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LC LAND CLASSIFICATION 1885-1960 The concept of land classification was introduced into the Land Act in 1884. Remaining Crown Lands were identified for leasing or sale and for reservation for public uses - e.g. water reserves and timber reserves. Land to be offered for private use was graded according to its productive capability, and conditions of tenure including rental and maximum allotment size were tailored accordingly. The first determinations were published in the mind 1880's, and later these were modified as further information became available and as interpretations of land capability changed. Mapping was based on county plans 1 inch:�2 miles3.219�Km 10,560�Feet 3,520�Yards 3,218.688�Meters 126,720�inch; those plans which are dated prior to 1884 are in fact the original working manuscripts, colour-coded on base plans which were published some years earlier. Land classification was perpetuated in all Land Acts following 1884 and plans were maintained as an administrative aid until the 1960's. Re-classifications of particular areas are reflected by the various groupings within this sub-collection. Plans numbered 1 to 37 represent the original classifications of the 1880's, approved by the Governor-in-council and published. Nos. 38-77 feature revisions published in the mid 1890's. Nos. 78-115 are manuscripts upon which the original plans were based; Nos. 118-138, 139-164 and 165-243 are working collections maintained by various branches of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The last mentioned grouping was maintained by the Occupation Branch which administered leases, licences and sales. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1867 | about 4 hours ago | 6 control points |
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RUN PASTORAL RUNS 1847 - 1882
These plans portray the large areas of Crown Land licensed by squatters for grazing.
All plans show the boundaries of the runs and those plans which refer to only one or a few runs may also give descriptions of vegetation and relief and plot tracks, fences, and huts.
The sub-collection comprises three parts. Nos. 1-400 are a mixture of manuscripts drawn at small and large scales and may depict individual runs, or the array of runs occurring over whole regions. Nos. 401-1381 deal with individual runs and may be rough sketches or more carefully compiled manuscripts. These were originally held within pastoral run files, but in the course of microfilming these files prior to their transfer to the Public Record Office, Laverton the plans were extracted, repaired and formally added to the sub-collection. Nos. 1382 onwards are printed maps showing the distribution of runs over large areas.
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about 19 hours ago | 4 control points | |
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LODDON RIVERS 1839 - 1874
The surveying of major rivers in Victoria was commenced soon after the establishment of the Melbourne Survey Office to provide basic information about the physical geography of the new colony.
Information produced by these surveys was very detailed and the resultant plans are extremely useful in tracing the movements of river channels since European settlement.
Early pastoral settlements are sometimes plotted on these plans. This is a sub colection of VPRS8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1844 | 3 days ago | 4 control points |
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A Parish plan from VPRS 16171 Regional Land Office Parish and Township Plans Digitised Reference Set.
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4 days ago | 4 control points | |
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MURRAY MURRAY RIVER 1837 - 1881 The surveying of major rivers in Victoria was commenced soon after the establishment of the Melbourne Survey Office to provide basic information about the physical geography of the new colony.
Information produced by these surveys was very detailed and the resultant plans are extremely useful in tracing the movements of river channels since European settlement.
