Guide to the Frank Hurley Map Collection

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Maps of Australian and New Zealand Air Routes: Copyright Supplement to the Official Airline Guide, 1:6,000,000, 1958 (Item 1) - Folder 1

Map of Australia showing routes of major airlines around the continent. Includes inset of New Zealand with major air routes around New Zealand and to Australia. Also includes inset of Papua New Guinea with major air routes around New Zealand and to Australia Map is annotated in pen possibly by Hurley, including: "Require another visit: Wyndham, Damn Site on Old T; Carr Boyd Range, Golden Gate, Cockatoo Springs, Victoria Riv Gorge, Gorge of Katherine". Other annotations, routes and an expenses tally are also marked on recto and verso. On sheet 65 x 86 cm.

Subgrp 2-12. Shell road maps of Australia, scales vary, c.1955 - c.1960

Folding road maps of Australia. Shell road maps c.1960 included attractive cover images of colour drawings depicting State flora, or tourist scenes relating to the map's subject.

New South Wales (Item 2 & 3) - Folder 1

Road map of New South Wales including main roads and mileage, and directory of towns. Verso shows " Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra" road map, with detailed maps of Sydney City and Environs. 2 copies. Item 3 includes annotations in pen including notes and routes marked out. On sheet 54 x 68 cm.

SydneyBrisbane: City of Gold Coast, Pacific Beautizone (Item 4) - Folder 1

Road map showing Sydney to Brisbane. Recto includes road maps of the Gold Coast and the Pacific Beautizone region, and detailed street maps of sections of the Gold Coast. Verso includes detailed maps of main roads in Sydney and Brisbane cities. Also shows towns of Tuncurry and Forster, Coff's harbour, Grafton and Port Macquarie. On sheet 55 x 78 cm.

Queensland (Item 5) - Folder 1

Road map of Queensland (with North Queensland inset) including main roads and mileage, and directory of towns. Verso shows a road map of the South Eastern District and detailed street maps of Brisbane, Brisbane and Environs, and Toowoomba. On sheet 55 x 68 cm.

MaryboroughBundabergRockhamptonMackay (Item 6) - Folder 1

Road map showing Maryborough – Bundaberg – Rockhampton – Mackay including main roads and mileages. Verso shows detailed street maps of Maryborough, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Port Curtis and Gladstone. On sheet 54 x 68 cm.

Northern Coastal District: Bowen, Townsville, Cairns, Mossman (Item 7) - Folder 1

Road map showing Northern Coastal District (Bowen to Daintree) including main roads and mileage. Verso includes detailed street maps of Bowen, Townsville, Innisfail and City of Cairns. On sheet 27 x 68 cm.

MackayBowen & Barrier Reef Is. (Item 8) - Folder 1

Road map showing Mackay to Bowen including main roads and mileage, and detailed street maps of McKay, Proserpine and detailed view of Herron Island. Verso shows maps of Long Island, Lindeman Island, Hayman Island and South Molle Island. On sheet 27 x 68 cm.

South Australia (Item 9) - Folder 1

Road map of South Australia showing eastern portion of state on recto and western portion of state on verso. Verso also shows detailed street maps of Adelaide and Broken Hill. On sheet 55 x 68 cm.

AdelaidePerth, Perth – Adelaide (Item 10 & 11) - Folder 1

Road map showing Adelaide to Perth via National Route 1, shown in strip maps. Also includes detailed street maps of City of Kalgoorlie, Traffic Arrangements Kwinana Freeway, and an overview map of the Adelaide to Perth routes showing bitumen and unsealed roads. Verso shows Perth to Adelaide strip maps, and includes a detailed street map of Adelaide. 2 Copies. On sheet 55 x 68.

South Australia: Far North & Eyre Peninsula (Item 12) - Folder 1

Road map of northern portion of South Australia showing "Far north of South Australia including Northern Territory border to Alice Springs" and "Diagrammatic strip map - Port Augusta to Alice Springs". Includes detailed map of Ayers Rock [ Uluru]. Verso shows road map of Eyre Peninsula and detailed street maps of Port Augusta, Whyalla, Port Lincoln and Flinders Ranges. On sheet 55 x 68 cm.

