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NTRS 3737 Survey diagram books

Recording Agency:Surveyor-General's Department (1262); Land Office (aka Crown Lands Office/Survey Department etc) (619); Survey Department (686); Lands and Survey Department [I] (623)
Date Range:1869 - 1917
Access:Open
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:

How to Use the Records

An index page is incuded in the front of some volumes, which records the description and page number of the diagram. These original records are closed to access for preservation reasons. Reference copies in plan format in NTRS 3996 can be accessed.

Function / Content

This series consists of registers of survey diagram drawings for the Northern Territory. The diagrams record the survey details for the area or portion of land with references to adjoining locations and portions. The Hundred location is recorded along with the NT drawing number, and the drawings are certified and dated by a surveyor. Included on each diagram is a reference table which refers to the relevant surveyor's field book no, and pages, the date the land was offered, the number and area of sections, descripion and locality, and includes the total area of sections, roads and reserves. A table of improvements it included. The drawings scale is in chains per inch. Some diagrams are drawn in colour and depict types of vegetation and location of geographic land masses and water courses.

Recordkeeping System

Numerical

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1869 - 1869Surveyor-General's Department1262
1869 - 1912Land Office (aka Crown Lands Office/Survey Department etc)619
1912 - 1914Survey Department686
1914 - 1917Lands and Survey Department [I]623

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1869 - 1869Surveyor-General's Department1262
1869 - 1912Land Office (aka Crown Lands Office/Survey Department etc)619
1912 - 1914Survey Department686
1914 - 1921Lands and Survey Department [I]623
1921 - 1925Lands and Mines Department621
1925 - 1931Lands and Survey Department [II]624
1931 - 1972Lands and Survey Branch622
1972 - 1975Department of Services and Property, Northern Territory Branch592
1975 - 1978Department of Administrative Services, Northern Territory Office1261
1978 - 1980Department of Lands and Housing [I]580
2016 - ctDepartment of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics1296

Subsequent Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
- 1869Survey Diagram (DIA) series plans [copies]NTRS 3995

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
1869 - 1917Survey Diagram (DIA) series plansNTRS 4031
1869 - 1917Survey Diagram Book plansNTRS 3996
1869 - 1898Township survey diagram booksNTRS 3738

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000161869 - 1917Open