No: 53, Issue 2 MARCH 2014Print Post APProved: PP255003/06031
Fly Leaves - From my Field Book
Heritage Tree Study
Finding Bennelong
Australia Day Seminar
Demise of TS10136
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CONTENTS
Front Cover L-r Jeff needham, President, institute of surveyors new Zealand. Phil Hayward, President isnsW, Glenn Collins, President institution of surveyors victoria
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Regular Features 4 President’s Report
6 Executive Officer’s Report
7 Secretary’s Report
8 Surveyor’s Quiz
9 Spatial World – NSW Globe released
34 Looking Back
35 Membership Connect
35 NSW Government Gazette
36 2014 Calendar of Events
37 Conferences and Seminars
37 Classifieds
The Profession 11 Cadastral Corner – Polishing the Brass cont.
13 Finding Bennelong? Surveying Solves a
200 Year Old Mystery
18 Fly Leaves: From my Field Book
24 Charles Sturt University – Survey Heritage Tree Study
20-22 Australia Day Seminar 2014 Picture Gallery
23 Australia Day Seminar Report from Mary Harrison
News 25 News from The University of Newcastle
26 Seniors’ Group 2013 Annual Report
28 The Demise of TS 10136 – Port Kembla Chimney
29 XXV International FIG Congress –
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
30 SMIC Report on 144th General Meeting
Obituary 32 Vale: Graeme Keith Boler 1942 - 2013
Reports 28 Report on Higher Education Courses in the Digital Age
29 BOSSI Report
31 Cumberland Group News
News 30 Land and Property Information – CORSnet – NSW –
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“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” (Michael Jordon. NBA Basketball player)
That’s exactly what did happen at the Australia Day Seminar 2014. How fortunate we were that the ADS Committee and in particular our Executive Officer Terina Sawyer and her staff made it happen.
Some 270 delegates plus sponsors, guests and speakers making 300 participants were entertained, inspired and mentally challenged by a cohort of speakers who represented the peak of their particular field of knowledge. A remarkable success considering last minute challenges faced by the Institution staff.
Firstly our preferred venue from previous years having accepted our booking advised that the venue wasn’t available and then our first choice speaker, a VC winner in Afghanistan who accepted our booking, took the deposit and at the 11th hour and then received a better offer and dumped us.
A lesser person would have been totally defeated but not our Executive Officer Terina Sawyer. New venue much better than the previous one, a fabulous key note speaker in Todd Sampson and two days that went like clockwork. Starting with an inspiring talk about overcoming fear in business and indeed in all of life challenges, going through all manner of hi-tech stuff not the least of which was the helicopter flying around the hall and culminating in a team of surveyors and GIS practitioners led by Keith Cadogan of “Men, Marks and Monuments” fame describing how the City of Sydney streets were redefined and coordinated.
The original concept of the ADS was to provide an opportunity for our country cousins to obtain CPD points and generally socialise. This has grown to the stage where about a quarter of our membership participated and took the opportunity to socialise on the Thursday night harbour cruise. We particularly welcomed our kindred Institutions of Surveyors with Glenn Collins, President of Institution of Surveyors Victoria and their Executive Officer, Gary White together with the President of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, Jeff Needham and their Chief Executive Officer, Hadyn Smith. After the seminar we held a semi formal meeting with these gentlemen and resolved to work towards the creation of a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the three Institutions. I believe that this can be of great benefit to all members apart from the obvious advantages to those who cross the river Murray, but also to members from New Zealand and those who would extend their visits to NZ by attending conferences there where we have many things in common in the way we practice our profession.
During one of the breaks I had conversation with Bob Curtis from Burradoo. Bob told me that he was a third generation surveyor and that his grandfather was indeed the President whose words I quoted in last month’s Presidential message.
Of some concern were the usual suspects who were noted signing in for the morning session and returning each afternoon with or without drink to sign off for the day. It makes one wonder at the value of their CPD certification and indeed the value of their signatures on Registered Plans.
Finally I would like to thank our sponsors who enabled us to maintain our prices at last year’s levels despite a more expensive venue.
We were all very pleased when long term member John Holt was awarded an Order of Australia for services to life saving.
This made me think of how little we know of each other and the activities which occupy our people outside of surveying. Graham Boler’s eulogies last month were a revelation to the
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Another event which made me proud of our surveying heritage was the Seniors Group Parliamentary Luncheon. It was my privilege to present John Naughton with a certificate recording 50 years continuous membership of the Institution. Over those years John has served as President, Honorary Secretary and President of the now defunct Institution of Surveyors Australia. At the same event I was able to announce that the Board of ISNSW had advanced Mr John Read and Mr John Eggleston to the grade of Fellow of the Institution. Both of these gentlemen have worked long and hard for the Institution and continue to do so with the Seniors Group.
It would be remiss of me not to mention the speaker at the lunch. Chief Surveyor Paul Harcombe gave a really interesting talk about the contribution surveyors have made to our society since the Pyramids through to the modern day and having heard it one can’t help wondering why we are such an underrated profession. Clearly we need a good agent.
On the subject of the Chief Surveyor and his Department it is really heartening to hear that having spent a lot of money the Government have resolved not to sell off the Titling System which has been the rock on which the state’s economy has been founded for the past 150 years. Sadly the same cannot be said of the original Lands Department building in Bridge street Sydneywhich is still very much in the Governments sights.
So that’s about it. I was going to pad this out with more wisdom from former President Curtis, however it would appear that he spent the better part of 1913 fighting an application from the Surveyors Labourers Union to fix an award operating in NSW. From his comments “the struggle was long and, I regret to say, an acrimonious one, and resulted in an award which is I think, generally regarded as ill considered. The demands of the labourers were very much curtailed, and a feeling of antagonism between master and man has unfortunately been engendered.” It would appear he was not happy. z
Phil Hayward,
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tHe AustrALiA dAY seMinAr 2014This month is dedicated to the Australia
Day Seminar held at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney on the 23rd and 24th January 2014.
With so many excellent presentations over the two days it is hard to single out a mere few. But Keynote Speaker, Todd Sampson, the Chief Executive Officer of Leo Burnett captivated the audience with his presentation on The Power of Creativity. A very thought provoking presentation. This was followed by an excellent presentation on the Barangaroo development by David McCracken, Director of Strategic Development and Master Planning, Barangaroo Delivery Authority and Damien Hertslet, Executive Director of Construction at Baranagaroo South for Lend Lease. We were given an amazing insight by these two gentlemen into what has been touted as the biggest change to Sydney this century. I for one was blown away by this presentation.
Other presentations on the first day were from Esri Australia by Dr Dipak Paudyal, Remote Sensing in the Cloud – Opportunities and Challenges and Gary Johnson, Informing communities with real-time bushfire map.
Session Three saw LPI take to the stage with highly interesting presentations from Mark Deal, Peter Tesoriero, Leanne Hughes and Les Gardner who entertained the delegates with a forum of private practitioners, Peter Baxter in his trade mark yellow measurement braces and James Hook.
This followed a delicious buffet lunch held around the Trade Exhibitors stands.
The final session saw Professor Peter Webber give us some hard facts in his presentation ‘A Hard Landing for the Lands Department? “Issues and ethics in the disposal of iconic public property.”
The final presentation was the Sir Thomas Mitchell Award 2013 Winners, Matt Lee and Hong Yue with their award winning “Collector Wind Farm Photomontages.”
The first day ended with drinks and networking which one delegate describes as being like peak hour in Hanoi!!! too short, too hectic and too slow.
Unfortunately due to a deadline to board the board cruise we had to drink fast and run!!! The cruise was attended by 80 people on a magnificent night on an equally magnificent Sydney Harbour ending in fireworks in Darling Harbour, and no I didn’t organize that (but I was asked).
The second day is always a little more laid back but certainly the presentations were anything but!!
A fantastic presentation kicked off day 2 from James Hook, Position Partners with “Spies in the Sky” Emerging Technologies, UAV applications and CASA licensing requirements, and Gregory Boot and Peter Nancarrow with ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ an EISSI Award finalist.
Robert Monteath, gave an update on Strata Legislative changes and Denny Linker presented, Doing Strata Plan Number 1.
Ian Harper, presented Digital Demystification – What will happen to miscloses in the future before the end of the first half of the day and another sumptuous buffet lunch.
The final part of the day saw Chris Moy, AIMS guide us through ‘CPD a risk based approach’. Dr Richard Lucas, from the University of Canberra gave a highly entertaining presentation on ‘Incorporating Ethics into Industry Practice and Craig Turner from SDG presented ‘Keeping it Real, what are you really worth?
The day ended with Keith Cadogan and his team of experts on Men Marks and Monuments Revisited – City Alignments Recovery and Control.
Our sincere thanks to all those people
who gave us their time and energy to make this event memorable. Special thanks to our staff who work very hard to keep that bar set to the very high standard that is now the norm!.
Congratulations to our Captain Cook Dinner Cruise winner, Craig Robson we hope you and your lucky partner enjoy a great night on our harbour.
Thank you to our Trade Exhibitors who add plenty of interest and excitement to every event which we could not do without.
Finally a very big thank you to our sponsors, - Position Partners (Platinum Sponsor) - C.R. Kennedy Pty Ltd; - Listech; - Ultimate Positioning; - Survey Instrument Specialists and - AusSearch Pty Ltd
sAve tHe dAte! The Excellence in Surveying &
Spatial Information Awards will be held this year on Saturday 20th September at the Shangri-la Hotel Sydney.
50 Deluxe Darling Harbour View Rooms are available to all those attending the EISSI Award at a special discounted rate of $295.00 per room.
This rate will be on offer only until the 20th July 2014 - or until sold out.
To take advantage of this accommodation rate please contact the hotel on (02) 9250 6000 and quote the Booking Code: ISNSWSydney2013
PLeAse note tHe FoLLoWinG KeY dAtes
Expressions of Interest: 30 May 2014Final Entries: 07 July 2014Awards Evening: 20 September 2014.
