Doherty Smith & Associates is now Compass Consulting Surveyors Click here to see this blog and more on our new website compasscs.com.au Lines on a map or legal access? Crown Roads are found generally in rural parts of NSW, and were created in order to ensure that every portion of land had legal access to
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Doherty Smith & Associates is now Compass Consulting Surveyors Click here to see this blog and more on our new website compasscs.com.au New South Wales has, for decades, maintained a world-class system of land titling. Early title in NSW was based on the English Common Law system of title, a system known as “Old System”.
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Doherty Smith & Associates is now Compass Consulting Surveyors Click here to see this blog and more on our new website compasscs.com.au Most land in NSW is held under Torrens Title. Torrens Title is a form of title which offers a secure title to land, guaranteed by the state. Purchasers of land do not need
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Doherty Smith & Associates is now Compass Consulting Surveyors Click here to see this blog and more on our new website compasscs.com.au Geomorphic Assessment Macquarie River, Montefiores Geomorphology is a study of how land changes over time. Fluvial Geomorphology is a study of how watercourses change over time. This blog details work undertaken by Doherty
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Doherty Smith & Associates is now Compass Consulting Surveyors Click here to see this blog and more on our new website compasscs.com.au Federal Capital Sites – a case of “What if…” In 1900, the search began for the site of the new Federal capital city. The newly drawn up Constitution set out rules for the
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Doherty Smith & Associates is now Compass Consulting Surveyors Click here to see this blog and more on our new website compasscs.com.au From the earliest days of the settlement, the State of NSW was divided in to Counties, each representing an area which is further divided into separate Parishes. There are currently 141 Counties in
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Doherty Smith & Associates is now Compass Consulting Surveyors Click here to see this blog and more on our new website compasscs.com.au Parish and County Names From the earliest days of the settlement, the State of NSW was divided in to Counties, each representing an area which is further divided
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Doherty Smith & Associates is now Compass Consulting Surveyors Click here to see this blog and more on our new website compasscs.com.au We have all seen a “trig station”, whether we are aware of the history and background of the marks or not. Located on landmarks such as hills or high man-made structures such as
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