<br>There are more of the original historical maps available on the NSW<br>Department of Lands web site - the ones I've looked have been written on ;-(<br>but they do seem to have some areas not covered by the library.
<br><br><a href="http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/survey_mapping/parish_maps">http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/survey_mapping/parish_maps</a><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/24/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ian Sergeant
</b> <<a href="mailto:isergean@hih.com.au">isergean@hih.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I wrote:
<br><br>> I've found in some areas of Sydney that the historical maps available<br>> online at the National Library and State Library can be useful for street<br>> names.<br><br>"Franc Carter" <<a href="mailto:franc.carter@gmail.com">
franc.carter@gmail.com</a>> wrote on 24/07/2007 10:47:11 AM:<br><br>> Did you go to the State library in the city ?<br><br>No, you can find them online.<br><br>Look here -><br><br><a href="http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/online/maps.cfm">
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/online/maps.cfm</a><br><br>There are some very detailed images, with every street meticulously hand<br>written across hand drawn maps of Sydney and Suburbs circa 1920.<br><br>Again, likely not accurate enough for mapping from, but good for street
<br>names for older suburbs.<br><br>Ian.<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Talk-au mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Talk-au@openstreetmap.org">Talk-au@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-au">
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