Lead by Brian McCloskey and Bill Moore, the project records all surveyors "Appointed, Licensed or Registered" since 1788 by the Government in NSW.
Stage 1 of the project was the compilation in an electronic database of a single list of all the names of over 4,750 surveyors with available details of those surveyors.Stage 1 was completed in July 2005, and was officially launched in CD format by the Minister for Lands at a function at the Mitchell Library on 1 August.
The project continues to seek contributions about the careers and general biographical information about all included surveyors. Contributions are sought from any surveyor who has not yet provided his or her details, or details about any other surveyor who is unable to make their own contribution. People who are not surveyors could also make contributions about surveyors who they know or about whom they have suitable information.
Contact Details
Brian McCloskey
(02) 9419 6869 (ph)
Survey Monument Register
The Survey Monument Register was started in 2006 by the Seniors Group to record "items" of interest to surveying and surveyors. Relevant "items" are those usually fixed in place, such as survey marks and monuments, memorials, graves, etc. The attached "resources" include the initial brief for the project, which gives an overview of the Register; a sample of the Index contents; and forms to complete to provide details about monuments for inclusion in the Register. The forms can be printed, completed for new monuments and returned to the custodian of the Register by post or facsimile to the Institution office, or scanned and sent directly to the custodian as an attachment to an email message.