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10 items extracted from CO 18/47 (folios 442-451). 10 maps of Western Australia....
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/696
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This record is about the 10 items extracted from CO 18/47 (folios 442-451). 10 maps of Western Australia.... dating from 1847 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847
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10 items extracted from CO 18/47 (folios 442-451). 10 maps of Western Australia. (1) - (3) Plan of the road between Guildford and York, in 3 sheets. Scale 1 inch to 40 chains. Sheet 1 covers the area from Guildford to the 960 chain mark; sheet 2 the area from the 960 chain mark to the 2160 chain mark; sheet 3 the area from the 2160 chain mark to York. Sheet 3 has true north indicated. (4) Chained survey of the roads between Perth and Fremantle, with a section of the Canning Narrows. Reference tables. Scale: 3 inches to 1 mile. (5) Paced survey of the road between the Wellington and Williams districts. Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles. By F T Gregory, acting Assistant Surveyor. (6) Map of explorations in Western Australia to find a post road from Bunbury to Kojonup. Scale: 1 inch to 2½ miles. By A C Gregory, Assistant Surveyor. (7) Plan of road between Perth and Guildford on the left bank of the Swan River. Reference tables. Scale: 2 inches to 1 mile. (8) Routes to the northward of Champion Bay. No scale shown. By J S Roe. (9) Eye sketch of the country between Champion Bay and the Moore River, showing the route of Dr. van Sommer in search of coal. Scale: 1 inch to 6 miles. By A C Gregory. (10) Survey of the road from Bunbury to Peel town and Pinjarrup. With a section of the Collie River. Reference table. Scale: 8 inches to 1 mile. True meridian by solar observation shown. By F T Gregory acting Assistant Surveyor. Dimensions of sheets: (4) 66 cm x 75.6 cm; (5) 38.1 cm x 97.8 cm; (6) 57.1 cm x 97.8 cm; (7) 61 cm x 74.9 cm; (8) 47.6 cm x 66 cm; (9) 62.2 cm x 89.5 cm; (10) 63.5 cm x 95.3 cm.
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