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NTRS 2182 Surveyor's diary

Recording Agency:	Land Office (aka Crown Lands Office/Survey Department etc) (619)
Date Range:	1909 - 1911
Access:	Agreement Pending
Location:	Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:

How to Use the Records

A transcript is available in NTRS 2183.

Function / Content

This series consist of the Surveyor's diary kept by Thomas John Worgan on the Tanami Goldfield during 1909-1911. Worgan kept a record of telegrams and letters sent to the Minister and the Government Resident in Darwin regarding the development of the Tanami Goldfield. Topics include: water and sinking bores, provision of a mail service to Tanami, gold discoveries, violent confrontations between prospectors and Aboriginals, and recommendations from the Progress Committee. This estray was donated by Thomas John Worgan's granddaugher, Fleur Worgan Johnson.

Recordkeeping System

None, one only

Recording Agency

Period	Title	Agency Id
1909 - 1911	Land Office (aka Crown Lands Office/Survey Department etc)	619

Agency Responsible

Period	Title	Agency Id
1909 - 1912	Land Office (aka Crown Lands Office/Survey Department etc)	619
1912 - 1914	Survey Department	686
1914 - 1921	Lands and Survey Department [I]	623
1921 - 1925	Lands and Mines Department	621
1925 - 1931	Lands and Survey Department [II]	624
1931 - 1972	Lands and Survey Branch	622
1972 - 1975	Department of Services and Property, Northern Territory Branch	592
1975 - 1978	Department of Administrative Services, Northern Territory Office	1261
1978 - 1980	Department of Lands and Housing [I]	580
2016 - ct	Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics	1296

Related Series

Transfer Date	Series	Series Id
1910 - 1911	Copy of map of Granite Hills region showing location of prospectors death	NTRS 2293
No Date - No Date	Copy of photograph of Thomas John Worgan	NTRS 2287
No Date - No Date	Transcript of surveyor's diary (1909 - 1911)	NTRS 2183

Consignments

Consignment Id	Number of Units	Contents Date Range	Public Access	Description
P0001	1	1909 - 1911	Agreement Pending