Early pastoral settlements are sometimes plotted on these plans. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1850 | 5 days ago | 3 control points |
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ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH 1850 - 1911
Surveys of the paths of electric telegraph lines throughout Victoria. Most plans are large scale and carry little incidental information. Some give descriptions of soils and vegetation; a few plot buildings. A sub collection o f VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1890 | 5 days ago | 5 control points |
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ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH 1850 - 1911
Surveys of the paths of electric telegraph lines throughout Victoria. Most plans are large scale and carry little incidental information. Some give descriptions of soils and vegetation; a few plot buildings. A sub collection o f VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1859 | 5 days ago | 5 control points |
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ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH 1850 - 1911
Surveys of the paths of electric telegraph lines throughout Victoria. Most plans are large scale and carry little incidental information. Some give descriptions of soils and vegetation; a few plot buildings. A sub collection o f VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1859 | 5 days ago | 5 control points |
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ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH 1850 - 1911
Surveys of the paths of electric telegraph lines throughout Victoria. Most plans are large scale and carry little incidental information. Some give descriptions of soils and vegetation; a few plot buildings. A sub collection o f VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1859 | 5 days ago | 26 control points |
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MCS MISCELLANEOUS COASTAL SURVEYS 1802 - 1908
An adjunct to one coastal survey sub-collection, but containing more diverse material.It includes tracings of coastal survey plans, published shipping charts of Victorian, Australian and overseas ports and drawings of harbour developments.Really a miscellany of plans referring to the coastline, anywhere. Generally does not include original manuscripts. A sub collection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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5 days ago | 8 control points | |
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LC LAND CLASSIFICATION 1885-1960 The concept of land classification was introduced into the Land Act in 1884. Remaining Crown Lands were identified for leasing or sale and for reservation for public uses - e.g. water reserves and timber reserves. Land to be offered for private use was graded according to its productive capability, and conditions of tenure including rental and maximum allotment size were tailored accordingly. The first determinations were published in the mind 1880's, and later these were modified as further information became available and as interpretations of land capability changed. Mapping was based on county plans 1 inch:�2 miles3.219�Km 10,560�Feet 3,520�Yards 3,218.688�Meters 126,720�inch; those plans which are dated prior to 1884 are in fact the original working manuscripts, colour-coded on base plans which were published some years earlier. Land classification was perpetuated in all Land Acts following 1884 and plans were maintained as an administrative aid until the 1960's. Re-classifications of particular areas are reflected by the various groupings within this sub-collection. Plans numbered 1 to 37 represent the original classifications of the 1880's, approved by the Governor-in-council and published. Nos. 38-77 feature revisions published in the mid 1890's. Nos. 78-115 are manuscripts upon which the original plans were based; Nos. 118-138, 139-164 and 165-243 are working collections maintained by various branches of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The last mentioned grouping was maintained by the Occupation Branch which administered leases, licences and sales. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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6 days ago | 7 control points | |
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LC LAND CLASSIFICATION 1885-1960 The concept of land classification was introduced into the Land Act in 1884. Remaining Crown Lands were identified for leasing or sale and for reservation for public uses - e.g. water reserves and timber reserves. Land to be offered for private use was graded according to its productive capability, and conditions of tenure including rental and maximum allotment size were tailored accordingly. The first determinations were published in the mind 1880's, and later these were modified as further information became available and as interpretations of land capability changed. Mapping was based on county plans 1 inch:�2 miles3.219�Km 10,560�Feet 3,520�Yards 3,218.688�Meters 126,720�inch; those plans which are dated prior to 1884 are in fact the original working manuscripts, colour-coded on base plans which were published some years earlier. Land classification was perpetuated in all Land Acts following 1884 and plans were maintained as an administrative aid until the 1960's. Re-classifications of particular areas are reflected by the various groupings within this sub-collection. Plans numbered 1 to 37 represent the original classifications of the 1880's, approved by the Governor-in-council and published. Nos. 38-77 feature revisions published in the mid 1890's. Nos. 78-115 are manuscripts upon which the original plans were based; Nos. 118-138, 139-164 and 165-243 are working collections maintained by various branches of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The last mentioned grouping was maintained by the Occupation Branch which administered leases, licences and sales. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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6 days ago | 10 control points | |
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The surveying of major rivers in Victoria was commenced soon after the establishment of the Melbourne Survey Office to provide basic information about the physical geography of the new colony.Information produced by these surveys was very detailed and the resultant plans are extremely useful in tracing the movements of river channels since European settlement.Early pastoral settlements are sometimes plotted on these plans. A sub collection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1855 | 7 days ago | 3 control points |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1856 | 7 days ago | 3 control points |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1856 | 7 days ago | 4 control points |
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MD MINES DEPARTMENT 1856 - 1937
