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Alignments Register, 1834-1974 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]
Description
Unique IDAS-0113DateBetween 1st January 1834 and 5th August 1974Date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - Leather BoundShort descriptionThis series contains two bound registers with handwritten entries which are arranged alphabetically according to the name of the street aligned. Information is recorded on the street, location of alignment, date of alignment, remarks, and later measurements of the footway and carriageway.DescriptionThis series contains two bound registers with handwritten entries. The entries are arranged alphabetically according to the name of the street aligned. Information is recorded on the street, location of alignment, date of alignment, remarks, and later measurements of the footway and carriageway.
The registers were created by the following agencies:
- City Engineer and City Surveyors Department I AG-0086 (01/01/1881 to 01/01/1890)
- City Surveyor's Department (AG-0087) in the period 01/01/1890 to 20/01/1925;
- City Engineer and City Surveyor's Department II (AG-0088) in the period 20/01/1925 to 29/08/1928;
- City Engineering and Building Surveyors Department (AG-0061) in the period 31/08/1928 to 31/05/1936 and
- City Engineers Department I (AG-0005) in the period 01/06/1936 to 05/08/1974.
Two photocopies of items are appended to the second register referring to the alignment of streets in the Darlington Municipality and the Burrough of Newtown.
The first volume was created in 1881 by the City Engineer and City Surveyors Department I (AG-0086) and dates to 11 March 1896, although most entries only date to 1888. The spine is labelled 'Alignments Original'. This was superseded in the late 1890s by the second register to which entries were transferred. The latest entry in this register is 5 August 1974.Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Road construction and maintenance AY-0047 (01/01/1881 to 05/08/1974) LanguageEnglish (eng)
The registers were created by the following agencies:
- City Engineer and City Surveyors Department I AG-0086 (01/01/1881 to 01/01/1890)
- City Surveyor's Department (AG-0087) in the period 01/01/1890 to 20/01/1925;
- City Engineer and City Surveyor's Department II (AG-0088) in the period 20/01/1925 to 29/08/1928;
- City Engineering and Building Surveyors Department (AG-0061) in the period 31/08/1928 to 31/05/1936 and
- City Engineers Department I (AG-0005) in the period 01/06/1936 to 05/08/1974.
Two photocopies of items are appended to the second register referring to the alignment of streets in the Darlington Municipality and the Burrough of Newtown.
The first volume was created in 1881 by the City Engineer and City Surveyors Department I (AG-0086) and dates to 11 March 1896, although most entries only date to 1888. The spine is labelled 'Alignments Original'. This was superseded in the late 1890s by the second register to which entries were transferred. The latest entry in this register is 5 August 1974.Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Road construction and maintenance AY-0047 (01/01/1881 to 05/08/1974) LanguageEnglish (eng)
Access
Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access noteAccess is by microfilm copy.
Identification and Arrangement
Source system ID113System of arrangementAlphabetical
Digitisation
Digitisation statusNot digitised
Data Quality
Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Alignments Registers by Sydney City Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.
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OrganisationSydney City CouncilRelated seriesAlignment and Realignment PlansCreating agenciesCity Engineer and City Surveyor's Department ICity Surveyor's DepartmentCity Engineer and City Surveyor's Department IICity Engineering and Building Surveyor's DepartmentCity Engineer's Department IRelated activitiesRoad construction and maintenance
Alignments Register, 1834-1974 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] (01/01/1834 - 05/08/1974), [AS-0113]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 19 Apr 2025, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/62968