CANCELLED PUBLIC PLANS - STANDARD SERIES
This series represents the first attempt to cover the colony within one integrated cadastral mapping system.The series consists of the following plan sequences:K (Kimberley) 80 chain, 1884-1885 (consignment 4897);K (Kimberley) 300 chain, 1886-1902...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
REGISTER - ENROLLED PENSIONER GUARD LANDS
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
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.
SURVEY OFFICE
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.
SURVEY OFFICE
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.
SURVEY OFFICE
TELEGRAMS TO AND FROM SURVEYOR GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS
Handwritten letterpress copies of telegrams sent, and telegrams received by the Surveyor General, the latter often in Malcolm Fraser's or John Forrest's handwriting.
CROWN LANDS AND SURVEYS DEPARTMENT
PASTORAL LEASES - DESCRIPTION BOOKS (NORTH AND EAST DISTRICTS)
These volumes contain descriptions of leases in the North and East Districts under the following headings - No. and district, class, acreage, name, date of approval, description. Details of E1-E25 and N1-N218 can be found in WAS 2071, items 1235-1...
CROWN LANDS AND SURVEYS DEPARTMENT
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
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
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.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
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.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
REGISTER - LAND PURCHASES UNDER CL. 92 AND 62
Register of land purchases under 92/1874 and 62/1878. Entries are made under the districts concerned and show name of applicant, acreage and purchase price.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
REGISTERS - APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL OCCUPATION LEASES AND LICENCES
Registers of applications for Special Occupation Leases & Licences (SOL's) made under the Land Regulation of 1872. After the first volume the applications are grouped under district. Other details include no of acres, name of applicant and da...
SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
APPLICATIONS - SPECIAL OCCUPATION LEASES AND LICENCES
In the Land Regulations of 1872 provision was made for certain Crown lands to be available for Special Occupation.The volumes in this series comprise registers of Special Occupation Leases & Licences issued. The Registers are maintained in SOL no ...
SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Charts of Hydrographic Surveys conducted by Royal Navy vessels off the Western Australian coastline and lodged with the Western Australian Colonial Government between 1875 - 1897. The charts were allotted a registration number upon receipt by the ...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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 ...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
This is the main series for correspondence files dealing with the administration of land in the State. The series covers the full span of activities carried out by the departments responsible for land administration.On 2 January 1882, the Chief Cl...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
Plans compiled from original surveys of proposed and or declared townsites. The plans listed are an integration of:1. Original plans transferred to the State Records Office between 1970 and 1975 and then accessioned as 859C.2. Original plans trans...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
PLANS - TOWNSITES, EARLY TRACINGS
Early plans of individual allotments, reserves and public buildings within a number of Western Australian towns.
SURVEY OFFICE