Dr Jim Wafer recently came across some material held by State Archive and Records New South Wales (SARA) consisting of three survey maps of sections of Lake Macquarie, drawn by surveyor J. Ralfe in 1829. One of the maps includes Reverend Lancelot Threlkeld’s farm. They appear to have been digitised from microfilm copies. We have created rotated versions of the 3663 map to aid viewing of details. Click on each of the images to access the larger versions.
AO Map No. 3660 Survey of Part of Lake Macquarie by J. Ralfe December 1829. (Courtesy of State Archives and Records NSW)
AO Map No. 3662 Survey of part of the Southern part of Lake Macquarie showing the coast and hills only. Similar to M.1.631 (SR Map No. 3660) not including all the features. Shows John Moore’s grant. J. Ralfe December 1829. (Courtesy of State Archives and Records NSW)
AO Map No. 3663 Survey of part of Lake Macquarie, the farms of Ranclaud, Brooks,Warner and Threlkeld. J. Ralfe December 1829. Vertical Aspect. (Courtesy of State Archives and Records NSW)
AO Map No. 3663 Survey of part of Lake Macquarie, the farms of Ranclaud, Brooks,Warner and Threlkeld. J. Ralfe December 1829. Rotated Left (Courtesy of State Archives and Records NSW)
AO Map No. 3663 Survey of part of Lake Macquarie, the farms of Ranclaud, Brooks,Warner and Threlkeld. J. Ralfe December 1829. Rotated Right. (Courtesy of State Archives and Records NSW)
AO Map No. 3663 Survey of part of Lake Macquarie, the farms of Ranclaud, Brooks,Warner and Threlkeld. J. Ralfe December 1829. Vertical Aspect Enhanced. (Courtesy of State Archives and Records NSW)
