A selection of historical survey documents.
1984 - Specifications for primary control surveys (PDF 441.1 KB)
Transcript of original 1984 document for easier reading.
1984 - Specifications for primary control surveys (PDF 4.8 MB)
The NSW Department of Lands had special requirements for Primary Control Surveys. This document outlines those requirements.
Black and white scan of original 1984 document.
1984 - Specifications for second order levelling (PDF 3.4 MB)
The NSW Department of Lands had special requirements for Second Order Leveling. This document outlines those requirements.
Black and white scan of original 1984 document.
1984 - Specifications for second order levelling (PDF 242.5 KB)
Transcript of original 1984 document for easier reading.
1984 - Specifications for secondary control surveys (PDF 4.8 MB)
The NSW Department of Lands had special requirements for Secondary Control Surveys. This document outlines those requirements.
Black and white scan of original 1984 document.
1984 - Specifications for secondary control surveys (PDF 422.9 KB)
Transcript of original 1984 document for easier reading.
1988 - Specifications for third order levelling (PDF 148.9 KB)
Transcript of original 1988 document for easier reading.
1988 - Specifications for third order levelling (PDF 3.2 MB)
The NSW Department of Lands had special requirements for Third Order Leveling. This document outlines those requirements.
Black and white scan of original 1988 document.
2002 - Marking the landscape (PDF 4.5 MB)
From the humble wooden peg to the permanent mark prescribed by the Survey Co-ordination Act 1949, the types of mark used in New South Wales have been many and varied. This 2002 edition 2 of the document provides a detailed history of these marks.
2014 - Footsteps in Time (PDF 2.1 MB)
Permission to reproduce and publish this 2014 edition of Footsteps in Time online and in hardcopy obtained from the Estate of the late John Yeaman and Institute of Surveyors NSW Inc.
2016 - Surveyor General's Direction No.10 Surveys of Crown Land (PDF 649.5 KB)
Retired in March 2020 as superseded by other Surveyor-General's Directions.
2016 - Surveyor-General's Direction No.3 Control for Cadastral Surveys (PDF 979.4 KB)
Retired in April 2019 as superseded by other Surveyor-General's Directions.
