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Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939

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Unique IDAS-0928Start dateBetween 1st January 1916 and 1st January 1940Start date qualifiercircaFormatPlanDescriptionThis set of detail survey maps of Sydney in the inter-war period was prepared by the Fire Underwriters’ Association of NSW. The maps were originally produced in 1916, reprinted and extended on 1 August 1925, revised and reprinted in April 1933, and revised in July 1940. Their purpose was to record the locations and plan view of properties, together with the building materials, associated fire risks, and fire precautions. This information could then be used to assess the level of risk for a building to be insured. The maps cover the commercial heart of the City, from Circular Quay to Haymarket, and from Darling Harbour to Elizabeth Street. Additional areas included are: parts of East Sydney; blocks around Bay St Ultimo; and some high-risk industrial sites on Blackwattle Bay. The scale of the plans is 40 feet to the inch (1:480) except for the original key map which is 528 feet to the inch (1:6336). The key map includes an explanatory legend for the colours and symbols used in the maps. The maps are extensively annotated to show the names of firms occupying buildings, the businesses they conducted, and details such as positioning of stairways and street addresses. When a building was demolished, or a new building constructed, or significant changes made, amendments to the relevant map sheet were issued by the Fire Underwriters’ Association. These were intended to be cut to shape and pasted over the obsolete section of the map, to bring it up to date. Many of the original sheets in the City of Sydney Archives have these pasted updates added.
Relationship summaryCREATED BY: City Architect and Building Surveyors Department II AG-0016 (01/01/1937 to 01/01/1940) CREATED BY: Electricity Department AG-0084 (01/01/1916 to 01/01/1936) RELATED TO: Fire Insurance Plans Reference Microfilm AS-0931 (01/01/1916 to 01/01/1940) RELATED TO: Land use, employment and related statistical surveys AY-94 (01/01/1916 to 01/01/1940) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 215, 216, 217, 218

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 210, 211, 212

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 186, 187

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 185, 185a, 188

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 182, 183, 184, 193, 194

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 178, 180

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 177, 181

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 176, 204

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 173, 174

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 168, 170

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 166, 167

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 159, 160

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 158, 163

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 153, 154

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 150, 151

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 148, 149

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 146, 147

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 140, 144

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 136, 138

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 132, 133, 134, 135, 139

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 123, 124

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 122, 130

Plans of Sydney (Fire Underwriters), 1917-1939: Blocks 120, 121

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CSA025449

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