Historical cadastral map series—Queensland

Brief description

Collection of digitised maps over Queensland at various scales 1841–2005, including cadastral maps which show property boundaries, property descriptions and land tenure, and some other related miscellaneous maps. Some are annotated and quality of scans varies. The majority of map series include key maps.

**Please note:** Detailed instructions on how to access each of the scanned maps can be found on the following page http://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/museum-of-lands/maps-plans/cadastral/

Full description

Historical printed map extents - ach layer shows the extents of printed maps in many mapping series by Queensland Government agencies. Attributes include a link to the file containing the scanned image of the map.
Cadastral key maps—Queensland - A list of 17 key maps for a range of cadastral map series at various scales.. Published in black and white and colour, they show the location of cadastral maps within specific series. This file contains links to both the key map and a preview of the key map.
Dataset column explanation - Explanation of the column headings used in this series of datasets. It is recommended that first time users read this before attempting to use any of the CSV files.
6 chain McKellar series 1895—Brisbane - A list of 12 cadastral maps at a scale of 6 chains to an inch (1:4752) covering the inner suburbs of Brisbane. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. A complete set is available. The title block and legend for the series are located on sheet 3. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
8 chain series 1904–1917—Brisbane - A list of 12 cadastral maps at a scale of 8 chains to an inch (1:6336) covering the inner suburbs of Brisbane. Published in black and white, they show some property descriptions. The series is a complete set. The key map, title block and legend for the series are located on sheet 3. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
20 chain series 1929–1974—Queensland - A list of 119 cadastral maps at a scale of 20 chains to an inch (1:15840) covering south east Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. A complete set is available. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
40 chain AG2 series 1887–1932—Moreton district - A list of 84 cadastral maps at a scale of 40 chains to an inch (1:31680) covering the Moreton district. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions and usually the details of the original crown grants. A complete set is available. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
40 chain parish series 1900-1984—Queensland - A list of 1250 cadastral maps at a scale of 40 chains to an inch (1:31680) covering a number of parishes in Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. There is a key map for this series. The majority of these maps are copies of the last parish map published by the department in the 1970s and 1980s. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
40 chain series 1943–1971—Queensland - A list of 7 cadastral maps at a scale of 40 chains to an inch (1:31680) covering south east Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile NG1 series 1890–1917— Cook district - A list of 7 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering the Cook district. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile BG1 series 1920–1923—Darling Downs district - A list of 3 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering the Darling Downs district. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile JG1 series 1890–1915—Kennedy district - A list of 2 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering the Kennedy district. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile AG1 series 1906–1915—Moreton district - A list of 5 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering the Moreton district. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. A complete set is available. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile DG2 series 1873–1897—Wide Bay district - A list of 4 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering the Wide Bay district. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile county series 1902–1933—Queensland - A list of 72 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering a number of counties in Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries and property descriptions. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile series 1929–1969—Queensland - A list of 143 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile series showing admin boundaries 1941–1958—Queensland - A list of 133 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have ben annotated with boundaries and names of a number of administrative areas including local government. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile series showing LAD boundaries 1955–1972—Queensland - A list of 52 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with the boundaries and names of Land Agent's Districts. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile series showing main roads 1941-1953—Queensland - A list of 106 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with main roads information. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map. \r\n
2 mile series showing soil 1928-1943—Queensland - A list of 28 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with soil information. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
2 mile series showing survey control 1932-1969—Queensland - A list of 156 cadastral maps at a scale of 2 miles to an inch (1:126720) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with survey control information.\r\n
4 mile first series 1905–1942—Queensland - A list of 58 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. A complete set is available. They are referred to as the 4 mile first series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
4 mile second series 1940–1971—Queensland - A list of 116 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. A complete set is available. They are referred to as the 4 mile second series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
4 mile second series showing admin boundaries 1942–1956—Queensland - A list of 92 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with boundaries and names of a number of administrative areas including local government. There is a key map for this series. They are referred to as the 4 mile second series.
4 mile second series showing LAD boundaries 1961–1973—Queensland - A list of 37 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with the boundaries and names of Land Agent's Districts (LADs). There is a key map for this series. They are referred to as the 4 mile second series.
4 mile second series showing main roads 1942-1953—Queensland - A list of 109 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with main roads information. They are referred to as the 4 mile second series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map. \r\n
4 mile second series showing soil 1930-1952—Queensland - A list of 99 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with soil information. They are referred to as the 4 mile second series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map. \r\n
4 mile second series showing survey control 1934-1946—Queensland - A list of 88 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with survey control information. They are referred to as the 4 mile second series.\r\n
4 mile second series showing tenure 1965-1970—Queensland - A list of 8 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with tenure information. They are referred to as the 4 mile second series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
4 mile third series 1965–1975—Queensland - A list of 50 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. They are referred to as the 4 mile third series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
