Records held

  • Maps which the government used for land, survey and resource management.
  • Plans which the government used to make and record decisions around licensing, infrastructure and machinery management.
  • A range of records about plans such as contracts and specifications.

Researching the records

Most of the significant map or plan series are described under their topic.

For example, the page about House or property history includes explanations about:

  • Maps of the Surveyor General's Office, Lands and Survey Department and Lands Department, 1808-1946 (GRG 35/585), and
  • Drawer system plans - Surveyor-General's Office, 1829-1991 (GRS 6910).

A guide to civil and mechanical plans of railway infrastructure is under development. Ask staff for assistance to identify and order any plans.

Retrieval of plans must be arranged in advance. Some plans are stored at a secondary repository, and others may need additional staff for their retrieval.

Digitised records

A small set of plans are on our Flickr page.

These include:

  • Map of Adelaide and suburban districts showing tramways routes and areas of housing development (GRG 22/64/1 map no. 2, 1952)
  • Plan of the Settled Districts of South Australia (GRG 35/585 unit 2 no. 13), and
  • Map of South Australia showing vegetation prior to settlement (GRG 35/585 unit 21 map 11)
Page last updated: 7 September 2022