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Sydney City Council

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Sale of Sydney Common Allotments Records, 1867-1940

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Surveying

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Boxes in this Series (5)

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Description Books, 1870-1982

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Unique IDAS-0843DateBetween 1st January 1870 and 1st January 1982Date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - HardcoverShort descriptionThis series contains surveyors' descriptions of parcels of land 1870-1982, for subdivisions, resumptions, parks, public baths, markets, dogs' homes, urinals, street widening and extensions, land to be purchased or leased by Council, and land for the Town Hall sites.
DescriptionThis series contains surveyors' descriptions of parcels of land. This includes descriptions of parcels of land for subdivisions (particularly the subdivision of the Sydney Common), resumptions, parks, public baths, markets, dogs' homes, urinals, street widening and extensions, land to be purchased or leased by Council, and land for the Town Hall sites. It also includes copies of certificates of title, descriptions of estates, authorities to occupy sites, and the earlier volumes have hand-coloured linen maps of the land being described.

The books were created by:
-City Engineers Department I AG-0005 (01/01/1936 to 01/01/1982)
-City Engineering and Building Surveyors Department AG-0061 (01/01/1928 to 01/01/1936)
-City Engineer and City Surveyors Department II AG-0088 (01/01/1925 to 01/01/1936)
-City Surveyors Department AG-0087 (01/01/1890 to 01/01/1925)
-City Engineer and City Surveyors Department I AG-0086 (01/01/1870 to 01/01/1890).

All of the volumes are indexed. The first four volumes cover the Sydney Common. The rest are labelled as general description books. Most of the pages are signed and dated by the surveyors.

Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Sale of Sydney Common Allotments Records AS-0997 (15/05/1867 to 05/05/1882)
RELATED TO: Surveying AY-0046 (01/01/1870 to 01/01/1982) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access notePlease acknowledge City of Sydney Archives.

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Source system ID843System of arrangementChronological

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Digitisation statusNot digitised

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are the original records of the Municipal Council of Sydney. The records have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that these are historical records and the language used within the records 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 seriesSale of Sydney Common Allotments Records, 1867-1940Creating 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 activitiesSurveying

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Description Books, 1870-1982