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Terina Sawyer,
Executive Officer.
Institution of Surveyors NSW Inc.
Summary of the Minutes of the ISNSW Board Meeting 6 December 2013President Phil Hayward commenced the
meeting at 10:00am. Due to the fact that President Phil Hayward had just come out of hospital following back surgery he declared that he would hand over the meeting to the Immediate Past President Graeme Stewart to run.
APoLoGies reCeived: The Board was in full attendance.
No Conflicts of Interest were declared.
treAsurer’s rePortMathew Hynes (Honorary Treasurer) – Mathew report on his tabled Budget vs Actuals including a new ‘tracking’ column to track monthly actual vs budge.
At 10:30am Surveyor General of NSW Des Mooney and his assistant Brooke Baker joined the meeting to give an update to the Board on the outcome of the review of LPI.
MeMbersHiP rePortVicki Tester (Honorary Secretary)
Welcome the following new members:
• Andrew Peter Roberts – Student Membership
• Peter James Stewart – Corporate Membership
Numerous membership status applications, re-admissions, reinstatements and membership advancements were also approved.
AdMinistrAtion MAnAGer’s rePort Terina Sawyer (Administration Manager)-
Numerous matters discussed including:
• EISSI Award 2014 – First meeting was held on Tuesday 3rd December at ISNSW offices. The 2014 Committee consists of Craig Turner (Chair), Graeme Stewart (Deputy Chair), Phil Hayward,
James Thorpe, Ben Meyer, Terina Sawyer and Veronica Bondarew. It was determined that the event would be held at the Shangri-la Hotel on Saturday 20th September.
PoLiCY And GovernAnCe MAttersVarious Matters under consideration including:
• Strategic Plan – The quote and proposal from the chosen facilitator Greg Masters of Nexus Management was put to the Board and approved.
• NSW Surveying Taskforce – Vicki Tester reported on the teleconference held with Michelle Brooks and Cookie Dough on 26th November. Michelle is starting the considerable research task involved with setting up a working plan for NSW, it is hoped to have this research completed by April 2014.
Various reports of the Committees, Regional and Special Interests Groups were then presented; matters reported on included:
• Azimuth – The December/January edition of Azimuth would be the last for Paul Davis-Raiss as Editor in Chief. Graeme Stewart will be taking over from Paul in the New Year.
The meeting concluded at 12:00pm and was followed by the ISNSW Christmas Luncheon at the Pullman Sydney Hyde Park Hotel.
For a more extensive review of the above ISNSW Board Meeting, copies of the ratified minutes are available through the ISNSW Office. z
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Honorary Secretary ISNSW
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The release of NSW Globe follows the release of the NSW Government Open Data policy in late 2013, as part of a commitment to improve the way government agencies interact with customers.
While most surveyors and spatial professionals in NSW would be familiar with SIX Maps, NSW Globe provides an alternative way to view the same data.
best FeAtures oF nsW GLobe• Up to date imagery
The imagery provided through NSW Globe is usually more up to date compared with the standard imagery layer from Google.
• 1943 Imagery of Sydney
While this imagery has been available for some time, NSW Globe provides easy and fast navigation to explore what Sydney looked like in 1943.
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Surveyor’s Quiz compiled by Michael Spiteri
A Quiz from the April 1914 Board of Surveyors ExamFrom data given in the figure, find the length of CB, ABCD being a straight line.
soLution neXt MontHPlease send your solutions to: [email protected]
soLution to LAst MontH’s QuiZ
Last month’s solution comes from Mr. H. G. Foxall, B.E., L.S., which was published in the April 1914 edition of The Surveyor.
In the figure, AC and RT are two lines of railway; it is desired to connect them by two reserve curves of equal radius tangential at B and S.Assume the radius DS = EB = 1000. We have a close EBSDE, in which we have EB 310° 1000, BS 100° distance unknown, SD 340° 1000, DE 2000 with bearing unknown.Solving this incomplete close we obtain length BS = 2826.7 and bearing DE = 236°55’.In the original figure, however, the length BS is 4000, and since the figures are similar the lengths are proportional, therefore the length of the radius in the original figure was (4000 x 1000) / 2826.7 = 1415.1.SF =1415.1 x chord SDF = 1415.1 x chord 76°55’ = 1760.2BF = 1415.1 x chord 106°55’ = 2273.8Bearing SF = 340° - (90° - 76°55’/2) = 288°27½’Bearing BF = 310 – (90° - 106°55’/2) = 273°27½
Thank you to Chris Hutchinson for your solution to the December Quiz
NSW Globe released
NSW is among several states who have recently published their spatial data through Google Earth. According to Minister for Finance and Services Andrew Constance, the product, called NSW Globe, allows users to access government data and historical imagery in a more accessible and user friendly way.
barangaroo in 1943
imagery of barangaroo from Google (left) before construction work and from nsW Globe (right) where construction has commenced
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• Combine with other datasets
Western Australia (Locate WA) and Queensland (QLD Globe) have also released similar products. Rather than having to access dedicated portals for each State Government dataset, Google Earth allows all datasets to be viewed at once. Surveyors and spatial professionals working across state borders may find this capability quite useful.
• Import or create your own data
Google Earth provides a number of data import and creation tools which you can use to overlay your information over government spatial data layers.
You can access NSW Globe and other state government spatial data sets for use in Google Earth through the following links:
NSW Globe: http://globe.six.nsw.gov.au/
Locate WA: http://locate.wa.gov.au/
QLD Globe: http://www.dnrm.qld.gov.au/mapping-data/queensland-globe
CADASTRAL CORNERPOLISHING THE BRASS (PART 3 continued)
What do surveyors think about GNSS as a game-changer for cadastral surveying? Will GNSS replace ground methods? Will the cadastre of the future rely on fewer monuments, including fewer permanent survey marks, than we do at present? To the October 2012 Country Surveyors’ Conference questionnaire once again:
Q7(a). do you believe Gnss methods (including Corsnet-nsW) will largely supersede ground methods for cadastral surveying in nsW in rural areas?
Yes 53%; No 43%; Perhaps 4%
Comments:• Cannot supersede but consider
majority of rural surveys capable of a GNSS component allowing plans to be done more quickly and surveyor to be more competitive
• Eventually – not in the near future• GNSS may have already superseded
traditional survey practices in rural areas – in my area it is an ideal tool
• GNSS will be at least as important if not more important – it is usually the primary starting tool
• Traditional methods are likely to be superseded by GNSS due to time/cost constraints
• In cleared areas only• In part only• Large western surveys yes, but not
vegetated areas• Maybe• Maybe - being in [town] I can’t
comment• No – especially in vegetation• No – but can be used to bring in control• Partly only – there are a lot of times
where GNSS won’t work due to tree cover and/or lack of mobile phone coverage
• Probably, unfortunately• Not unless GNSS can receive signals
everywhere. Open areas yes• Yes – still need total station under
trees• Yes - speed and accuracy are superior• Yes – rural-residential OK• Yes – for lots over about 2 hectares,
terrain permitting• Yes – in conjunction with total stations
We should mention here Surveyor General’s Direction No.9 GNSS for Cadastral Surveys released August, 2013 which makes it clear relative accuracy is to remain paramount in cadastral surveying in NSW although it is stated as GNSS is an evolving technology the Direction will be subject to review. Whether LPI is foreshadowing the cadastre will eventually become position-based remains to be seen.
Under the Direction lines under 400 metres are to be validated and lines under 100 metres are not to be measured by RTK or NRTK GNSS including (the Direction spells it out) peg to reference mark bearings and distances. The requirement to measure lines of such length by ground methods in open-sky rural environments is hardly likely to be popular with surveyors undertaking rural surveys away from the forests of the eastern seaboard and the great divide. The Direction could be interpreted as discouraging surveyors from using GNSS for cadastral surveying, except by static methods.
Q7(b). do you believe Gnss methods (including Corsnet-nsW) will largely supersede ground methods for cadastral surveying in urban areas?
Yes 15%; No 85%
Comment:• Definitely no!• I think traditional methods are likely
to be superseded by GNSS due to time/cost constraints
• In part only• In our experience has limited use for
urban surveys• Monuments such as RMs are the
most decisive way of re-establishing boundary positions
• No - buildings/trees interfere with signal• No – but can be used to bring in control
[3]• No!• No! Traditional methods of fixing
boundaries by conventional means are mandatory
• Not accurate enough for short lines• Not unless GNSS can receive signals
everywhere. Open areas yes• Probably, unfortunately – will happen
more rapidly in urban areas than rural areas
• Yes – control network and longer connections
• Yes – in conjunction with total stations
GNSS is unlikely to supersede ground methods in urban cadastral surveying, except for some connections and to bring in control. No surprises here. But by no means a unanimous “no”…
Q8(a). do you believe we need, or will need in the future, more established PMs and ssMs, or fewer marks (perhaps of higher quality) in rural areas?
More marks 80%; fewer marks 8%; fewer marks of higher quality 5%; more marks of higher quality 2%; OK as is 5%
Comments:• Continuation of same requirement as
present seems practical to me • Current requirements are satisfactory
in our region• Fewer marks, of higher quality [2]• Good as a check for GNSS • More established marks [3]• More marks of higher accuracy• More established marks but of higher
quality• More established marks. Easier to
connect than buried cadastral marks where fences are out of position or non-existent
• More marks [5]• More marks but its the government’s
responsibility• More marks needed – still gaps in
established mark coverage• More PMs – they do not need to be
co-ordinated, they are good accurate and reliable marks – more stable than RMs in black soil, e.g. deep driven steel posts
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1 introduCtion – A bit About benneLonGWoollarawarre Bennelong was about 25 years old when the
English First Fleet arrived in January, 1788. Bennelong’s life then changed forever. Phillip’s instructions from King George III included “endeavour by every means possible to open an intercourse with the natives, and to conciliate their affections”.
