Town of Griffith, Mirrool Area, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme [cartographic material] / designed W.B. Griffin, 1914, 5
- Bib ID:
- 3698991
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Griffin, Walter Burley, 1876-1937
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Scale [3,168]. "4 chains to an inch" (E 146°02'/S 34°16').
- Description:
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- 1915
- 1 ms. map ; 121.7 x 95.3 cm.
- Biography/History:
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With the planning and development of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in the first decades of the twentieth century, Walter Burley Griffin was invited to design two new towns, Leeton and Griffith. Some aspects of the plan such as the position of the railway were not implemented as shown.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript map on brown-line base map of Griffith showing blocks, sections, streets, areas reserve for public buildings and railway reserve. This copy of the plan includes manuscript annotations by Griffin to the residential blocks.
- "Modifications indicated in red, Walter B. Griffin 23/8/1915 per R.A.L."--Bottom right.
- "To accompany report of 22.7.15 . Papers M I.S. ... on the subject of Griffith township surveys, Frank N. Brewster, Designing Engineer"--Top left. Signed by Brewster.
- "H.H. Dare [?], Chief Engineer, Water Conservation and Irrigation"--Top right corner. Signed by Dare.
- "Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission"--Top left.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230576167
- National Library's copy has several tears along fold lines.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1915
- Other authors/contributors:
- New South Wales. Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Eric Milton Nicholls special map collection.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1937
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1915
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