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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AGRICULTURAL RAILWAYS ADVISORY BOARD - FILES
The Agricultural Railways Advisory Board was established in 1911 as an inter-departmental committee, under the chair of the Surveyor-General, to advise the Government, through the Premier, on the establishment and extension of agricultural railway...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
AGRICULTURAL RAILWAYS ADVISORY BOARD - MINUTES
The Agricultural Railways Advisory Board was established in 1911 as an inter-departmental committee under the chair of the Surveyor-General to advise the Government through the Premier on the establishment and extension of agricultural railways. I...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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.
DEPARTMENT OF LAND ADMINISTRATION
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 ...
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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 FOR LEASES AND LICENCES
Applications for leases and licences, known as the Guard Books, issued under the Regulations. The forms contain details of the lease number on a standard plan, and give the land division and place of application. The applicant's name, acreage...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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 TO RUN STOCK IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN DISTRICTS
Applications on official forms under Regulations of 20 August 1864 giving details of applicant and stock to be conveyed to nominated district.
CROWN LANDS AND SURVEYS DEPARTMENT
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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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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CARD INDEX - AGRICULTURAL AREAS
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
CARD INDEX - CLAUSE 20 (ESTATES)
Documents land which was issued under Clause 20 to become part of a land estate.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
Index created by the Land and Property Branch of Public Works Department to files held by that Branch. The cards were transferred to the Department of Land Administration in 1986.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CARD INDEX - LAND ACTS (CLAUSES)
The series constitutes a card index to leasehold land issued under various clauses of the Regulations, the 1898 Land Act and the 1933 Land Act. Each card provides a history of a particular lease, and noted are the names of the leaseholders and the...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
The cards are arranged alphabetically by location (Avon, Hay, Wellington, etc) and within each location, numerically by location number.The cards provide a history of a Crown location within a specified land district. Details may include the name ...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
Card index to Perpetual leases were granted under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme to veterans of World War ll. Such leases could be passed on but not sold, or, they could be converted to freehold by paying the value of the land. Details on ...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
Card index to station lessees, whether individual persons or companies issuing shares. Details include name of company/individual, name of station, date registered, paid up capital and number of shares issued and to whom.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
This card index is an A - Z of station names. Information includes: Lease number; lessee; address; acreage; correspondence file number [see WAS 211 and/or AN 3]. Detail varies from card to card.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
CARD INDEX - TOWNSITE CROWN ALLOTMENTS
Arranged alphabetically by town then numerically by lot number. The index provides a history of the lot such as being revested in any way. Details may also include grantee's name, name of street, plan/map no., file no.(Original card index is ...
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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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CROWN LANDS TRIBUNAL - MINUTES
The Crown Lands Tribunal was appointed by the Hon. Premier to examine and recommend to the Minister for Lands, Forests and Immigration the utilisation of certain areas of sparsely timbered lands for agricultural purposes. eg Tone River, Collie cat...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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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EMU POINT (ALBANY) RESERVE BOARD - MINUTES
The Board was constituted for the management and control of the Emu Point Reserve (Reserve 14789) near Albany. The original board consisted of the Under Secretary for Lands, the Surveyor General, the Inspector in Charge of Local Government Office...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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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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
FILES - HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES BRANCH
Organisational files held by Human Resource Services Branch, superseded by a new cover style and control numbers. The files deal with a variety of employment issues, structure of the Department and internal directives. The "General Disposal Author...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
Cash books, accounts and estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Survey Office and contract surveyors.
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FOREMAN'S REPORTS - GROUP SETTLEMENT
Foreman's monthly returns form various Groups. Details include the settler's name, location and remarks.As there is no known system of arrangement/control for this series, the State Archives has imposed a numerical system.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
Index to correspondence regarding locations in various districts, showing district and location numbers and relevant Field Book numbers where known. Only a few entries are recorded. The volume was then used as a field book register.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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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