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Historical Surveying Documents

Historical Surveying Documents
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The documents listed below provide information about how surveyors worked in the past.  They include instructions and specifications that guided the practice of surveying in NSW, as well as publications about key historical developments in surveying.

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1984
Specifications for second order levelling

Specifications for second order levelling
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The NSWLand Registry Services had special requirements for Second Order Leveling. This document outlines those requirements. Black and white scan of original 1984 document.

1984
Specifications for second order levelling

Specifications for second order levelling
Download PDF (810.33 KB)

Transcript of original 1984 document for easier reading.

1984
Specifications for secondary control surveys

Specifications for secondary control surveys
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The NSWLand Registry Services had special requirements for Secondary Control Surveys. This document outlines those requirements. Black and white scan of original 1984 document.

1984
Specifications for secondary control surveys

Specifications for secondary control surveys
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Transcript of original 1984 document for easier reading

1988
Specifications for third order levelling

Specifications for third order levelling
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The NSW Land Registry Services had special requirements for Third Order Leveling. This document outlines those requirements. Black and white scan of original 1988 document.

1988
Specifications for third order levelling

Specifications for third order levelling
Download PDF (702.11 KB)

Transcript of original 1988 document for easier reading

2002
Marking the landscape

Marking the landscape
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From the humble wooden peg to the permanent mark prescribed by the Survey Co-ordination Act 1949, the types of mark used in New South Wales have been many and varied. This 2002 edition 2 of the document provides a detailed history of these marks.

2014
Footsteps in Time

Footsteps in Time
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Permission to reproduce and publish this 2014 edition of Footsteps in Time online and in hardcopy obtained from the Estate of the late John Yeaman and Institute of Surveyors NSW Inc.

1864
Regulations for the Guidance of Licensed Surveyors Scan

Regulations for the Guidance of Licensed Surveyors Scan
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Black and white scan of original 1864 document.

1864
Regulations for the Guidance of Licensed Surveyors Text

Regulations for the Guidance of Licensed Surveyors Text
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Transcript of original 1864 document for easier reading.

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