Coloured geological maps published by the Mines Department. Includes "quarter sheets" and parish sheets but collections are incomplete. A fuller collection is held at the Department of Energy and Minerals. This is a sub colection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1859 | 7 days ago | 25 control points |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1854 | 7 days ago | 10 control points |
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PROC PROCLAIMED ROADS 1876 - 1890 Under the Local Government Act passed in 1869 municipal councils had power to manage all lands which were defined as roads by formal proclamation. From 1876 proclamations were published in the Government Gazette and these referred to special plans on which the proclaimed roads were shaded. Proclamation proceeded systematically, with plans being produced for whole parishes. This procedure was operative until the early 1890's by which time approximately 1200 parishes had been gazetted. Thereafter proclamation was considered unnecessary if road abuttals were shown on Crown grant title deeds. If abuttals were found not to exist along any particular surveyed road, an ad hoc proclamation would be gazetted. The method of systematically defining roads, parish by parish, was undoubtedly time consuming. But it did produce a concise geographical picture and the proclaimed road plans remain important legal documents. To determine the extent of proclaimed roads in parishes which were not gazetted, it is necessary to investigate the title for each Crown allotment and search all Government Gazettes for any ad hoc proclamations post-dating the early 1890's. This is a subcollection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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7 days ago | 12 control points | |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1854 | 7 days ago | 6 control points |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1854 | 7 days ago | 5 control points |
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The surveying of major rivers in Victoria was commenced soon after the establishment of the Melbourne Survey Office to provide basic information about the physical geography of the new colony.Information produced by these surveys was very detailed and the resultant plans are extremely useful in tracing the movements of river channels since European settlement.Early pastoral settlements are sometimes plotted on these plans. A sub collection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1852 | 8 days ago | 4 control points |
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The surveying of major rivers in Victoria was commenced soon after the establishment of the Melbourne Survey Office to provide basic information about the physical geography of the new colony.Information produced by these surveys was very detailed and the resultant plans are extremely useful in tracing the movements of river channels since European settlement.Early pastoral settlements are sometimes plotted on these plans. A sub collection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1856 | 9 days ago | 3 control points |
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FEAT FEATURE PLANS 1838 - 1948
A miscellaneous grouping of tracings of cadastral plans and topographical surveys of areas prior to, or in anticipation of, agricultural settlement. This is a sub collection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1858 | 9 days ago | 5 control points |
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LC LAND CLASSIFICATION 1885-1960 The concept of land classification was introduced into the Land Act in 1884. Remaining Crown Lands were identified for leasing or sale and for reservation for public uses - e.g. water reserves and timber reserves. Land to be offered for private use was graded according to its productive capability, and conditions of tenure including rental and maximum allotment size were tailored accordingly. The first determinations were published in the mind 1880's, and later these were modified as further information became available and as interpretations of land capability changed. Mapping was based on county plans 1 inch:�2 miles3.219�Km 10,560�Feet 3,520�Yards 3,218.688�Meters 126,720�inch; those plans which are dated prior to 1884 are in fact the original working manuscripts, colour-coded on base plans which were published some years earlier. Land classification was perpetuated in all Land Acts following 1884 and plans were maintained as an administrative aid until the 1960's. Re-classifications of particular areas are reflected by the various groupings within this sub-collection. Plans numbered 1 to 37 represent the original classifications of the 1880's, approved by the Governor-in-council and published. Nos. 38-77 feature revisions published in the mid 1890's. Nos. 78-115 are manuscripts upon which the original plans were based; Nos. 118-138, 139-164 and 165-243 are working collections maintained by various branches of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The last mentioned grouping was maintained by the Occupation Branch which administered leases, licences and sales. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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10 days ago | 8 control points | |
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LC LAND CLASSIFICATION 1885-1960 The concept of land classification was introduced into the Land Act in 1884. Remaining Crown Lands were identified for leasing or sale and for reservation for public uses - e.g. water reserves and timber reserves. Land to be offered for private use was graded according to its productive capability, and conditions of tenure including rental and maximum allotment size were tailored accordingly. The first determinations were published in the mind 1880's, and later these were modified as further information became available and as interpretations of land capability changed. Mapping was based on county plans 1 inch:�2 miles3.219�Km 10,560�Feet 3,520�Yards 3,218.688�Meters 126,720�inch; those plans which are dated prior to 1884 are in fact the original working manuscripts, colour-coded on base plans which were published some years earlier. Land classification was perpetuated in all Land Acts following 1884 and plans were maintained as an administrative aid until the 1960's. Re-classifications of particular areas are reflected by the various groupings within this sub-collection. Plans numbered 1 to 37 represent the original classifications of the 1880's, approved by the Governor-in-council and published. Nos. 38-77 feature revisions published in the mid 1890's. Nos. 78-115 are manuscripts upon which the original plans were based; Nos. 118-138, 139-164 and 165-243 are working collections maintained by various branches of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The last mentioned grouping was maintained by the Occupation Branch which administered leases, licences and sales. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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10 days ago | 5 control points | |
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A Parish plan from VPRS 16171 Regional Land Office Parish and Township Plans Digitised Reference Set.
