CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FROM THE COLONIAL SECRETARY
Collection of letters from the Colonial Secretary to the Surveyor General regarding:The streets of Perth and memos re the boundaries of Perth townsite (1840-1843); andThe draining of lakes and swamps adjacent to the Perth townsite (1847).
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The townsite registers recorded surveying of lots resumed from reserves or created from vacant Crown land.The lots are arranged under town name with further sub-divisions of any lot being recorded. Details include the original plan/diagram numbers...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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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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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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 - 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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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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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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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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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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DESCRIPTION BOOKS - LAND GRANTS AND SALES (DISTRICTS)
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...
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DESCRIPTION BOOKS - PASTORAL AND TILLAGE LEASES
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...
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DESCRIPTION BOOKS - RURAL LAND GRANTS AND SALES
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.
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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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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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INDEX - TOWN AND SUBURBAN LOTS
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.
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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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REGISTERS - LANDS AND SURVEYS PLANS
Register of plans produced by survey staff of Lands & Surveys (and predecessor agencies) and maintained by Department's plan custodian.
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Item 393 comprises a collection of documents including recommendations for settlement on the north coast and an account of a journey from Australind to King George Sound by F Humphrey in 1844. Item 394 is a diary kept by GT Butcher while on the Bu...
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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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This series consists of cadastral plans compiled from original surveys. The plans consist of one or more locations within the same Land District. They are drawn on different scales and do not conform to a grid pattern. Each sheet includes a table ...
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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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The series comprises registers arranged by location (e.g. Albany, Avon, Bridgetown, etc). Within each volume, entries are recorded in location number order with, in some volumes, the name of the applicant/grantee being given (see also Record Serie...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
PURCHASE OF CROWN LANDS UNDER PRE-EMPTIVE CLAIMS
Details include district, acreage purchased, no of lease and date of application.
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Entries are arranged by district and details include name of grantee, location no., area and details of survey.Volumes 671-673 include reference to Crown Grant books and diagram books and details include location no., original plan and Crown Grant...
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Details of expenditure on stamps and to whom the letters were sent. At the back of each volume are details of expenditure on stamps by the Assistant Surveyor.
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Logbook of the "Evergreen" and the "Perseverance". At the back of the first one there is a diary kept by CF Gregory while in charge of a party working on the Perth-Fremantle road.The second logbook records a journey from Fremantle to Shark Bay and...
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Register comprising a list of street names under each town, with an alphabetical towns index. There are very few entries in the volume.
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[REGISTERS] - APPLICATIONS TO PURCHASE CROWN LANDS
The series consists of details of applications to purchase Crown lands. In the first three volumes applicants are listed in one chronological sequence, and in the last two volumes, the listings are by district. See also WAS 1837 for details of th...
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REGISTER OF TEMPORARY OCCUPATIONS
A list of persons receiving temporary permission to occupy land. (Two pages of entries only)
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Index to town allotments in fee simple for Albany, Augusta, Bunbury, Busselton, Fremantle, Guildford, Kelmscott, Perth and York. Details include lot no., deed no., grantee, original assignee, date of application in fee simple and date of new grant...
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Permanent boundary records giving name of grantee and district, lot no. and description. Where dates overlap, applications can be seen at WAS 1837. Technical descriptions, similar to this series can also be seen at WAS 2093. Some volumes have an i...
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Registers of town lots arranged by town and then in lot number order. Details include date of assignment and name of the purchaser. Descriptions of the lots can be seen at WAS 2069 and applications at WAS 1837.
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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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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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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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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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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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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PASSENGERS
At the front of the volume passengers are listed in order of arrival August-December 1829. At the back of the volume, these settlers are listed alphabetically and the number of acres assigned to each is given.
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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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LEASES AND LICENCES TRANSFERRED
This series records the transfer of leases for pastoral and tillage lands. There is an alphabetical index of lessee's names at the front of each volume, and details for each entry include No., acres, class, from whom, to whom and date of tran...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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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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.
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BOUNDARIES MARKED BY SURVEYORS
The volumes contain descriptions of locations and allotments with details of district boundaries and surveyor's names being noted.
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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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The series provides details of receipts and issues of stores and details of suppliers in country areas and Perth.
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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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Details of public fees received showing from whom and reason for payment.
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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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