Phillip tried, but by November 1789 he was in such despair over ever achieving native confidence by “fair means” that he ordered “two men should be taken by force”. At the time of his capture Bennelong was wiry and muscular, standing 170 cm tall. His skin was marked by smallpox (from which he had obviously recovered) and First Fleet officers described Bennelong as a merry fellow with a mischievous twinkle in his large dark eyes.
Bennelong soon became a valuable informant and go-between, willingly providing information about Aboriginal clans, customs and language. He learned to speak English and resided at Government House. In December 1792, Bennelong took the bold step of accompanying Governor Phillip on the long voyage back to England. Bennelong returned to Sydney Cove in September 1795, with Governor Hunter, and resumed an influential position among his people and the new settlers. Bennelong died on 3 January 1813 and was buried on the land of his friend James Squire in an orchard at Kissing Point (now Putney) in Ryde.
2 seArCHinG For benneLonG’s GrAve site – dr Peter MitCHeLL’s rePortIn 2010, the City of Ryde Council’s Heritage Advisory
Committee instigated a report in relation to Bennelong’s grave site. Historian Dr Peter Mitchell was asked to determine where the grave site was located. He followed a paper trail which pointed the way. In the absence of any maps that showed the grave site there were two key pieces of information.
The first was a letter (reproduced below) written by Charles Cobham Watson to the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and published on 8 July 1927. Watson was a great grandson of James Squire.
• More established marks – but not if co-ordinated by private surveyors!
• Never enough marks• Still many areas remote from
established marks• Technology will overcome the need
for any PMs or SSMs over time• The current rate of establishing
marks is good• The propagation of marks under the
survey practice regulations should eventually be sufficient
• The current regulations provide for sufficient marks
• We can never have too many PMs in rural areas!
• We need more AHD on more PMs and SSMs
Q8(b). do you believe we need, or will need in the future, more established PMs and ssMs, or fewer marks (perhaps of higher quality) in urban areas?
More marks 74%; fewer marks 9%; fewer marks of higher quality 6%; more marks of higher quality 3%;
OK as is 8%
Comments:• Continuation of same requirement as
present seems practical to me • Depends on the location (2)• Fewer marks of higher quality• In urban areas we still have black
holes and existing marks are continuously being destroyed – we must keep placing/replacing them
• Maintain existing coverage • Marks are being destroyed regularly• More established marks – no more
SSMs in kerb and guttering but OK in large masses of concrete
• More established marks of higher quality
• More marks especially where marks have been destroyed and not replaced
• More marks needed to replace those destroyed and not replaced
• More marks of higher accuracy• More marks save time-consuming
connections• More marks with AHD• No [large regional centre] coverage is
adequate• Plenty of marks in [large regional
centre]• Regulations are adequate but more
marks could be placed in established areas
• The current rate of establishing marks is good
• The propagation of marks under the survey practice regs should eventually be sufficient
• We need more AHD on more PMs and SSMs
Q9. do you believe that reference marks are (or will be in the future) as valuable/more valuable/less valuable for cadastral reinstatement than permanent survey marks?
As valuable 58%; more valuable 29%; less valuable 13%
Comments:• Always more valuable• As valuable• As valuable only on new plans, more
valuable for older plans• As valuable as today - they may
be coordinated and referenced as control points
• A legal coordinated cadastre is a long way off. Until that time reference marks are required
• As more ground is covered by newer, more accurate surveys, PMs will move up the monument hierarchy
• Both are valuable and will continue to be important for the cadastre
• GNSS accuracy allows reinstatement without RMs however until the old plan dimensions have been verified RMs are still essential
• Can’t replace RMs - PMs are just more RMs
• Council do not understand the requirements for placement of the marks nor do the planners at Council care
• RMs are more valuable than SSMs/PMs – monuments over coordinates
• Less valuable because they don’t last due to kerb replacement/ driveways, Telstra etc
• More valuable. Connection to MGA helps when marks are lost, then replaced and coordinated
• More valuable as they disappear, but becoming harder to justify time/risk with digging in vicinity of other services or locating marks on kerb
• Old areas more valuable; new areas no• Possibly NSW should look at adopting
the PCM (primary cadastral mark) system used in Victoria for survey definition/connection and future redefinition
• Same as is now• Site specific – some areas RMs are
more useful• Slightly less valuable• They both have a role in the cadastre
– if you like, PMs/SSMs are [just] “A” grade RMs
• They should be based on cadastral hierarchy – a lot of PMs are no more than an expensive reference mark
• Yes, seeing an increase in PMs being destroyed yet 60 year old [reference] marks still exist and will do so for another 30-40 years
Reference marks remain dear to surveyors’ hearts and it is not hard to understand why. Reference marks suit a monumented cadastre; the closer the reference mark to the corner the better, the best evidence of position in a monumented cadastre being, of course, the correctly placed, undisturbed (original) corner monument. While relative accuracy is preferred to absolute position, a system whereby reference marks are used to redefine boundaries and a system whereby MGA coordinates furnished by GNSS methods can be used to define boundaries would seem to be mutually exclusive.
On the evidence so far, if registered surveyors hold sway a GNSS-driven cadastre relying for ground-truthing on a considerably reduced number of monuments, for example the State Fiducial Marks (SFMs) suggested previously in Cadastral Corner, seems unlikely. And, we don’t have enough marks as it is, it appears. So, no good news for councils. A massive reduction in the number of ground marks required by surveyors? No way!
Next: If we are going to continue to need ground marks, should councils have a say in where they are placed?
To be continued…
Fred de Belin, City of Ryde [email protected]
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In a report to City of Ryde Council’s Heritage Advisory Committee in 2010, regarding the search for
Bennelong’s grave, Dr Peter Mitchell requested that Council’s surveyors look at his findings and evidence to
verify his conclusion as to where he placed the grave site. This paper outlines the surveyor’s response. The
starting point was a photograph taken around 1900. Dissection of information shown in this photograph led
to identifying sites and markers. This was followed by intersecting sight lines and calculation of distances and
ratios, finding the location in the present day and validation from circumstantial evidence and reasonable
deduction using current photo images. What is the likely order of error? Sydney newspaper articles followed,
with public awareness and interest being raised and some public verification eventuating.
KEYWORDS: Bennelong, grave site, mystery, surveying.
Proceedings of the 18th Association of Public Authority surveyors Conference (APAs2013)Canberra, Australian Capital territory, Australia, 12-14 March 2013
Finding Bennelong? Surveying Solves a 200-Year-Old Mystery
Figure 1: drawn from another time... a sketch of bennelong by William Westall, 1802.
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3 surveYor’s rePort to tHe rYde HeritAGe CoMMitteeThe photograph in Dr Mitchell’s report shows the “blackman’s
grave” c.1900 (see Figure 2). Inspection of this photograph reveals many items of interest:1. The grave itself.2. Two close parallel lines of fencing.3. Other fences running southwards towards the Parramatta
River.4. An area that appears to be a vacant paddock.5. On the west of this area is a plantation row of low trees.6. A built structure, at centre, in silhouette against the river.7. A tall built structure on the opposite river bank.8. Other built structures on the opposite shore and westwards
upstream.9. Mud flats running from the opposite shore and disclosing a
bay behind.10. The northern bank of the Parramatta River is not visible.
In dealing with the grave itself, it was enlightening to find that an enhancement of the photograph revealed some detail, i.e. what appears to be a roughly circular edging of stones with a placed timber stake. One thing that is evident is that the grounds appear to be well maintained, like a house garden. The parallel fencing clearly suggest the boundaries on either side of a road. The road is unformed and clear of any obstructions, and there appears to be little evidence of frequent traffic, i.e. it does not appear to have many nor frequent horse and cart users.
The line of road fencing closest to the camera is of a dressed timber post and rail (arris-type) construction. The type of fencing directly across the road is round and split timber post construction with probable strands of drawn wire (though not visible in the photograph). The fencing type on the street frontage of the vacant lot is three rail and mortised timber post construction. The fencing on the rear appears to be timber post and rail, but it is hard to determine if that fencing is three rail or two (Is there again a parallel row of fences indicating another road?). These different fence types tend to indicate separate ownerships of land or separate parcels of land. Thus the round
fence post is at a Lot corner. A conversation with Julie Watts, a granddaughter of the property owner after Watson, confirmed that the white painted arris fence surrounded the original homestead.
The plantation of trees is located in a row as evidenced by a visible line of tree trunks. These trees are similar in appearance and all undercut to a uniform height; note the Parramatta River is visible beneath the tree canopy. It is clear that these trees are on the brow of a rolling hill which obscures the northern river bank. (No mangroves are visible nor can any beach be seen). This remnant row of trees can be seen in a 1930 aerial photograph but not in the 1943 aerial photograph (Figure 9).
The built structure in the centre of the photograph has not been identified but is suggestive of a sign or billboard. Was the photograph taken as the result of a purchase of the property?
The opposite bank of the river has been identified as Rhodes and the tall built structure is a brick chimney stack, which was part of the timberyard site of McKenzie in 1906 (Figures 6 & 7). The stack was demolished in 1968 but appears in aerial photographs of 1928, 1930, 1943 and 1964.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALDSir, -- I was very much interested in Mr. Weirter’s account of the aborigine Bennelong, which appeared in last Saturday’s “Herald”. I am the owner of a portion of the late Mr. Squire’s old brewery property at Kissing Point, and in that property there is a black-fellow’s grave. A very old resident of Kissing Point told me that the man had worked at the brewery, and had died and was buried there. Seeing that history tells us that Bennelong was buried at Kissing Point in Squire’s grounds, and this grave being the only one known on the property, it seems to me that there can be no doubt that the grave is that of Bennelong.I am, etc.,
C.C.Watson Rydedale-road July 7 West Ryde.