4 mile third series showing LAD boundaries 1965–1974—Queensland - list of 31 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with the boundaries and names of Land Agent's Districts. They are referred to as the 4 mile third series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
4 mile third series showing survey control 1965-1972—Queensland - A list of 23 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with survey control information. They are referred to as the 4 mile third series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
4 mile third series showing tenure 1965-1969—Queensland - A list of 11 cadastral maps at a scale of 4 miles to an inch (1:253440) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with tenure information. They are referred to as the 4 mile third series. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
12 mile surveyed run series 1872—SE Queensland - A list of 4 cadastral maps at a scale of 12 miles to an inch (1:760320) covering South East Queensland. Published in colour, they show resumed halves of pastoral runs and ten year leases, pastoral run names as well as towns, ranges and rivers. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
12 mile original pastoral run series 1882–1910—Queensland - A list of 16 cadastral maps at a scale of 12 miles to an inch (1:760320) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show boundaries and names of original pastoral runs leased from the government as well as towns, ranges and rivers. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
12 mile consolidated pastoral run series 1874–1899—Queensland - A list of 18 cadastral maps at a scale of 12 miles to an inch (1:760320) covering parts of Queensland. Published in black and white, they show boundaries and names of consolidated pastoral runs leased from the government as well as towns, ranges and rivers. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
12 mile tenure map series 1920–1922—Queensland - A list of 7 cadastral maps at a scale of 12 miles to an inch (1:760320) covering Queensland. Published in black and white, they show land tenure information. A complete set is available. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
16 mile series 1896–1924—Queensland - A list of 6 cadastral maps at a scale of 16 miles to an inch (1:1013760) covering Queensland. Published in black and white, they show features including roads, rivers, towns, railways and homesteads. A complete set is available.
Various scales—environs series 1963–1981—Queensland - A list of 13 cadastral maps at various scales covering a number of the environs of towns in Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. The majority of these maps are copies of the last environs map published by the department in the 1970s and 1980s.
Various scales—miscellaneous maps 1858–1986—Brisbane - A list of 27 maps at various scales covering parts of Brisbane. A variety of types published in both colour and black and white.
Various scales—miscellaneous maps 1860–1982 - A list of 15 maps at various scales covering parts of Queensland. A variety of types published in both colour and black and white. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
Various scales—maps 1841–1974—Moreton district - A list of 11 maps at various scales covering the Moreton district. A variety of types published in both colour and black and white. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
Various scales—Govt land sales maps 1892–1977—Queensland - A list of 43 maps at various scales covering parts of Queensland. They show land that is to be sold or leased by the government. Published in colour.
Various scales—land sales maps 1902–1924—Queensland - A list of 8 maps at various scales covering parts of Queensland. They show land that is to be sold. Published in colour.
Various scales—miscellaneous maps 1859–1980—Queensland - A list of 22 maps at various scales covering Queensland. A variety of types published in both colour and black and white.
Various scales—state map Q series 1947–2005—Queensland - A list of 38 maps at various scales covering Queensland. Published in both colour and black and white, they are state maps in a Q series displaying a variety of themes.
Various scales—state map S series 1983–1985—Queensland - A list of 2 maps at various scales covering Queensland. Published in colour, they are state maps in a S series displaying a variety of themes. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
Various scales—town series 1868–1990—Queensland - A list of 891 cadastral maps at various scales covering a number of towns in Queensland. Published in black and white, they show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. The majority of these maps are copies of the last town map published by the department in the 1970s and 1980s. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
Various scales—land sales Brigalow maps 1963–1975—Rockhampton - A list of 8 cadastral maps at various scales covering the Rockhampton area and surrounds. Published in both colour and black and white, they show details concerning blocks of Brigalow land being offered for sale by the government under the land development (Fitzroy basin) scheme. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
1:2500 series 1973–1993—Queensland - A list of 1020 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. Published in black and white, the sheet format was 45" of latitude by 1' 15" of longitude but changed to a 56".25 by 56".25 format. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
1:3000 series 1988—Queensland - A list of 75 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. Published in black and white. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
1:10000 series 1974–1992—Queensland - A list of 377 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. Published in black and white, the sheet format was 3' 00" of latitude by 5' 00" of longitude but changed to a 3' 45" by 3' 45" format. There is a key map for this series.
1:5000 series 1985–1992—Queensland - A list of 80 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. Published in black and white, the sheet format is 15' 00" of latitude by 15' 00" of longitude. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
1:25000 series 1972–1991—Queensland - A list of 550 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. Published in black and white, the sheet format is 7' 30" of latitude by 7' 30" of longitude. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
1:50000 series 1972–1990—Queensland - A list of 68 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. Published in black and white, the sheet format is 15' 00" of latitude by 15' 00" of longitude. There is a key map for this series.
1:100000 series 1971–1985—Queensland - A list of 288 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. Published in black and white, the sheet format is 30'30" of latitude by 30'30" of longitude. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
1:100000 series showing admin boundaries 1971–1976—Queensland - A list of 287 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property description, details of land tenure and have been annotated with boundaries and names of a number of administrative areas including local government. Published in black and white, the sheet format is 30'30" of latitude by 30'30" of longitude. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
1:100000 series showing LAD boundaries 1971–1974—Queensland - A list of 47 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions, details of land tenure and have been annotated with the boundaries and names of Land Agent's Districts. Published in black and white, the sheet format is 30'30" of latitude by 30'30" of longitude. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.
1:250000 series 1977–1984—Queensland - A list of 69 cadastral maps covering parts of Queensland. They show property boundaries, property descriptions and details of land tenure. Published in black and white, the sheet format is 1' 00" of latitude by 1' 30" of longitude. This file contains links to both the map and a preview of the map.