register of letters received from surveyors. There is an alphabetical index at the front of the volume.
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LETTERBOOKS - ASSISTANT SURVEYORS
Letterbooks kept by assistant surveyors while out surveying and containing copies of letters sent mainly to the Surveyor General.
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Details of public fees received showing from whom and reason for payment.
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APPLICATIONS - EXCHANGES OF LAND
Letters mainly from the Colonial Secretary concerning permission to exchange land.
DEPARTMENT OF LAND ADMINISTRATION
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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Memoranda from the Colonial Secretary's Office giving authority to select land.
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REGISTER - LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE SURVEY OFFICE TO REPORT UPON
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 ...
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REGISTERS - APPLICATIONS FOR LEASES AND LICENCES
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...
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LOCATION REGISTERS - KOJONUP AND FREMANTLE
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.
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INDEXES - LESSEES REGISTERS AND HOLDINGS
The volumes in this series comprise indexes to the Lessees' Registers at WAS 1891 and to lessees' holdings under the 1898 Land Act.
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