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The second key piece of information was a small photograph, taken around 1900, that allegedly shows the grave (Figure 2). The Ryde Library catalogue entry for this photograph states that it is annotated on the back in pencil with the wording “Photographed about 1900. Remains of J. Squire’s orchard at Kissing Point, then in possession of Mr C.C. Watson and family…” Figure 3 illustrates the present day scene photographed from approximately the same spot.
Dr. Mitchell concluded that the grave site was under a former tennis court, which is now the southern end of Hordern Avenue near to its junction with Watson Street (Figures 4 & 5). He further recommended that Council ask their survey team to verify the boundaries described in his report and to take steps to have the land identified as a Local Heritage item, with consideration for State Heritage listing (Mitchell, 2010).
toP Figure 2: Photograph taken around 1900 and allegedly showing the grave site in the foreground.
Above Figure 3: Photograph taken in 2012 and showing the present day scene from approximately the same spot.
Figure 5: Current land-use pattern showing the site of the former tennis court where dr Mitchell concludes bennelong is allegedly buried.
Figure 4: the advertising banner for the Cleves estate subdivision of 1922 (dP 11471 – Adelbert schleicher), which shows Watson street before the creation of Hordern Ave..
toP Figure 6: undated photograph of McKenzie’s timber yard at rhodes showing brick chimney stack.
Above Figure 7: Looking over McKenzie’s timber yard at rhodes around 1928, showing the brick chimney stack adjacent to Concord road.
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Metropolitan Land Council and the NSW Heritage Office to decide what happens next (City of Ryde, 2011). The Sun Herald newspaper published several feature articles which have led to many public responses and interest (Duff, 2011a; 2011b; 2011c; 2012). During 2013, the City of Ryde is planning a Bennelong exhibition (e.g. Smith, 2013).
6 ConCLudinG reMArKsIs the grave site really Bennelong’s? Contemporary
writings from the early 1800s leave several clues. On 3 January 1813, Bennelong died and was buried “among the orange trees in James Squire’s orchard”. On 12 August 1821, Nanbarry, “a black native of this colony”, died at James Squire’s orchard and “he lies interred in the same grave with Bennelong and his wife, in Mr. Squire’s garden”. In 1828, the Reverend Charles Wilton said “the garden of the late proprietor James Squire is celebrated for containing the remains of Bennelong” (Figures 12 & 13).
ACKnoWLedGeMentsI must acknowledge historian Keith Smith for
his valuable assistance in providing such a mass of information on the life of Bennelong and would like to add his quip upon hearing about the finding of the location of the grave site: “I have to say, it’s the first time I’ve ever had a history book interrupted by breaking news.”
reFerenCesCity of Ryde (2011) Council to protect grave site of
Bennelong, http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/_Documents/
MediaRel2011/210311_BENNELONG.pdf (accessed Jan
2013).
Duff E. (2011a) Found: Long-lost grave of Bennelong, The Sun
Herald newspaper, 20 March 2011, http://www.smh.com.au/
nsw/found-longlost-grave-of-bennelong-20110319-1c1bt.
html (accessed Jan 2013).
Duff E. (2011b) Bennelong’s grave found under a front yard
in Sydney’s suburbs, The Sun Herald newspaper, 20 March
2011, http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bennelongs-grave-
found-under-a-front-yard-in-sydneys-suburbs-20110319-
1c1l0.html (accessed Jan 2013).
Duff E. (2011c) Finding Bennelong, The Sun Herald newspaper,
27 March 2011, http://www.smh.com.au/environment/
finding-bennelong-20110326-1cb0m.html (accessed Jan
2013).
Duff E. (2012) 200 years on, Bennelong proves a sticking point,
The Sun Herald newspaper, 23 December 2012, http://www.
smh.com.au/national/200-years-on-bennelong-proves-a-
sticking-point-20121222-2bsi2.html (accessed Jan 2013).
Mitchell P.B. (2010) Bennelong’s grave site, Report to Ryde
Heritage Advisory Committee, 10 November. No web posting
to date.
Smith K.V. (2013) Walking with Bennelong, forthcoming
book and information, http://www.goodreads.com/author/
show/888293.Keith_Vincent_Smith (accessed Jan 2013).
Other built structures include the long wharf of the timberyard and scattered houses erected along the shoreline. The mud flats running from the southern shore of the Parramatta River are still visible today (Figure 8).
The site of the chimney stack has been located on an aerial photograph of Ryde taken in 1943 and its position coordinated (Figure 9). The lot corner in Watson Street has also been re-established and coordinated from survey reference marks found (concrete blocks), which were placed for the creation of Hordern Avenue (DP 27410 in 1956).
4 distAnCe MeAsureMents WitHin tHe oLd PHotoGrAPHThe spacing of fence posts and other known points of
reference in the c.1900 photograph were used to obtain distance measurements (Figure 10). Note that a sight line from the chimney stack at Rhodes through the round fence post (at the lot corner) in Watson Street passes directly adjacent to the grave site.
Reconstruction of the fence post positions along the Watson Street frontage allows the site of the grave to be more accurately located. The arris fence and the mortised fence each display a regular spacing between posts, i.e. the measured dimensions between posts in the photograph show a uniform expansion or contraction. Research with a present-day heritage fencer revealed that the standard post spacing for a mortised fence was 2.4 m (8 feet) or 1.8 m (6 feet). Similar research with another
heritage fencer revealed that some fence spacings were also 2.74 m (9 feet), e.g. at the Rouse Hill Heritage Centre where he had just completed some replica restoration work. Field verification by the sighting of remnant examples in Ryde supported a post spacing of about 2.6 m for the arris fencing.
Several combinations of these fence spacings were tested by drawing intersecting lines, with the overall circle of error being approximately 0.6 m. The resulting position was coordinated and is shown on an aerial photomap (Figure 11). Note that an estimation of the camera position (grey circle) falls short of the homestead.
5 WHAt HAPPens neXt?An underground sensing device has been used with results
being inconclusive. Modern underground services that pass closest to the grave site are telecommunications and Sydney Water. Sydney Water has a 100 mm cast iron cement lined water main which runs along the northern side of Watson Street. This water main was constructed in 1934 up to house no. 25 (the homestead), extended in 1952 to house no. 29 (following subdivision) and again in 1957 following the subdivision and opening of Hordern Avenue. This main passes up to 4m from the grave site.
Underground telecommunication lines also run along the northern side of Watson Street but turn with the splay corner and continue into Hordern Avenue. These lie directly adjacent to the site and may have had an impact.
The City of Ryde Council has been working with the adjoining landowners, the Aboriginal Heritage Office, the Sydney
Figure 11: diagram showing sight lines and construction lines through fence post positions along Watson street. the red dot indicates the final accepted position.
Figure 12: Part of dP 192080, from 1878, which was copied from the 1842 map shown in Figure 13. the red dot shows the grave site in relation to the orchard and garden of James squire.
Figure 8: recent photograph, taken in 2012, showing the Parramatta river mud flats at rhodes.
Figure 10: diagram showing sight lines from the chimney and mud flats together with fence post positions along Watson street.
Figure 9: Aerial photograph (taken in 1943) showing sight lines from the brick chimney stack and mud flats towards the grave site.
Figure 13: supreme Court map of 1842, used to finalise the will of James squire.
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NSW EXCELLENCE IN SURVEYING & SPATIAL INFORMATION AWARDS 2014
The Seniors Group Parliamentary Luncheon was
held on the 11th February 2014. Many of the
retired surveyors became Registered Surveyor’s
after passing the annual Certificate of Competency
Examinations, held by the Board of Surveyors
NSW in either March or September.
Surveyor John Richmond, was licensed to survey Crown land in NSW in June 1879. John Richmond’s field notes for the Royal National Park detail survey in October 1883 were drawn as diagram and column notes with magnetic bearings and reduced
chainages in black ink. I found the illustration Fly Leaves from my Field Book published in The Surveyor 4 June 1889, which I assume was drawn by a survey examination candidate. The article illustrates the chain of events that a candidate experienced, after leaving his camp in the bush to travel to the Department of Lands building in Sydney to sit for the Licensed Surveyor Examinations.
I hope that the many retired surveyors will enjoy the humour illustrated by this candidate from the bush in sitting for his Licensed Surveyor Examinations in the city. z
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Fly LeavesFrom my Field Book
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AUSTRALIA DAY SEMINAR 2014
Liang Chia, Michael Waud, David Chi, Mark Payens
Stuart McEvoy, Graeme Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Vicki Tester, David Lovell
Peter Nancarrow, Michael Meyer, Thorsten Huebner, Gregory Boot
Todd Sampson – Keynote Speaker
Dr Dipak Paudyal – Principal Consultant (Remote Sensing & Imaging),ESRI Australia
Craig Lonard, Gary Jewkes, Gary Skow, Stephen Barr, Matt Plowman
John Holt, Cameron Johnson, Craig Johnson Buffet Lunch
Robert Curtis, Les Tooby, Gary GazzardPeter Burgin, Josh Brown, Oliver Reddaway with customer
Hugh Gerdes, Paul KorenJohn Da Mina, Matthew Adlam, Nicole Seymour, Alan Patterson
Peter Baxter, Jamie Hook, Les Gardner – LPI, Forum with Private Practitioners
Hadyn Smith (IS NZ), Garry White (IS VIC), Glenn Collins (IS VIC), Jeff Needham (IS NZ)
Mark Payens, Gavin Docherty, Cameron Waters, Mike Palmer
Adam Burke and Greg Frankish with customer
Des Mooney, Surveyor General – Opening Address
Mark Deal – Project Manager, LPI
Damien Hertslet – Executive Director of Construction, Lend Lease
Prof Peter Webber – Emeritus Professor University of Sydney
Mary Harrison, Natasha Fletcher, Terina Sawyer, Maria Misquitta
Hong Yue – Insites, EISSI 2013 Award Winner
Leanne Hughes – Director Legislation and Policy, LPI
David McCracken – Director Strategic Development and Master Planning, Barangaroo Delivery Authority
AUSTRALIA DAY SEMINAR – 2014
The Australia Day Seminar was held at the Four Season Hotel, Sydney. Following the rush at the registration desk, the delegates and a few “extras” settled in to listen to Todd Sampson, CEO of Leo Burnett, give his highly motivational talk “The Power of Creativity”.
