Archival Plans - Land
The Lands and Surveys Department produced many different series of maps and plans relating to land. These are maps and plans held by the State Records Office pertaining to land.
Exploration Plans; 1831 - 1958, WAS 50
Original plans and/or copies registered as "Exploration Plans".
Historic Plans; Early South-West Plans, 1830 -1882, WAS 234
These plans record original surveys made in the south-west region of Western Australia.
Original Plans; Original Surveys - Townsites, 1836 - 1920, WAS 235
Plans compiled from original surveys of proposed and/or declared townsites
Original Plans; Original Surveys - Districts, 1850 - 1910, WAS 236
Cadastral plans compiled from original surveys. The plans consist of one or more locations within the same Land District. Most original plans contain some topographical information, which greatly enhances their historical and aesthetic value.
Cancelled Public Plans; Districts; Pre-Standard Series, 1856 - 1880, WAS 978
These plans illustrate the alienation and subdivision of land in the settled districts of Western Australia during the mid-19th Century. The plans are split into 15 subseries which reflect the fifteen land districts or regions composing the State at the time.
Cancelled Public Plans; Standard Series, 1878 - 1907, WAS 979
These plans represent the first attempt to cover Western Australia within one integrated, cadastral mapping system.
Cancelled Public Plans; Districts; Post Standard Series, 1893 - 1903, WAS 980
These plans comprise several types of cadastral maps that were drawn during the same period as the Standard Series. They generally conform to grids and scales within individual land districts.
Cancelled Public Plans; Original State Series, 1903 - 1972, WAS 981
These plans embody a cadastral mapping system based on the Bonne Modified Conical Projection. The latter provided for small, medium and large scale mapping of the State.
Cancelled Public Plans; Agricultural Areas, 1893 - 1964, WAS 1015
These plans consist of three types: the subdivision of lands in rural areas beyond townsite boundaries, agricultural areas, and the subdivision of repurchased estates in agricultural areas.
Page last updated: Sunday 12 August 2012
