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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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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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 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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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 - 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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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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ABSTRACTS - LETTERS RECEIVED FROM SURVEYORS
Abstracts of letters received, but Vol 123 contains full copies of letters 18-102.
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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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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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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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APPLICATIONS - EXCHANGES OF LAND
Letters mainly from the Colonial Secretary concerning permission to exchange land.
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APPLICATIONS FOR COUNTRY LANDS APPROVED
Details include name of applicant, lot no., acres, district and amount of purchase money.
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Details include name, lot no., acres, town or country, when received.
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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 2262). 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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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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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS - SURVEYORS
Copies of memoranda and contracts with surveyors (nos 1-58) and chainers to survey specific areas.
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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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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 - 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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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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DESCRIPTION BOOKS - TOWN AND SUBURBAN LAND SALES
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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 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
Details of public fees received showing from whom and reason for payment.
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Cash books, accounts and estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Survey Office and contract surveyors.
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INDEX - LETTERS FORWARDED TO SETTLERS
This index appears to be for item 55 (WAS 1856), the reference being to the page number in that volume. Details include name of person the whom the letter was sent and the page number in item 55.
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INDEX - LETTERS FORWARDED TO SURVEYORS AND ASSISTANT SURVEYORS
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Alphabetical index, by subject, to Queries in WAS 1835.
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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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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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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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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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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, 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 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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LAND SALES, RETURNS OF LAND, ETC
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...
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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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LEASES AND LICENCES - RECEIPTS FOR RENEWAL OF
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
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
LEASES AND LICENCES SANCTIONED
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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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