The audience were spellbound and I am sure all came away with some very positive thoughts. He has had some amazing experiences and hearing how he became successful was awe inspiring. Unfortunately, as I has helping at the registration desk, I missed the talk about the Barangaroo development but Bob tells me it was the first information he has seen about the project and it is well underway. The project team spoke positively about the outcome in terms of architecture and green space. All in all it was a very impressive presentation.
Happy half hour is always a good time to chat with delegates and I am always impressed by Peter Baxter’s brightly coloured shirts and braces. (However, we need to know when he last had then calibrated). Stuart McEvoy proudly showed me some photos of his girls and Gary Gazzard mentioned that his wife Ann would not be coming to the dinner this year because one of her ceramic pieces was chosen to be included in a competition in the Newcastle Art Gallery. I did find time to have a few words with Margaret Stewart, Ruth Nolan and Julie Butta.
This year Terina thought it would be a good idea instead of an in-house dinner to go for a harbour cruise on Thursday night. We had 80 people on the cruise, seventeen of which were women. It was a perfect summer’s evening with a good buffet, excellent wines and loads of fun. At nine o’clock there were fireworks on the Harbour which made a spectacular end to our cruise. I met a few “new faces” such as the Thams from Victoria, and the Hansons from Mildura. We showed off our magnificent harbour to the President and Executive Officer from The Institution of Surveyors Victoria and all in all the night was a success.
The Trade Show sponsors were very busy during morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea breaks. Adam from Position Partners had a wonderful radio controlled GPS vehicle and UAV plane on display that my 13 year old grandson, who spends hours making incredible electronic inventions with his Leggo, would love to have seen them.
As usual the seminar was well organised by the Institution office. I helped behind the scenes this year and might I say there is a huge amount of work involved. Well done to Terina and the girls for another job well done.
Until next time z
Mary Harrison.
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Matilda III docked at the Harbour
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First level of Matilda III
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Mary Harrison, Maria Misquitta, Terina Sawyer, Julie Butta, Vicki Wallis, Ruth Nolan
Tinos Mutyiri, Geoffrey Thomson, Vicki Thomson,
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News from The University of NewcastleenroLMents For 2014 And 2013
Preliminary figures for 2014 enrolments show that in early February, there were 31 acceptances for the B. Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) degree, and 5 for the surveying/civil engineering combined degree, giving a total of 36. The ATAR cut off for the B. Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) degree was set at 71.55. The cut off last year was 70.45.
The enrolments for 2013 can be finally confirmed which include mid-year admissions, there were 29 commencing students for the B. Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) degree and 7 for the surveying/ civil engineering combined degree. There were a total of 127 students enrolled in the surveying degrees (which includes the old B.Surveying degree) and it associated combined degrees. This is slight increase from last year.
stAFFinGThe procedure for a permanent
replacement for Dr Harvey Mitchell continues. Interviews for the Professor/
Associate Professor level were held in December 2013, and it would appear that an offer was made to one of the four interviewed candidates.
During 2013, Dr Eric Kniest was appointed as temporary academic staff member, from his position as Professional Officer. Mr Ron Murtagh was appointed at a Professor Officer to replace Dr Kniest for this period. These arrangements have been extended into Semester 1 2014.
At one point in 2013, it was reported that the University was to advertise for two surveying academic positions, one at Professor/Associate Professor level and another at a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level. However, this has now been revoked and there will be no second position advertised.
In other staffing news, Professor Daichao Sheng has replaced Professor Garry Willgoose as the Head of the Discipline of Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering. Professor Mark Jones continues to be the Head of the School of Engineering (which
incorporates the Discipline). Meanwhile the search for a new Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment continues, after a number of unsuccessful attempts.
universitY oF neWCAstLe dAtes For 2014
University teaching for Semester 1 commences on Monday 3 March and concludes on Friday 13 June. The mid semester recess commences on Friday 18 April and the semester resumes on Monday 5 May. Examinations will be held from Monday 16 June to Friday 4 July.
Semester 2 teaching commences on Monday 28 July and concludes on Friday 7 November. The mid semester recess commences Monday 22 September and the semester resumes Tuesday 7 October. Examinations start Monday 10 November and conclude on Friday 28 November. z
K. Bretreger
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The Association is entirely dependent upon voluntary financial contributions to cover the cost of operating. These contributions have to date come primarily from the Institution, together with several small grants, donations and legacies from members and the estates of members. Any donation would be gratefully received.The objects of the Association include:• To counsel, help and advise any member of the
Institution of Surveyors New South Wales Inc. in need or distress to overcome health and/or professional problems.
• To offer advice, guidance and, in circumstances considered by the Directors to be special, financial assistance by way of grants, loans or payments:
(i) to the family, surviving spouse and/or dependants of any
member of the Institution of Surveyors, New South Wales who dies;
(ii) to the family, spouse and/or dependants of any member of the Institution of Surveyors, New South Wales, who is incapacitated and who, as a result, is incapable in the opinion of the Directors, or managing the affairs and welfare of himself or herself or his or her family, surviving spouse or dependants.
In order for the Benevolent Association to provide assistance when needed, the Benevolent Association needs to be informed of the circumstances that may warrant such assistance. In this regard ISNSW members are asked to provide such information to:- ISNSW Benevolent Association Ltd, SecretaryPhone (02) 9264 2076 or [email protected]
The Institution of Surveyors NSW Benevolent Association Ltd
(A Company Limited by Guarantee Formed for Charitable Purposes)
Can you help in the hunt for local tree history?
Survey Her itage Tree Study
Would you be able to help in the search for survey heritage trees in Holbrook, Albury, Culcairn, Corowa and surrounding areas? You may know of one on a roadside or on your property. Survey heritage trees are generally old trees that bear the marks of surveyors from as far back as the late 1800’s. Charles Sturt University aims to identify such survey
heritage trees and gather information on their location, history and condition. As old survey trees are in decline, recording their attributes is important to better understand
European settlement history.
2. Well preserved survey markings showing government arrow and portion number
1. Old survey blaze near Pleasant Hills, marked 1 metre above the ground and well grown over.
If you can help, please contact Brendan Thompson (Project officer) before 31st March 2014
Ph (02) 6051 9794, Mobile 0414 445 051, or [email protected] For further information contact Dr Peter Spooner - [email protected]
Project Supporters / Sponsors:
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CoMinG events. 8/9 December 2013 Bicentenary of the discovery of Bathurst by Surveyor George William Evans.
Tuesday 11 February 12 for 1pm Parliamentary Luncheon Mr. Paul Harcombe, Chief Surveyor, LPI “Surveyors and Society – an Enduring Legacy”.
Tuesday 13 May 11 for 12pm Social Lunch at the St. George Motor Yacht Club.
Tuesday 25 November 11 for 12pm Christmas Social Lunch at the Newport Arms.
2014 Meetings: Tuesday 6 May; Tuesday 5 August; Wednesday 5 November at 1pm at the Institution Office.
rePresentAtive on tHe boArd oF nsW inC.
Mike Rutledge continues to represent Seniors on the Board and keeping the Seniors’ informed of issues of particular interest to them.
Thanks also to all who contribute to the activities of the Seniors, with particular thanks to Secretary John Naughton and Treasurer Bob Hanna.
tHe 2014 oFFiCe beArers Are:
Chairman: John Read, 9457 9243 [email protected].
Dpy. Chairman: Ron Lister.Secretary: John Naughton, 97050241, [email protected].
Treasurer: Bob Hanna, [email protected]
ISNSW Board Rep: Mike RutledgePathfinders: Ken Green 9528 3454 [email protected]
Survey Monuments: Graham Hunt, 9524 4679, [email protected]
2013 ANNUAL REPORT - SENIORS’ GROUP
2013 marked the bicentenary of the first European crossing of the Blue Mountains by Surveyors William Lawson and George William Evans.
Appropriately, in addition to other projects, these events were commemorated by the Seniors’ Group.
tuesdAY, 5 FebruArY 2013 PArLiAMentArY LunCHeon.
About 60 surveyors and partners attended the 14th annual lunch at Parliament House. The Auditor General, Mr. Peter Achterstraat spoke about the Audit Offices role in improving the transparency and accountability of government. His talk actually made accountancy and auditing interesting, emphasising the essential role of the Audit Office in the proper running of the Government. Gary Fuller, a founder of the Seniors’ Group, [amongst many other contributions to the surveying profession] was presented with Honorary Membership of the Institution of Surveyors NSW Inc. by the President Elect, Phil Haywood. Thanks to Bob Hanna, John Naughton and the Parliamentary Luncheon Committee for arranging such a successful event.
PAtHFinders What other profession documents
the achievements of its past and present professionals? The endeavours of surveyors in the past, especially explorers, makes you proud to be a surveyor. Commenced by Brian McClosky and Bill Moore, the Pathfinders Project continues to be a credit to NSW Inc. and
its Seniors’ Group. Ken Green [and his partner, Sue] have the task of entering data and answering inquiries regarding surveyors in the data base, and are to be congratulated on their efforts. It is a large and continuing task and ways are being explored to assist in data entry and in accessibility through the NSW Inc. web site.
indeXinG oF PubLiCAtionsSeniors continue to index Institution
publications. “The Surveyor” and “the Australian Surveyor” are now complete, “The Bulletin” [Ron Lister, Bob Hanna, Wal. Knowles and Gary Fuller] is 62% complete and “Azimuth” [John Eggleston] is 61% complete. It’s been a great effort over the years and it’s good to see it nearing completion
CPd ProCessinG A new endeavour this year was
the application of the experience and expertise of some of its members [in particular, Ken Green, Gary Fuller and John Naughton] to the processing of Continuing Professional Development Applications. Funds raised by their voluntary efforts go towards future projects of the Seniors’ Group.