Subgrp 13-17. Shell Touring pamphlets, c.1955 - c.1960

Touring pamphlets for regions of Australia listing attractions and accommodation along routes.

Sydney to Brisbane: Towns and Touring Attractions (Item 13) - Folder 1

New South Wales: Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds (Item 14) - Folder 1

Touring pamphlet listing camping grounds from Sydney to Brisbane, and across New South Wales.

Tropical Playground: Barrier Reef Isles (Item 15) - Folder 1

Queensland (and BrisbaneSydney): Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds (Item 16) - Folder 1

Touring pamphlet listing camping grounds from Sydney to Brisbane, and across Queensland.

Western Australia: Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds (Item 17) - Folder 1

Touring pamphlet listing camping grounds across Western Australia.

Road Map: New South Wales (Item 19) - Folder 2

Road map booklet for New South Wales, including sectional road maps and strip maps.

Mobil Road Guide: New South Wales, scales vary (Item 20) - Folder 2

Road map of whole state of New South Wales including highways and major roads. Verso shows "Scenic Trips Around Sydney" including main roads between Gosford, Sydney, Wollongong and Katoomba. Also includes map of Sydney outlet roads. On sheet 43 x 56 cm.

Caltex Road Map of Victoria, scales vary (Item 21) - Folder 2

Road map of Victoria showing highways, main roads and national roads. Includes detailed maps of the City of Melbourne, Melbourne Outlet Roads, and Around Melbourne. On sheet 50 x 74 cm.

Atlantic Road Map of Victoria, Eighteenth Edition, scales vary (Item 22) - Folder 2

Road map of Victoria showing highways and main connecting roads. Includes a directory of distances. Verso shows detailed maps of Melbourne, Gippsland, and Geelong and Western Districts. On sheet 48 x 75 cm.

Mobil Road Guide: South Australia, scales vary (Item 23) - Folder 2

Road map of south western portion of South Australia with insets for Mt Gambier region and a portion of the Great Australian Bight. Verso shows the south eastern portion of South Australia . On sheet 43 x 56 cm.

Gregory's Road Map of South Australia, Map No. 50, scales vary, c.1960 (Item 24) - Folder 2

Road map of South Australia shows classes of roads, distances and reserves, with tourist information and index. Includes insets: Inner City Routes and Adelaide City. Verso includes enlarged sections: South eastern South Australia and insets: Adelaide Region and Adelaide metropolitan area and Mt. Lofty. On sheet 101 x 76 cm.

Adelaide and Suburbs Tourist Map (Item 25) - Folder 2

Street map of Adelaide city with index of attractions, and road map of Adelaide and Suburbs. Verso includes guide to points of interest in Adelaide and surrounds. On sheet 28 x 40 cm.

Northern Territory of Australia, 1:2,000,000, 1953 (Item 26) - Folder 2

Topographic map of the Northern Territory. Verso includes directory of place names. On sheet 99 x 66 cm.

W.A. Tourist Guide and Speedo Road Chart, c.1960 (Item 27) - Folder 2

Tourist guide booklet including attraction and accommodation guides, and sectional road maps.

Western Australian Current News Topics, 1961 (Item 28) - Folder 2

Current affairs circular. Vol. 1, No.4, September 1961.

Western Australian Accommodation Guide (Item 29) - Folder 2

Accommodation guide to Perth and principal country towns.

Western Australia for your Next Holiday (Item 30) - Folder 2

Western Australia tourist brochure.

Hurley's notes of distance calculations for a trip (Item 31) - Folder 2

Calculations written on card.

B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. 1929-30-31 (Item 32) - Folder 2

Map showing outlines of South Africa, Australia and a portion of the coast of the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the voyages of the British Australian (and) New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) during a research expedition into Antarctica between 1929 and 1931, involving two voyages over consecutive Austral summers. Top right corner of map has been cut out. On sheet 43 x 65 cm.


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