Historical information
796.1 - Crown Land Sale by auction in the township of Mallacoota on Wednesday January 1920 at 2pm.
796.2 - Snowy River farms , 630 acres of river flat land at Orbost on Wednesday April 28, 1909 at 2.30pm.
796.3 - Famous Orbost Flats - "Important Sale of Snowy River Land" , 900 acres subdivided into 13 choice farms on Wednesday 1st December 1920 at 2.30pm.
796.4 - "Second Great Sale in James' Subdivision", adjoining town of Orbost on 16th May, 1919 at 2pm.
796.5 - "Subdivisional Sale Brooklands Estate", 5 rich Snowy River farms on Wednesday 23rd February at 2.30 at Orbost on account of James Hossack Esq.
796.6 - "Subdivisional sale of Splendid Residence Sites and Handy Small Paddocks" adjoining the progressive town of Orbost on 5th March 1915 at 11am at the rooms of H.James & Co.
796.7 - This is a contract drawing on waxed paper. Crossing near Harbecks Cunninghame Signed and traced N. Anderson 17/11/00.
796.8 - A plan and specification on waxed paper. Shire of Orbost Cunninghame Road - signed by the shire engineer.
796.9 - This is a hand drawn map of Orbost Cunninghame Road, November 1896.
796.10 - This is a hand drawn cross-section of a culvert on the Orbost Cunninghame Road.
796.11 - This is a plan of a culvert on Tabbara Road, 13th January 1899
796.12 - This is a poster for an "Important Subdivisional Sale' for land near Orbost Bridge, on Wednesday 16th March 1921 at the rooms of H. James & Co.
Significance
These documents are an important part of Orbost history in that they show how the town and surrounding areas were subdivided for farming and residential settlement.
Physical description
A set of twelve maps, plans and land sale posters .