HistoriCAL ProJeCtsThe Surveying Heritage Commemorative
Project sets out to give wider recognition to the exploring exploits of early surveyors. This year we commemorated William Lawson and George William Evans. On 16 June the Lawson Information Board, commemorating William Lawson of Blaxand, Lawson and Wentworth of Crossing the Blue Mountains fame was “unveiled” at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Prospect, near his recently renovated grave.
Grahame Hunt represents surveyors on the Blue Mountains Crossing 2013 Committee and, as Curator of the Surveying Monuments Register, was instrumental in the renovation of the Evans “Footsteps in Time” pillars that mark Evans survey across the Blue Mountains. He arranged invites for many surveyors to the official bicentenary event
at Mount York on 28 May. Also many Seniors were also involved in a Public Awareness Event trying to relocate Governor Macquarie’s Flag Staff at Bathurst on 10 March. A number also spent a week in Canberra commemorating its centenary.
soCiAL events. Our first time “in the Shire”. On 14
May, Gary Fuller arranged an excellent Seniors’ Lunch at the St. George Motor Yacht Club. The traditional Christmas Lunch will again be arranged by John Eggleston at the Newport Arms on Tuesday, 19 November.
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The Crossing of the Blue Mountains
The colony of New South Wales was 25 years old when a bad drought and food shortages prompted the need for more farming and grazing land. It was believed that this could be found on the other side of the Blue Mountains but efforts to find a way across them were blocked by cliffs and deep valleys.
Following an exploration in 1811, Gregory Blaxland [35], a local farmer, reasoned that the mountains could be crossed by following the ridges rather than the rivers and valleys. He invited William Lawson [39], a competent surveyor and William Charles Wentworth [21], a young farmer, to join him in finding a way across the Blue Mountains. The exploring party also included James Burns, a man who hunted kangaroos in the mountains, and three convicts. They took with them four pack horses, five dogs, six weeks’ supplies [including salted meat and flour], tents and equipment, including seven hand guns, compasses, a hoe and tools for clearing scrub.
They left Blaxland’s South Creek farm (near St Marys)on Tuesday 11 May, 1813, crossed the Nepean River at Emu Plains before camping 3kms. SW at the foothills of the mountains. The explorers followed the ridges leading them high up into the mountains, often with deep, rocky guillies on the sides that made travel very dangerous.
By trial and error, they followed a daily routine that required the forward party to go over the same ground three times. Leaving two men at camp with the horses and supplies, the forward party explored ahead, often through thick scrub, marking the trees on either side of their route, before turning back, clearing a track, and then bringing their camp forwards. The explorers then spent most of their nights in darkness away form the campfires because they feared they would be attacked by Aboriginals who, they sensed, were followling them.
Their progress was very slow and it was hard to find fodder for the horses. Upon reaching Mount York, they had to make a difficult descent into the valley and had to cut trenches to stop the horses from slipping. Because the horses were very weak, they had to unload them to get them down into the valley where the horses ate fresh grass for the first time since the start of the exepedition.
Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth crossed the valley and climbed Mount Blaxland from where they saw expansive grazing lands to the west. On 31 May, having accomplished their objective, and as their supplies were very low, their clothing, rags and their shoes very worn they decided to return. They crossed the Nepean River on 6 June.
William Lawson, Surveyor, Soldier, Explorer, Pastoralist...William Lawson was born at Finchley, Middlesex, England, on 2nd June 1774. He was educated in London and became a qualified surveyor. In June 1799 he paid 300 pounds to become an Ensign in the NSW Corps and arrived in Sydney on 22 November 1800. He was posted to Norfolk Island where he met convict, Sarah Leadbeater, and they had two sons. They were married on 23 March 1812, and had a total of 11 children, four dying in infancy.Lawson returned to Sydney in 1806, was promoted to Lieutenant, and served as the Commandant at Newcastle then, and later in 1809.
In 1808 he was appointed aide-de camp to Major George Johnston and was sent to England in 1810 as a witness in Johnston’s court martial for his involvement in the 1808 rebellion against Governor Bligh. He returned to Sydney in January 1812 and became a Lieutenant in the NSW Veterans Company made up of those in the disbanded NSW Corps who wished to remain in NSW. He took up a 202ha Land Grant at Prospect [now Prospect Resevoir] where he substantially lived, and which he named Veteran Hall. In May 1813, he explored and surveyed across the Blue Mountains.
After they crossed the Blue Mountains, Governor Macquarie rewarded each explorer with a grant of 1000 acres (405ha) on the west of the ranges. Lawson selected his grant on the Campbell River near Bathurst and, in July 1815, reputedly took the first stock across the Blue Mountains. He subsequently became one of the largest land-holders in Australia.
In 1815 Governor Lachlan Macquarie established a new settlement at Bathurst, and in 1819, appointed Lawson as the Commandant of Bathurst, a position he held until he resigned in 1824.During his years at Bathurst Lawson undertook
three journeys of exploration and helped to open up the rich pastoral district of Mudgee. He made the first discovery of coal west of the Blue Mountains at Hartley Vale. After leaving the army, Lawson was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1843 to 1848.
On 16 June 1850 ‘Old Ironbark’ Lawson died at Veteran Hall, and was buried at St Bartholomew’s Church at Prospect. The town of Lawson is named after him.
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Produced in the interest of surveying, mapping and local heritage by the Institution of Surveyors NSW Inc. and the Office of the Surveyor General of NSW
This information Sheet was produced to honour Surveyor William Lawson on the occasion of the bicentenary of the first crossing of the Blue Mountains by the explorers, Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth in 1813.
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The Demise of TS 10136 – Port Kembla ChimneyOn Thursday 20 February, the copper smelter chimney in Port Kembla was demolished in front of hundreds of spectators. This iconic structure, at a height of more than 200 metres, was one of the most visible landmarks in Wollongong.
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recommendations for the next step. The report is due by the end of April 2014.
SSSI: The winner in the category of SSSI NSW Undergraduate Student of the Year is Ailesh MacGillicuddy who studied at UNSW. The winner in the category of SSSI NSW Professional of the Year is Mr. Wayne Patterson. Congratulations to Ailesh and Wayne.
The Inaugural Locate14 Conference is on 7-9 April at the National Convention Centre, Canberra. This new event will be the premier national Spatial Information conference in Australia, combing the spatial industries top events including the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference, the Spatial@Gov Conference and the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards.
For more information www.locateconference.com.
Surveyor General: Applications for the 2014 NSW Surveyor General International Fellowship in Surveying and Spatial Information are open. For further information please go to http://www.smicnsw.org.au/docs/SG_International_Fellowship_Flyer_2014.pdf
There are currently 143 active stations forming CORSnet-NSW and network RTK now covers 50% of the State.
In November 2013 LPI released the ‘NSW Globe’. NSW Globe displays authoritative data from across NSW onto Google Earth. LPI medium to high resolution imagery and elevation data, as well as private sector high resolution airbourne and satellite imagery can be viewed. Imagery datasets covering past and recent emergency events for flood and fire, as well as historic 1943 imagery covering most of greater Sydney is also available. NSW Globe is accessed via: http://globe.six.nsw.gov.au
The Real Property Amendment (Electronic Conveyancing) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament on 14 November 2013 and is expected to be considered in early 2014. The Bill will facilitate the implementation of National Electronic Conveyancing in NSW by:
a) providing for the optional issue of paper certificates of title, allowing the Registrar General to determine whether to issue or cancel a certificate in a particular case (replacing the current scheme, where a new edition of a certificate of title is for all privately owned Torrens title land each time a new transaction is registered), and
b) allowing the Registrar General, in circumstances where a certificate of title is not issued or has been cancelled, to accept an electronic consent to the registration of a matter where currently a certificate of title is required, and c) making other minor amendments to make the operation of the Act technology-neutral, including by making it clear that, unless otherwise provided, electronic documents lodged through the new system will be processed in the same way and according to the same legal considerations as conventional paper transactions and that the powers of the Registrar General apply equally to paper and electronic conveyancing documents. TAFE: Sydney Institute enrolment
numbers are strong over full time and part time. A new part time teacher to teach spatial will be starting soon, teaching evenings and weekend block.
Illawarra Institute enrolments for 2014 are very healthy. They have had an outstanding response to new students starting the Cert III in Surveying and Spatial Information Services with a very long standby list (over 20 people). In addition to their Cert III and Diploma courses they are also running an Army training program for the Cert IV in Surveying, and a pilot Diploma RPL course. They also have a number of new part-time teachers starting this year. A formal part-time recruitment process with be occurring later this year. They are looking to design a new Cert IV and Diploma flexible/distance courses, progress will depend of staff resourcing and availability.
University of Newcastle: Preliminary figures for 2014 enrolments show that in early February, there were 31 acceptances for the B. Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) degree, and 5 for the surveying/civil engineering combined degree, giving a total of 36. The ATAR cut off for the B. Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) degree was set at 71.55. The cut off last year was 70.45.
The enrolments for 2013, can be finally confirmed and included mid-year admissions. Last year, there were 29 commencing students for the B. Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) degree and 7 for the surveying/civil engineering combined degree. There were a total of
127 students enrolled in the surveying degrees (includes the old B.Surveying) and associated combined degrees. This is slight increase from last year.
The procedure for a permanent replacement for Dr Harvey Mitchell continues. Interviews for the Professor/Associate Professor level were held in December 2013, and it would appear that an offer was made to one of the four candidates.