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10 days ago | 7 control points | |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1855 | 10 days ago | 10 control points |
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LC LAND CLASSIFICATION 1885-1960 The concept of land classification was introduced into the Land Act in 1884. Remaining Crown Lands were identified for leasing or sale and for reservation for public uses - e.g. water reserves and timber reserves. Land to be offered for private use was graded according to its productive capability, and conditions of tenure including rental and maximum allotment size were tailored accordingly. The first determinations were published in the mind 1880's, and later these were modified as further information became available and as interpretations of land capability changed. Mapping was based on county plans 1 inch:�2 miles3.219�Km 10,560�Feet 3,520�Yards 3,218.688�Meters 126,720�inch; those plans which are dated prior to 1884 are in fact the original working manuscripts, colour-coded on base plans which were published some years earlier. Land classification was perpetuated in all Land Acts following 1884 and plans were maintained as an administrative aid until the 1960's. Re-classifications of particular areas are reflected by the various groupings within this sub-collection. Plans numbered 1 to 37 represent the original classifications of the 1880's, approved by the Governor-in-council and published. Nos. 38-77 feature revisions published in the mid 1890's. Nos. 78-115 are manuscripts upon which the original plans were based; Nos. 118-138, 139-164 and 165-243 are working collections maintained by various branches of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The last mentioned grouping was maintained by the Occupation Branch which administered leases, licences and sales. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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11 days ago | 4 control points | |
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NSW INTERSTATE 1857 - 1952 see also QLD, SA, TAS Published maps of other colonies, procured for general information. These maps display differences in the cadastral systems adopted in the respective colonies/states. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1858 | 11 days ago | 10 control points |
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TN TRIANGULATION 1840 - 1881 Plans of triangulations of the "Old geodetic survey of the mid 19th century".�Includes plans of an exploratory survey by C. Tyers in 1840 and more general maps showing the progress of trigonometric surveys.This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1867 | 11 days ago | 6 control points |
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NSW INTERSTATE 1857 - 1952 see also QLD, SA, TAS
Published maps of other colonies, procured for general information. These maps display differences in the cadastral systems adopted in the respective colonies/states. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1918 | 11 days ago | 10 control points |
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A Parish plan from VPRS 16171 Regional Land Office Parish and Township Plans Digitised Reference Set.
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12 days ago | 4 control points | |
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PROC PROCLAIMED ROADS 1876 - 1890 Under the Local Government Act passed in 1869 municipal councils had power to manage all lands which were defined as roads by formal proclamation. From 1876 proclamations were published in the Government Gazette and these referred to special plans on which the proclaimed roads were shaded. Proclamation proceeded systematically, with plans being produced for whole parishes. This procedure was operative until the early 1890's by which time approximately 1200 parishes had been gazetted. Thereafter proclamation was considered unnecessary if road abuttals were shown on Crown grant title deeds. If abuttals were found not to exist along any particular surveyed road, an ad hoc proclamation would be gazetted. The method of systematically defining roads, parish by parish, was undoubtedly time consuming. But it did produce a concise geographical picture and the proclaimed road plans remain important legal documents. To determine the extent of proclaimed roads in parishes which were not gazetted, it is necessary to investigate the title for each Crown allotment and search all Government Gazettes for any ad hoc proclamations post-dating the early 1890's. This is a subcollection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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12 days ago | 5 control points | |
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PROC PROCLAIMED ROADS 1876 - 1890 Under the Local Government Act passed in 1869 municipal councils had power to manage all lands which were defined as roads by formal proclamation. From 1876 proclamations were published in the Government Gazette and these referred to special plans on which the proclaimed roads were shaded. Proclamation proceeded systematically, with plans being produced for whole parishes. This procedure was operative until the early 1890's by which time approximately 1200 parishes had been gazetted. Thereafter proclamation was considered unnecessary if road abuttals were shown on Crown grant title deeds. If abuttals were found not to exist along any particular surveyed road, an ad hoc proclamation would be gazetted. The method of systematically defining roads, parish by parish, was undoubtedly time consuming. But it did produce a concise geographical picture and the proclaimed road plans remain important legal documents. To determine the extent of proclaimed roads in parishes which were not gazetted, it is necessary to investigate the title for each Crown allotment and search all Government Gazettes for any ad hoc proclamations post-dating the early 1890's. This is a subcollection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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12 days ago | 3 control points | |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1855 | 12 days ago | 3 control points |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1855 | 12 days ago | 11 control points |
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MD MINES DEPARTMENT 1856 - 1937
Coloured geological maps published by the Mines Department. Includes "quarter sheets" and parish sheets but collections are incomplete. A fuller collection is held at the Department of Energy and Minerals. This is a sub colection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1863 | 12 days ago | 5 control points |
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RUN PASTORAL RUNS 1847 - 1882
These plans portray the large areas of Crown Land licensed by squatters for grazing.
