Department of Surveying
Collection 23
The Department of Surveying became an autonomous Department of the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) in 1970. Prior to this, it operated as a section within the Department of Civil Engineering. The first head of Department was Dr. L.A. White. Mr S.W Munsie acted as Head until Dr White took up his appointment in June 1970.
Nineteen students graduated in 1970. In that year, final year students produced a comprehensive map of the Canning River in response to a request from the Public Works Department, the first time this had been achieved.
This collection is composed of historical documents and records associated with this Department from 1967 to 1987.
This collection contains:
| Box Number | Description | Content Type |
| 66276 | WAIT – Surveying Department – map of Canning River 1970. Map of the Swan to Canning River by WAIT surveying students. This map was the first surveying map of this area of water. | Loose Documents |
| 73801 | Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Sextant / Quintant | Other |
| 73805 | Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Heliograph | Other |
| 73809 | Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Tellurometer | Other |
| 73810 | Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Surveying Aneroid | Other |
| 75339 | Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Theodolites | Other |
| 75341 | WAIT – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Levels | Other |
| 75377 | WAIT – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Plane table telescopic alidade | Other |
| 75408 | Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Theodolite accessories | Other |
| 75412 | Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Chronograph | Other |
| 75571 | Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) – Surveying – Artefacts and Equipment – Prisms | Other |