University of New South Wales: The Surveying And Geospatial Engineering (SAGE) group is expanding the curriculum review within the new School of Civil and Environmental Engineering to consider double degrees and ultimately to revisit the postgrad coursework offerings. The new school offers many opportunities to combine curricula and offer new material into our program relating to Civil Engineering, and also for SAGE to inform Civil Engineers about some of SAGE’s many disciplines. UNSW is trying to structure the program to allow future Civil graduates easy passage into a Surveying degree part way through their studies or upon completion. It is hoped that SAGE numbers will increase now that it is part of the largest Civil Engineering school in Australia.
TAFE diploma students are encouraged to articulate their TAFE qualification into the UNSW degree program. This has never been an easy transition and made more difficult in recent years with the increasing demand of Engineering at UNSW pushing the ATAR up to 91. Despite this the relationship between TAFE and UNSW teachers is excellent with new pathways to improve the Maths skills of TAFE students introduced to smooth the transition. It is well understood that articulating TAFE students do well in the program and almost always go on to become Registered Surveyors – a terrific outcome. The School is currently negotiating with the central admissions administration to consider the recent 2 year Diploma more favourably easing future applications in this more competitive environment.
The next meeting of the NSW Surveying & Mapping Industry Council is currently planned to be held at the office of Roads & Maritime Services in Parramatta on Friday 23rd May 2014. z
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The 144th General Meeting of theSurveying & MappingIndustry Council of NSW was held on Friday 14th February 2014 at the RMS offices at Parramatta.
Following the publication of Australian Standard AS5488 Classification of Subsurface Utility Information, SMIC has been in discussions with ICSM to develop a promotional plan and best practice guide for the understanding and implementation of the standard. Funding for the project has been secured and development of the program will begin shortly.
Andrew Bryson, Executive Officer of the Construction and Select Property Industry Training Advisory Body (CSPSITAB) attended the meeting as an invited guest. In December 2013 the Smart & Skilled List was released. This list outlines VET (TAFE) courses that will be entitled to government subsidised training from 1 January 2015. The following surveying/spatial courses were included on the list:• Certificate III in Surveying and Spatial
information Services• Certificate IV in Spatial Information
Services• Certificate IV in Surveying• Diploma of Surveying
Andrew is also working with the TAFE’s to apply for funding through the 2014 Strategic Skills Program (SSP). If awarded, the funding will assist existing unqualified workers in our industry to gain qualifications at the Cert III, Cert IV or Diploma level.
SMIC will be working with Andrew to promote the existing traineeships our industry has available. A flyer with the relevant information is being prepared and will be distributed soon. The next time your business is hiring new staff, please consider doing so through a formal traineeship. There are government incentives available to both the employer and employee and if we don’t start to take advantage of these traineeships then they will lose government funding.
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ACS: together with Sutherland TAFE have developed and made available on line three business skills modules in an effort to assist surveyors that are conducting their own business but without a great deal of business training. The three modules include – Managing Risk, Marketing the Small Business and Manage Budgets and Financial Plans.
Consulting Surveyors National (CSN) are working with CPSISC to have Surveying included on the National Skills Needs List (NSNL).
AHS: HYDRO 2015 conference has been planned to take place in late 2015 in Cairns, Australia. Planning will begin shortly with a date to be chosen so as to avoid clashes with other similar events worldwide.
A poster commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Captain Matthew Flinders death and the publishing of his map that first stated the name “Australia’ has been published. The Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute, the Australasian Hydrographic Society and Land and Property Information, NSW have jointly produced this poster; 2000 posters have been produced for presentation to schools around Australia.
Andrew Ternes from the Port of
Melbourne recently appeared on a local Victorian travel show (Coxy’s Big Break) showcasing the technology utilized on their vessel John Norgate to survey Port Phillip Bay. The video can be viewed athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka7tazF9Mv8&list=PL-Os630zim6Uf-jTiDbyWO3o0S5xXJOku
AIMS: The Singleton seminar was held in November with a large attendance. There was an encouraging attendance from candidate surveyors to the morning session and a great turn out to the afternoon session for Registered Mine Surveyors. Mudgee seminar is being held on the 22nd of February with a candidate session on the Friday and main session on the Saturday.
A CPD Audit was conducted and one mining surveyor failed, resulting in withdrawing their registration.
AIMS is currently preparing a submission against the QLD proposal to cease the annual submission of mine plan information
ISNSW: The new website is up and running. Members are encouraged to log onto www.surveyors.org.au to have a look and log into their membership portal where they can now track your CPD points online. Future improvements will include the ability to pay for membership fees and events online.
Through the NSW Surveying Taskforce the North Coast, Hunter-Manning & Southern regional groups have each donated $1500 towards the publication of 500 copies of Beverly Neil’s book - Working in the Country, Rural Surveyor.
Beverly Neil has also been commissioned to produce another book on the Urban Surveyor. The Cumberland Group has consented to fully fund the production and printing of this new publication.
NSW Surveying Taskforce: has employed Michelle Brooks from Cookie Dough Marketing. Currently Michelle is researching through personal interviews what activities are being undertaken by the various associations and groups in NSW. Her next task will be to contact the academic organisations to document what promotional activities are being undertaken by each organisation so please give her some time if you are the point of contact for your organisation. When the interviews have been completed, a report will be compiled with
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and liaising with staff in Darwin. Holidays and Long Service Leave were used commuting to Darwin to review progress and resolve the inevitable dramas.
After he finished this project he scaled back a bit and did a subdivision closer to home – in Hobart.
Graeme was an active member of the Institution of Surveyors throughout his career as a Registered Surveyor and regularly attended the St George Sutherland Group after its formation in 1989 and was the Group representative to ISNSW for several years.
During his 38 years at Council until his retirement in July 2004, Graeme played a huge role in the development of the Shire through his survey work, development of people and the creation of the Land Information/GIS systems that now supports most aspects of all of Council’s operational units.
Graeme was also actively involved in many non-surveying activities.
Graeme and his wife Pam’s tireless efforts with their local Rotary club (Sutherland Rotary) and Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) resulted in a long term commitment to helping to improve the lives of others.
Graeme’s greatest achievement came in 2010 when Graeme had discovered that, via the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution program, hundreds and thousands of pieces of high quality furniture for elementary and primary aged children were being stored or destroyed after they were replaced by new furniture in the new classrooms.
He was able to negotiate an arrangement with the Australian Government and a number of corporate supporters to ship these used goods to overseas countries in need.
The Kokoda Track Foundation partnered with Graeme and Rotary on this extraordinary project and over the course of 18 months, 80 classrooms worth of school furniture and 100 hospital beds were shipped to PNG. The school furniture was delivered via a massive voluntary effort and involved delivery by truck, dinghy, aircraft, and foot to over 35 schools across PNG including to remote schools along the Kokoda Track.
Not only did he arrange to send 11 containers of furniture to PNG, he also sent another 110 containers to other needy countries and locations right across the world. Most of the logistics for the delivery of these items were managed by Graeme. At the time of his death Graeme was facilitating a Rotary project to supply low cost solar lighting kits to families in Samoa. The solar lights which cost about $10AUD give off somewhere between 6 and 12 hours of light. This system helps people to read and do homework at night in a country where electricity costs are very high.
The same lights have proven successful in a similar scheme in Papua New Guinea, and Rotary has plans to take this project to other Pacific countries.
Graeme was a giant of a man with a giant heart and always saw the best in people and was one of life’s true gentlemen.
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Vale: Graeme Keith Boler - 17 May 1942 - 31 December 2013
Graeme Keith Boler passed
away unexpectedly, aged
71 years, at Sutherland
hospital in the early hours
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leaving behind Pam, his wife
of 49 years, 3 children, 8
grandchildren and 2 great-
grandchildren..
When Graeme was born in 1942 his parents lived at Kirrawee in the Sutherland Shire and he lived in the Shire until his untimely death.
Graeme joined Sutherland Shire Council in June 1966 shortly after completing his Articles of Registration. He was appointed to the position of “Surveyor” within the Shire Engineer’s/Land Projects Department at a salary $4,400 per annum where he was involved in the acquisition of land for redevelopment into both residential and commercial lots.
With a change of politics in Council in the mid 70’s the Land Projects Department was abolished and the Survey Branch was established within the Engineering Division with Graeme as the manager.
This innovation saw the Survey Branch take over the role of providing survey information for the Design office. The survey team, under Graeme’s leadership, was able to improve the quality of survey data for the Design office through a combination of specialist surveying staff and by the adoption of new technologies as they evolved.
Prior to the 70’s the technology used in surveying seemed to have barely changed since the First Fleet arrived in Sydney. The 70’s brought the beginning of a tidal wave of new technologies that were to revolutionise the surveying profession. As technology evolved Graeme ensured that his survey team kept abreast of the latest changes.
Indeed the first personal computer in Sutherland Council was purchased by Graeme. This machine was in fact one of the first acquired by any Local Government Authority in NSW. Allegedly he was criticised at that time by Council’s IT Department which opined that PC’s were toys and that mainframe computers were the way of the future.
As it has turned out on many occasions Graeme’s vision of the future was more accurate than that of his critics.
When Electronic Distance Measuring devices became available Sutherland’s survey branch used them to improve speed and accuracy of topographic surveys. This improvement in productivity was facilitated through Graeme’s collaboration with a local surveyor who developed software to suit our needs.
EDM is standard use throughout the surveying industry but in those days when most surveyors were using stadia for topographic surveys it was pioneering stuff. Under Graeme’s leadership Council’s survey team was always at the forefront of new technology.
Just as importantly Graeme mentored his team to adopt, and be proficient, in the use of these new technologies and ensured that it wasn’t just the surveyors who developed these skills. He succeeded in pushing those skills further down the line to chainmen and survey assistants.
These staff may have been seen as techno savvy labourers but many were inspired to complete tertiary qualifications in surveying.