All plans show the boundaries of the runs and those plans which refer to only one or a few runs may also give descriptions of vegetation and relief and plot tracks, fences, and huts.
The sub-collection comprises three parts. Nos. 1-400 are a mixture of manuscripts drawn at small and large scales and may depict individual runs, or the array of runs occurring over whole regions. Nos. 401-1381 deal with individual runs and may be rough sketches or more carefully compiled manuscripts. These were originally held within pastoral run files, but in the course of microfilming these files prior to their transfer to the Public Record Office, Laverton the plans were extracted, repaired and formally added to the sub-collection. Nos. 1382 onwards are printed maps showing the distribution of runs over large areas.
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1869 | 12 days ago | 3 control points |
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RUN PASTORAL RUNS 1847 - 1882
These plans portray the large areas of Crown Land licensed by squatters for grazing.
All plans show the boundaries of the runs and those plans which refer to only one or a few runs may also give descriptions of vegetation and relief and plot tracks, fences, and huts.
The sub-collection comprises three parts. Nos. 1-400 are a mixture of manuscripts drawn at small and large scales and may depict individual runs, or the array of runs occurring over whole regions. Nos. 401-1381 deal with individual runs and may be rough sketches or more carefully compiled manuscripts. These were originally held within pastoral run files, but in the course of microfilming these files prior to their transfer to the Public Record Office, Laverton the plans were extracted, repaired and formally added to the sub-collection. Nos. 1382 onwards are printed maps showing the distribution of runs over large areas.
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1869 | 12 days ago | 3 control points |
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LC LAND CLASSIFICATION 1885-1960 The concept of land classification was introduced into the Land Act in 1884. Remaining Crown Lands were identified for leasing or sale and for reservation for public uses - e.g. water reserves and timber reserves. Land to be offered for private use was graded according to its productive capability, and conditions of tenure including rental and maximum allotment size were tailored accordingly. The first determinations were published in the mind 1880's, and later these were modified as further information became available and as interpretations of land capability changed. Mapping was based on county plans 1 inch:�2 miles3.219�Km 10,560�Feet 3,520�Yards 3,218.688�Meters 126,720�inch; those plans which are dated prior to 1884 are in fact the original working manuscripts, colour-coded on base plans which were published some years earlier. Land classification was perpetuated in all Land Acts following 1884 and plans were maintained as an administrative aid until the 1960's. Re-classifications of particular areas are reflected by the various groupings within this sub-collection. Plans numbered 1 to 37 represent the original classifications of the 1880's, approved by the Governor-in-council and published. Nos. 38-77 feature revisions published in the mid 1890's. Nos. 78-115 are manuscripts upon which the original plans were based; Nos. 118-138, 139-164 and 165-243 are working collections maintained by various branches of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The last mentioned grouping was maintained by the Occupation Branch which administered leases, licences and sales. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1869 | 13 days ago | 8 control points |
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MS MISCELLANEOUS 1860 - 1937 M/A, D, BO, BU, C, DEF, F, I, L, M, T, U, W, X. A sub collection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
This grouping contains a number of distinct types of plan, some of which were originally part of the record plan series. Feature Surveys F and other letters - plans showing topographical features of areas not previously surveyed for settlement. Forests Reserves W, A - cadastral plans drawn before the establishment of the Forests Department in 1880, showing the location of forest reserves.
Traverse Surveys 1 - surveys conducted in various parishes before a full parish plan had been compiled. These plans were originally used as the record plan, but after fuller parish compilations were made they were put into a separate collection.
Tourist Plans T298 - maps produced in the early 1900's to promote tourism in Victoria.
Defence Plans DEF - cadastral plans with levels plotted, and contour maps; produced for defence purposes during the early 20th century when a fear of invasion of Port Philip by the Russians was wide-spread. The numbering of this grouping begins at 52 due to an administrative error.
