ACT/NSW border survey original field books
This is the digital version of the field books that were used in the original ACT/NSW border survey. Besides being priceless cultural relics in themselves, they are still the paramount record of the location of the border between the ACT and NSW, recording the measurements and marking of an original Crown survey.
Whilst running this survey, Surveyor Percy Sheaffe experienced difficulties in connecting to survey marks of lands that the border passed through. As the Commonwealth was going to acquire all such land parcels, he also resurveyed all these parcels and recorded his observations in additional field books, which are also part of this collection.
This resource is recommended for use by surveyors - especially from New South Wales - who are undertaking any surveys in the vicinity of the border, particularly redefinition work.
Use of books
Bearings in these books and on the plans drawn from them are based on the meridian as passing through Stromlo Trigonometrical Station, a datum that is used to this day in the ACT. Stromlo bearings gave a value of about 10º greater than the magnetic bearings used on portion plans at the time of survey (1911 to 1915) for this region of Australia.
Beside survey observations, details include references to natural and cultural features and sketching of the areas being surveyed. Supplementary surveys were carried out on all blocks of land that had the border passing through them.
Each entry includes the book's field book number, extent of survey, surveyor's name, dates the surveyor entered or completed the information in the book, and the number of the corresponding sheet in the FC18 series of border plans.
Scanned in colour at a resolution of 300dpi (85μm), these images will allow for discernment of the finest detail recorded in these books. If a book does not appear in the list it is because the whereabouts of that book is not known.
List of field books
- A 69 - Coree to CH48,000 - FC18 sheet 1 - (PDF 14.0 MB)
- A 70 - Portion surveys - FC18 sheet 1 - (PDF 13.1 MB)
- A 71 - CH48,000 to CH116,811 - FC18 sheet 1, 2 - (PDF 12.0 MB)
- A 84 - Portion surveys - FC18 sheet 1, 2 - (PDF 11.8 MB)
- A 85 - River traverses - FC18 sheet 2 - (PDF 11.3 MB)
- A 86 - Portion Surveys FC18 sheet 2 - (PDF 12.0 MB)
- A 140 - Portion Surveys - FC18 sheet 2 - (PDF 12.0 MB)
- A 141 - CH116,811 to One Tree; Portions - FC18 sheet 2 - (PDF 11.8 MB)
- A 142 - Creek traverses - FC18 sheet 2 - (PDF 12.3 MB)
- A 147 - Portion surveys - FC 18 sheet 2 - (PDF 11.9 MB)
- A 151 - One Tree to S2 - FC18 sheet 3 - (PDF 13.5 MB)
- A 152 - Portion surveys - FC18 sheet 3 - (PDF 13.4 MB)
- A 202 - Portion surveys - FC18 sheet 3 - (PDF 11.3 MB)
- A 203 - S2 to T4 - FC18 sheet 3 - (PDF 12.7 MB)
- A 221 - T4 to Greenwood - FC18 sheet 3, 4 - (PDF 14.1 MB)
- A 222 - Portion fiel notes - FC18 sheet 3 - (PDF 11.6 MB)
- A 283 - Portion field notes - FC18 sheet 4 - (PDF 11.2 MB)
- A 284 - Greenwood 25M - FC18 sheet 4 - (PDF 12.5 MB)
- A 291 - 25M to Amungula - FC18 sheet 4 - (PDF 12.6 MB)
- A 301 - Amungula-Cohen FC18 sheet 4 - (PDF 13.0 MB)
- A 302 - Field notes - FC18 sheet 4 - (PDF 10.9 MB)
- A 314 - Field notes - FC18 sheet 4 - (PDF 10.8 MB)
- A 315 - Cohen to railway - FC18 sheet 4 - (PDF 12.4 MB)
- A 475 - 17 to railway E10 - FC18 sheet 4, 5 - (PDF 14.6 MB)
- A 496 - Railway E10-V13 - FC18 sheet 5 - (PDF 13.8 MB)
- A 497 - V13 to Q15; River traverses - FC18 sheet 5, 6 - (PDF 12.5 MB)
- A 594 - Molonglo traverse - FC18 sheet 6 - (PDF 10.9 MB)
- A 636 - Portion surveys - FC18 sheet 6 - (PDF 11.8 MB)
- A 1008 - Coree to P51 - FC18 sheet 13 - (PDF 13.6 MB)
- A 1009 - Cotter traverse - FC18 sheet 13 - (PDF 12.1 MB)
- A 1010 - P51 to B54 - FC18 sheet 13 - (PDF 13.3 MB)
- A 1011 - B54 to H55 - FC18 sheet 13 - (PDF 13.2 MB)
- A 1012 - Cotter traverse - FC18 sheet 13 - (PDF 12.3 MB)
- A 1013 - H55 to R56 - FC18 sheet 12, 13 - (PDF 13.0 MB)
- A 1017 - N15 to R18 - FC18 sheet 6 - (PDF 13.8 MB)
- A 1022 - Q56 to P58 - FC18 sheet 12 - (PDF 12.7 MB)
- A 1023 - Cotter traverse - FC sheet 12 - (PDF 12.5 MB)
- A 1024 - P58 to R59 - FC18 sheet 12 - (PDF 11.5 MB)
- A 1025 - T59-L60; L60-M79 - FC18 sheet 12 - (PDF 12.6 MB)
- A 1026 - L60-Q62; M70-Z72 - (PDF 12.7 MB)
- A 1027 - Q62 to X65 - FC18 sheet 12 - (PDF 13.1 MB)
- A 1028 - Portion surveys - FC18 sheet 6, 7 - (PDF 11.4 MB)
- A 1029 - B23 to B26 - FC18 sheet 6, 7 - (PDF 12.4 MB)
- A 1051 - B26 to Yarara; Portion surveys - FC18 sheet 7, 8, 9 - (PDF 14.6 MB)
- A 1052 - Portion surveys - FC18 sheet 7, 8 - (PDF 11.2 MB)
- A 1055 - K59 to K76 - FC18 sheet 11, 12 - (PDF 12.5 MB)
- A 1056 - K76 to W79 - FC 18 sheet 11 - (PDF 12.6 MB)
- A 1057 - W79 to L82 - FC sheet 10, 11 - (PDF 12.4 MB)
- A 1058 - L82 to R85 - FC18 sheet 10 - (PDF 12.4 MB)
- A 1059 - R85 to R87 - FC18 sheet 10 - (PDF 13.7 MB)
- A 1083 - Yarara to Q33 - (PDF 13.2 MB)
- A 1084 - Q33 to B35 - FC18 sheet 8, 9 - (PDF 11.5 MB)
- A 1087 - B35 to Mt Clear - FC18 sheet 9 - (PDF 13.5 MB)
- A 1088 Mt Clear to G40 - FC18 sheet 9 - (PDF 13.8 MB)
- A 1089 - G40 to R87 - FC18 sheet 9, 10 - (PDF 14.0 MB)
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