In the 1992, when the Land and Geographic Information industry was in its infancy, Graeme saw its potential and pushed for its implementation within Council’s Survey Branch.
He became a “father” figure to Geographical Information Systems in the early years, running user groups and espousing the virtues of this fantastic new technology to anyone that would listen.
It has taken the technology many years to catch up to Graeme’s visions of what GIS could do, and be used for, and now GIS is considered an essential business system in many industries..
Eventually, after much effort on Graeme’s part, a separate Land Information Unit was formed within the Council following the deserved acknowledgment by Management of the corporate application of this developing system.
His passion, energy and enthusiasm drove GIS forward in Local Government at a time when most Councils had never heard or dreamed of having an electronic mapping system. Staff from many other Councils regularly consulted Graeme about the benefits of Geographic Information Systems prior to establishing similar systems in their own councils. In the Land Information Unit Graeme had been able to build yet another business that he could be proud of.
Graeme gave many people the opportunity to enter the Surveying and GIS industry by providing paid and unpaid work experience and employment.
In his spare time Graeme always found plenty of things to keep himself busy.
In the early 1970’s he, along with a few other Council Employees could see the benefit of a Credit Union run by and for the staff of Sutherland Shire Council. He subsequently became a founding member (Member No.2), a Director and a Chairman of the highly successful Sutherland Shire Council Employees’ Credit Union.
In the 1980’s Graeme, like most people with a young family, needed some money and decided that he should get some week-end work to make ends meet.
Council, at that time frowned on staff doing private work in the Shire. To avoid local conflict Graeme went further afield – to Darwin – which was in the process then of rebuilding itself after Cyclone Tracey.
He managed, from his home at Bonnett Bay, a team that provided all the surveying and engineering design and set-out for a subdivision of some 750 lots that basically created a new suburb of Darwin.
For nearly 2 years Graeme’s weekends and evenings were taken up planning, calculating and designing the project
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MeMbersHiP ConneCt & GAZettes
Membership ConnectThe Institution of Surveyors NSW is pleased
to welcome and congratulate the following members admitted on 7 February 2014.
STuDeNT MeMberShiP
Welcome Erik Lamir-Pike and Daniel Vicente to Student Membership - we hope you enjoy the ISNSW benefits and wish you well with your studies.
Max WiNDShuTTleAge: 25Comments: Currently studying at the University of Newcastle.Interests: I like to spend my spare time outdoors undertaking activities such as fishing, surfing and snowboarding in the winter months.
Future: I am currently working with Peter Burns Surveyors in Cooma, and looking forward to the completion of my degree so I can begin work as a graduate surveyor.
GraDuaTe MeMberShiP
Congratulations Vittorio Sussanna for advancing to Graduate Membership.
COrPOraTe MeMberShiP
Welcome Peter Richmond to Corporate Membership - we hope you enjoy the ISNSW benefits.Welcome back Daniel Crawter and Stephen McCosker to Corporate Membership!
It is with deep regret that we advise of the passing of:
GRAEME KEith BoLERon 31st December 20131942 – 2013Aged 71 Years
GEoFFREy LouiS GooDwinon 30th November 20131928 – 2013Aged 85 Years
For those that knew Graeme and Geoffrey well, they will be sorely missed and well remembered.
G.G. 17tH JAnuArY 2014The following instruments were officially notified on the NSW legislation website:
• Camden Local Environmental Plan 2010 (Amend No 24)• North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amend
No 1)• Strathfield Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amend No 2)• Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011 (Amend No 8)
G.G. 24tH JAnuArY 2014Pursuant to the provisions of the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002, section 10(1)(a), the undermentioned persons have been Registered as Land Surveyors in New South Wales from the dates shown:
• BROWN, Michael Alexander22 Toby Crescent, Panania 221313 January 2014
• BOURKE, Campion LawrencePO Box 403, Tamworth 234020 December 2013
• SUMNER, Troy Daniel98 Lawes Street, East Maitland 232320 December 2013
G.G. 31st JAnuArY 2014The following instruments were officially notified on the NSW legislation website:
• Ballina Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amend No 6)• State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development)
Amend (Huntlee New Town) 2014• State Environmental Planning Policy (Mining, Petroleum
Production and Extractive Industries) Amend (Coal Seam Gas) 2014
• Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 (Amend No 3)
The boundaries between Guyra Shire and Inverell Shire were amended.
G.G. 7tH FebruArY 2014The following instruments were officially notified on the NSW legislation website:
• Bellingen Local Environmental Plan 2010 (Amend No 4)• Blayney Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amend No 3)• Clarence Valley Local Environmental Plan 2011 (Amend
No 7)• Coolamon Local Environmental Plan 2011 (Amend No 1)• Hawkesbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amend
No 1)• Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan (Local Centres)
2012 (Amend No 2)• Lismore Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amend No 1)• Warringah Local Environment Plan 2011 (Amend No 4)• Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 (Amend No 8)
From the NSW Government Gazette
The following are extracts from the March 1914 edition of The Surveyor:
Notes on a Surveyor’s Travels abroad
Read by Mr. P. W. Rygate, B.E., Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., at a Meeting of the Institution of Surveyors, N.S.W., on Tuesday, 17th March 1914.
After arriving in London, my earliest thoughts were that I should like to see the place of production of those articles which we daily use. My remarks this evening must be taken as being my own personal impressions. The true length of a tape measure we purchase from time to time has been with us a source of anxiety. We have had experience of tapes of many makes, which are really not equal to the requirements of our profession. I made a special visit to the works of James Chesterman & Co. Ltd. at Sheffield, and the works of Messrs. John Raebone & Sons Ltd. at Birmingham. It was my object to ascertain how to account for the variations. The making of steel tapes has been confined to but a few firms in England, and the two named are the leading firms in that line. It is obvious that science alone can produce and continue on in the production of a steel mixture suitable for tapes, and once a good article is produced every effort is made to keep it uniform. Each maker has his own degree of hardness, and we ourselves know the make of a tape by its physical proportions. It is, of course, beyond me to describe the manufacture of the steel. However, after each tape has been shaped and burnished it is graduated by means of a transfer (as in lithography). Along a bench the whole tape is stretched and subjected to a strain. On the same bench side by side is a standard tape, subject to a similar strain. Girl hands fix on the transfer paper, and at certain spaces checking takes place. The steel tape with the transfer paper on is wound round a drum, checked again, and then immersed into a solution that etches the steel. From this it is very evident that a tape could have many variations, and until just recently there was no intention to make tapes more accurate than what is called commercially correct. The English Board of Trade has no concern beyond seeing that tapes
are commercially correct. Their standard is that laid down in the British House of Commons and one laid down on the Northern side of Trafalgar Square for public use. It is asserted by the expert at the National Physical Laboratory that both of these standards are not absolutely correct. At the present time Messrs. Rabone and Chesterman are using standards specially prepared by the National Physical Laboratory, and of late we have had tapes supplied and called standard at certain temperatures and certain pull. The tapes after the etching are polished and then put into the leather or other cases. I was astonished to find that the cost of the leather case represents about one-fourth the cost of the finished article. Being of the opinion that a good standard tape is indispensable, and that such should be in general use I suggested to the makers that they might send us tapes without cases, and in lieu of the case a certificate from the National Physical Laboratory giving the accuracy for each tape, even though it was at a small advance upon present prices. I spoke to the National Physical Laboratory authorities as to the suggestion, but they would not give a certificate for anything beyond the extreme length for a small fee, and then a quantity would need be sent. Ascertaining that the cost was too much, I thought that perhaps our Institution would like to possess a good standard, the same to be for the use of its members. Making known my idea to Messrs. Rabone and Chesterman, I was very pleased to receive from each of them two steel tapes on behalf of this Institution. These four tapes were forwarded to the National Physical Laboratory, and I had them tested. Perhaps with a knowledge that the tapes were being sent to such critical men the firms turned out something of their best, judging from the results of the tests. You will see that with these tapes you are able to set out a standard 30, 33, 50, 66 & 100 ft., and then 5 chains, the customary long steel band length. With us the standard has been one laid down on stone and concrete with a marble slab. With the tapes that now on behalf of the said firms I present or convey to this Institution you will have a standard of the same material that you are using. To the National Physical Laboratory I
made many visits, and saw the modus operandi of the testing. Before going further I might say that the National Physical Laboratory’s fundamental standard is that determined by International Committee of Weights and Measures in 1875, but Great Britain did not join the Convention until 1884, and after certain comparisons were made the numerical relation of 1 yard = 0.9143992 metre, and 1 metre = 39.370113 inches and such has been legalised by an order in Council dated 19/5/1898, and that is correct to 1 in a million. In the testing room, where there are means of regulating and maintaining the temperature the apparatus is very simple. There is a long bench with a marble slab surface. On this bench there are like two tram rails mounted on which there are two reversible micrometer microscopes, one at each end of the tape to be tested. First the National Physical Laboratory standard is placed in position, subject to a pull at each end by means of a weighted cord, running over a friction pulley at each end. Thus the weight is evenly distributed, and the tape can be moved lengthwise if desired. An operator to each instrument. It is first ascertained that the microscopes are in collimation, i.e., the same line of sight and at right angles to the tape. The tapes are read with the instrument fixed, and such reading is not necessarily at the zero, and at say the 66 feet or 100 feet mark. The instruments are reversed and the readings checked. The operator knows that there is now a certain distance between the instruments. The tape to be checked re-places the standard, and the operations repeated. The variations for the tape is noted as per the chart of the board. Temperatures are carefully noted in both operations and in the test room, closed off by two doors from the outer world there is often a variation. I discussed the question of testing the tapes with one end fixed and the other end weighted, the cross sectional area of tape and hence its own weight, and from results of experiments it has been established with the tape supported throughout that the cross sectional area is not a very important factor, and the variation between the two free ends and one end fixed is so small that a surveyor in the field could not possibly hope to define same. z
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