Contour Plans C and others - plans of various areas showing contours.
Border with SA BO - copies of published plans showing the disputed territory along the Victorian - South Australian border.
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1885 | 13 days ago | 22 control points |
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The surveying of major rivers in Victoria was commenced soon after the establishment of the Melbourne Survey Office to provide basic information about the physical geography of the new colony.Information produced by these surveys was very detailed and the resultant plans are extremely useful in tracing the movements of river channels since European settlement.Early pastoral settlements are sometimes plotted on these plans. A sub collection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1856 | 13 days ago | 3 control points |
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SALE SALE 1850 - 1861 Plans of areas surveyed and released for sale. They were published and are similar to Agricultural Areas plans; they were prepared for similar purposes. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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1854 | 13 days ago | 5 control points |
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EXPLORERS ROUTES 1858-1888
Tracings and published maps of routes of exploration in Victoria and Australia generally. The maps of exploration in other colonies appear to have been collated for the production of a special map of Australia. See EXP 23 and EXP 45. A sub collection of VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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13 days ago | 40 control points | |
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LC LAND CLASSIFICATION 1885-1960 The concept of land classification was introduced into the Land Act in 1884. Remaining Crown Lands were identified for leasing or sale and for reservation for public uses - e.g. water reserves and timber reserves. Land to be offered for private use was graded according to its productive capability, and conditions of tenure including rental and maximum allotment size were tailored accordingly. The first determinations were published in the mind 1880's, and later these were modified as further information became available and as interpretations of land capability changed. Mapping was based on county plans 1 inch:�2 miles3.219�Km 10,560�Feet 3,520�Yards 3,218.688�Meters 126,720�inch; those plans which are dated prior to 1884 are in fact the original working manuscripts, colour-coded on base plans which were published some years earlier. Land classification was perpetuated in all Land Acts following 1884 and plans were maintained as an administrative aid until the 1960's. Re-classifications of particular areas are reflected by the various groupings within this sub-collection. Plans numbered 1 to 37 represent the original classifications of the 1880's, approved by the Governor-in-council and published. Nos. 38-77 feature revisions published in the mid 1890's. Nos. 78-115 are manuscripts upon which the original plans were based; Nos. 118-138, 139-164 and 165-243 are working collections maintained by various branches of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The last mentioned grouping was maintained by the Occupation Branch which administered leases, licences and sales. This is a sub collection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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14 days ago | 12 control points | |
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PROC PROCLAIMED ROADS 1876 - 1890 Under the Local Government Act passed in 1869 municipal councils had power to manage all lands which were defined as roads by formal proclamation. From 1876 proclamations were published in the Government Gazette and these referred to special plans on which the proclaimed roads were shaded. Proclamation proceeded systematically, with plans being produced for whole parishes. This procedure was operative until the early 1890's by which time approximately 1200 parishes had been gazetted. Thereafter proclamation was considered unnecessary if road abuttals were shown on Crown grant title deeds. If abuttals were found not to exist along any particular surveyed road, an ad hoc proclamation would be gazetted. The method of systematically defining roads, parish by parish, was undoubtedly time consuming. But it did produce a concise geographical picture and the proclaimed road plans remain important legal documents. To determine the extent of proclaimed roads in parishes which were not gazetted, it is necessary to investigate the title for each Crown allotment and search all Government Gazettes for any ad hoc proclamations post-dating the early 1890's. This is a subcollection from VPRS 8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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14 days ago | 3 control points | |
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A Parish plan from VPRS 16171 Regional Land Office Parish and Township Plans Digitised Reference Set.
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15 days ago | 8 control points | |
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A Parish plan from VPRS 16171 Regional Land Office Parish and Township Plans Digitised Reference Set.
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16 days ago | 7 control points | |
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A Parish plan from VPRS 16171 Regional Land Office Parish and Township Plans Digitised Reference Set.
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17 days ago | 9 control points | |
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LODDON RIVERS 1839 - 1874
The surveying of major rivers in Victoria was commenced soon after the establishment of the Melbourne Survey Office to provide basic information about the physical geography of the new colony.
Information produced by these surveys was very detailed and the resultant plans are extremely useful in tracing the movements of river channels since European settlement.
Early pastoral settlements are sometimes plotted on these plans. This is a sub colection of VPRS8168 Historic Plan Collection.
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