Jamieson's Special Survey

In 1841, Hugh Jamieson purchased 5,120 acres (2,070 ha), or eight square miles, of land near Dromana on the Mornington Peninsula approximately 60 km south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The land was purchased from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived Special Survey regulations.[1]

The land was leased and sublet in small lots and eventually became part of the Mount Martha sheep station.[2]

Jamieson's Special Survey is bounded by the line Ellerina Road/Bruce Road/Foxeys Road to the north, the line of Point Nepean Road/Dunns Creek Road to the south, Port Phillip Bay near Safety Beach to the west and the line of Bulldog Creek Road to the east. [3] [4] It covers the entire suburb of Safety Beach and the part of Dromana north of the line of Point Nepean Road/Dunns Creek Road.

The name is used as a locality in historical and cadastral surveys and title documents.

References

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  1. ^ Colonial Secretaries Office, Sydney (8 June 1841), "Selections of Special Surveys", New South Wales Government Gazette (45): 784–785, retrieved 19 September 2010
  2. ^ Shaw, A. G. L. (1996). A history of the Port Phillip District: Victoria before separation. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84651-3.
  3. ^ Victoria. Dept. of Crown Lands and Survey, Kangerong Parish Plan, Imperial measure K2831, Regional Land Office Plans Digitised Reference Set, PROV, VPRS 16171/P0001/Plans H-K/Kangerong(Psh)LOImpK2831.pdf, retrieved 20 September 2010
  4. ^ Victoria. Dept. of Crown Lands and Survey (1888), Mornington Map RM 2755, County maps of Victoria, MAP RM 2755, retrieved 20 September 2010