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The Historic Plan Collection comprises:(a) preliminary maps for surveys which enabled the three tier cadastral system to be developed (the three tier cadastral system comprises parish, township and county plans)
(b) ancillary plans produced to complement this system
(c) plans produced as a by-product of contemporary systems.
The peripheral plans have been loosely termed "historical" because their subject matter is, collectively, more diverse than that of the central collection of parish and township (known as "record plans").
The kinds of historical information often found on these "historical" plans include:
early descriptions of soils and native vegetation
location of huts, fences, gardens and other capital improvements made by squatters
location of other buildings
tracks used by original settlers
reserves set aside for public use
early place names
location of pastoral runs
ship wrecks
the general progress of European settlement at various times
progress of cadastral, geodetic and physiographic surveys at particular times
Intending users should understand that not all of the above features will appear on any one plan. In many cases the cadastral information is central, and all other details are incidental.
Once you have identified a plan of interest, you can use the codes contained in the searchable database to ascertain which topographic features are included on the plan.
A topographic features
AD hydrographic interest
C cadastral features
DA geological features
NR road engineering
PC rail or tramways
B buildings plotted
S soils and/or vegetation described
M mineral deposits noted
V vegetation described
Below is a list of the subcollections contained in this series, and the codes used to represent these in the listing of the records.
AA - AGRICULTURAL AREA (1865)
BL - BOUNDARY LINE (1870 - 1874)
CEM - CEMETERY (1841 - 1861)
CN - CONNECTING SURVEYS (1855 - 1915)
CONT - CONTRACT (1861)
COUNTY - COUNTY (1857 - 1860)
CS - COASTAL SURVEYS (1802 - 1923)
DIST - DISTRICT (1851 - 1882)
ELEC - ELECTORAL PLANS (1855 - 1859)
ET - ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH (1850 - 1911)
EXP - EXPLORERS ROUTES (1858-1888)
FEAT - FEATURE PLANS (1838 - 1948)
GB - GRAZING BLOCKS (1883 - 1939)
GEOGEN - GEODETIC (GENERAL) (1840 - C.1880)
GEODV - GEODETIC DIVISIONS (1882 - 1905)
GEOSQ - GEODETIC SQUARES (1860 - 1881)
GF - GOLDFIELDS (1852-1906)
GIPPS - RIVER SURVEYS (1837-1899)
GLENELG - GLENELG RIVERS (1839-1866)
GOULB - GOULBURN RIVERS (1842-1872)
LC - LAND CLASSIFICATION (1885-1960)
LODDON - LODDON RIVERS (1839 - 1874)
MCS - MISCELLANEOUS COASTAL SURVEYS (1802 - 1908)
MD - MINES DEPARTMENT (1856 - 1936)
MELBRL - MELBOURNE ROLL (1851 - 1910)
MS - MISCELLANEOUS (1860 - 1937) (M/A, D, BO, BU, C, DEF, F, I, L, M, T, U, W)
MURRAY - MURRAY RIVER (1837 - 1881)
NR - NEW ROADS (1850 - 1928)
NSW - INTERSTATE (1857 - 1952)
OPR - OLD PROCLAIMED ROADS (1839 - 1863)
OR - OLD ROADS (1840 - 1863)
POL - RES POLICE RESERVES (1851 - 1861)
PR - PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS (1852 - 1873)
PROC - PROCLAIMED ROADS (1876 - 1890)
PROC (2) - PROCLAMATIONS (OTHER) (1875 - 1915)
QLD - QUEENSLAND (1862 - 1951)
RAIL - RAILWAY LINES (1852 - 1913)
ROLL - ROLL PLANS (1837 - 1895)
RS - ROADS (SUNDRY) (1847 - 1874)
RUN - PASTORAL RUNS (1847 - 1882)
SA - SOUTH AUSTRALIA (1855 - 1905)
SALE - SALE (1850 - 1861)
SP - STANDARD PARALLELS
SS - SPECIAL SURVEYS (1841 - 1850)
SYDNEY - SYDNEY PLANS (1837 - 1851)
TN - TRIANGULATION (1840 - 1881)
VICGEN - VICTORIA (GENERAL) (1860 - 1958)
WIMMERA - WIMMERA RIVERS (1841 - 1899)
WS - WATER SUPPLY (1858 - 1914)
For detailed information about the many sub-collections in this series, see the Historic Plan Collection entry on the PROVwiki.
Data time period:
[1836 TO 1984]
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