- AU WA S1946
- Series
- 1876-09-18 - 1915-12-31
Handwritten paper copies of memoranda sent by the Surveyor General and the Under Secretary for Lands.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
Handwritten paper copies of memoranda sent by the Surveyor General and the Under Secretary for Lands.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
REGISTERS - CONDITIONAL PURCHASE
The registers of conditional purchase are arranged under the Clause to which the conditional purchase refers. Details include no., name, area, district, and location no.
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
RECORDS - WA LAND COMPANY, MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY, ETC.
Registers of selections and leases and licences pertaining to the WA Land Company and showing lesses's name, lease no., area, improvements and amount of claim. See also Record Series No. 1311 (consignment 4890), a Register of leases which inc...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
A register of islands in WA granted on lease. Details include name of island, occupant's name and duration of lease.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
REGISTERS - LEASES (REGULATIONS)
Registers pertaining to the release of Crown lands under clauses of the various Land Regulations. With the passing of the Land Act in 1898, leases continued to be issued under the relevant clause of the new Act, thus a volume may include leases is...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
In 1875, special regulations for land grants to immigrants were proclaimed. These regulations were superseded by others in 1878, but special grants to immigrants were not discontinued until 1882. The first three volumes contain details of these sp...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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.
SURVEY OFFICE
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
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.
SURVEY OFFICE
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
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
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
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
The series provides details of receipts and issues of stores and details of suppliers in country areas and Perth.
SURVEY OFFICE
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
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 (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
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
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 number...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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
Details of public fees received showing from whom and reason for payment.
SURVEY OFFICE
CARD INDEX - AGRICULTURAL AREAS
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
RESERVES - CORRESPONDENCE, PROCLAMATIONS
Correspondence, proclamations, etc relating to the establishment of parks and reserves.
SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
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
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
TOWN AND SUBURBAN LAND PURCHASE BOOK
Record of purchases of town and suburban lands. Details include applicant's name, price realised, date of title deed. The volume includes an alphabetical index.
CROWN LANDS AND SURVEYS DEPARTMENT
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.
SURVEY OFFICE
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
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.
SURVEY OFFICE
LEASES AND LICENCES - RECEIPTS FOR RENEWAL OF
This series records payments on leases and licences and payments for renewals on leases and licences.
SURVEY OFFICE
[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...
SURVEY OFFICE
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
Lease description books comprising a separate volume for each type of lease. Details include lessee, no., district, date and a description of the boundaries. They are arranged in chronological order of lease no.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
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.
SURVEY OFFICE
Register of letters received. Details include letter no, date, addressee, subject matter and how disposed of.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
A Register of mining leases, applications for which can be found at WAS 1841. Entries in the Register are grouped under districts, which are listed at the front. There is also an alphabetical list of licencee's names.The various Land Departme...
SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
LETTERS FORWARDED TO SURVEYORS
Transcripts of letters forwarded to surveyors. Also press copies of handwritten letters which were later typed at 51-53 with an index at the front of each volume.
SURVEY OFFICE
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
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
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...
SURVEY OFFICE
These lessees registers record, under the name of the lessee, the various leases held. Information given includes the lease no., reference to the description, district, acres, date of expiry and remarks. See also the two index volumes to these reg...
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
DESCRIPTION BOOKS - TOWN AND SUBURBAN LAND SALES
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
SUBJECT INDEXES - LETTERS RECEIVED FROM SETTLERS
The first four volumes give details of writer and date of letter in subject order. The remaining volumes are arranged by district.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
PURCHASE BOOKS - COUNTRY LANDS
Entries are grouped under district and date from the beginning of the colony. Details include lot no., name of grantee and no. of acres.Description books and Registers for these lot numbers can be found at WAS 2093 and WAS 2094.See also WAS 2092, ...
SURVEY OFFICE