Historical Documents

These historical documents date from 1962 - 2000, including course contents, lecture notes and hand-drawn diagrams.

T1962-01 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-Time Course and Part-Time Course (from Faculty of Engineering - Handbook -1962). 3 pages. T1981-01 Handout for the field exercise 'Plane Table' in Subject 29.001 Surveying I by A. Stolz and J. M. Rüeger, 4 pages.
T1965-01 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-Time Course and Part-Time Course and the Trainee Surveying Degree Course (from Faculty of Engineering - Handbook -1965). 5 pages T1981-02 Handout for the field exercise 'Direct Distance Measurement' in Subject 29.001 Surveying I by J. M. Rüeger, 3 pages.
T1967-01 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-Time Course and Part-time Course (from Faculty of Engineering - 1971 Handbook, costing 80 cents). 3 pages. T1981-03 Handout for the field exercise 'Theodolite 1 (Direction Measurement)' in Subject 29.001 Surveying I by J. M. Rüeger, 3 pages.
T1969-01 Handout of the Department of Surveying, School of Civil Engineering, UNSW, on the 'Standard Tape'. Author: G. G. Bennett. The document discusses the 100 m long tape baseline (on the retaining wall East of the Mechanical Engineering Workshops) and the determination of its length with the standard tape. 4 pages. T1981-04 Handout for the field exercise 'Theodolite 2 (Horizontal and Zenith Angle Measurements)' in Subject 29.002 Surveying II by J. M. Rüeger, 3 pages.
T1969-02 Handout on (the history of) APPLIED ELECTRONICS FOR SURVEYORS by A. P. H. ('Henry') Werner. The document contains one page with abbreviations as they apply to all facets of electronic distance measurement (EDM). A calendar follows (five pages), listing the major developments in matters related to electronic distance measurement (EDM), from the 4th century B.C. to 1969. 7 pages. (0.51 Mb) T1981-05 Handout for the field exercise 'Hand Instruments' in Subject 29.001 Surveying I by J. M. Rüeger, 8 pages.
T1971-01 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-time Course and Part-time Course (from Faculty of Engineering - 1971 Handbook). 3 pages. T1981-06 Handout for the field exercise 'Monitoring Diurnal Pillar Movements' in Subject 29.032 Precise Surveys in Industry and Engineering by J. M. Rüeger, 4 pages.
T1973-01 Hand-written (on stencils) Lecture Notes on SHAFT LEVELLING in Subject 29.103 'Surveying III' by A. P. H. ('Henry') Werner. There are some photos on a student exercise in shaft levelling (in the Civil Engineering Building) in the pictorial history web page of the School. See 1971-04 and 1976-06. 6 pages. T1981-07 Structure of the Bachelor of Surveying Course and the Bachelor of Surveying Science Course (from UNSW- Engineering - 1981 Faculty Handbook). 4 pages.
T1973-02 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-time Course and Part-time Course (from Faculty of Engineering - 1973 Handbook, costing 80 cents). 3 pages. T1981-08 Plan, Warragamba Dam Deformation Measurement Network, used in Subjects 'Precise Surveys in Industry and Engineering' (29.032 and 29.103G) and 'Precise Engineering Surveying' (29.9030)
T1974-01 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-time Course and Part-time Course (from Faculty of Engineering - 1974 Handbook, costing 80 cents). 4 pages. T1982-01 Silver Jubilee Booklet (1982)....with contributions by Bill Kearsley, Prof. Peter Angus-Leppan, D. Lorschy and Prof. L. M. Birt (Vice-Chancellor); includes profiles of academic staff and lists of price winners and PhD students. 48 Pages.
T1975-01 Notes for Students on LINEAR MEASUREMENTS by Salvatore U. Nasca, 15 pages. T1982-02 Publicity transfer (car sticker) sold by the (Surveying Students') Surveying Society in 1982: 'surveyors more than measure up'. 1 page.
T1975-02 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-time Course, Sandwich Course and Part-time Course (from Faculty of Engineering - 1975 Handbook, costing one dollar). 4 pages. T1982-03 Field Sheet for the practical test in Subject 29.002 Surveying II by J. M. Rüeger, 2 pages.
T1976-01 Hand-drawn diagram (on stencils) of the early traversing control network at UNSW. From a student handout of A. P. H. ('Henry') Werner, dated 10 January 1976. 1 page. T1983-01 Listing of the current values of the UNSW Tape Standardisation Base (on the retaining wall East of the Mechanical Engineering Workshops) by J. M. Rüeger, dated 30 August 1983 and a note on the same baseline published in the NSW Surveyors' Bulletin (Vol. 17, No. 1 January 1980) by G. G. Bennett. 1 page.
T1976-02 Band Standardisation at UNSW: A student's report written in May 1974 and edited in 1976 by A. P. H. ('Henry') Werner, four stencilled pages. T1983-02 Handout for the field exercise 'Band Standardisation and Calibration ' in Subject 29.005 Surveying V by J. M. Rüeger, 7 pages.
T1976-03 Handout for the field exercise 'Tape Standardisation and Calibration' in Subject 29.103 Surveying III by K. I Groenhout, 2 pages. T1983-03 Handout for the field exercise 'Levelling III (Area Levelling)' in Subject 29.002 Surveying II by J. M. Rüeger, 2 pages.
T1976-04 Handout for the field exercise 'Levelling II (Line Levelling)' in Subject 29.001 Surveying IA (Part-time Course) by J. M. Rüeger, 4 pages. T1983-04 Handout for the field exercise 'Levelling I' in Subject 29.002 Surveying II by J. M. Rüeger, 2 pages.
T1977-01 Lecture Notes on GEODETIC SURVEYING in Subject 29.211' Geodesy I': Chapter 1; Introduction, Chapter 2: Classifications and Accuracy of Geodetic Surveying, Chapter 3: Primary Triangulation, Chapter 4: Trilateration, Chapter 5: Primary Traverses, Chapter 6: Height Control for the Reduction of Distances to Reference Surface. Authors: ???. These notes were later developed into a monograph (A. H. W. Kearsley, ‘Geodetic Surveying’, 96 pp, revised reprint 1988, ISBN 0-85839-036-1). Pages 1-30. T1983-05 Technical Instructions, Subject 29.194 Survey Camp, Bathurst, December 1983. Technical Director: J. R. Pollard, 50 pages. (2.4 Mb)
T1977-02 Lecture Notes on GEODETIC SURVEYING in Subject 29.211 'Geodesy I': Chapter 7 (New Techniques in Geodetic Surveying) by J. M. Rüeger, pages 31-40. T1984-01 Handout for the field exercise 'Long Range EDM' in Subject 29.005 Surveying V by J. M. Rüeger, 3 pages.
T1977-03 Handout for the field exercise 'Tacheometry II' in Subject 29.002 Surveying IB (Full-time Course) by J. M. Rüeger, 4 pages. T1984-02 Handout for the field exercise 'Tacheometry I' in Subject 29.002 Surveying II by J. M. Rüeger, 4 pages.
T1977-04 Handout for the field exercise 'Hand Instruments' in Subject 29.002 Surveying IB (Full-time Course) by J. M. Rüeger, 5 pages. T1984-03 Handout for the field exercise 'Settlement Survey - Retaining Wall Library Road' in Subject 29.032 Precise Surveys in Industry and Engineering by J. M. Rüeger, 8 pages. Includes results from 1980 to 1986.
T1977-05 Handout for the field exercise 'Tape Standardisation and Theodolite Adjustment' in Subject 29.103 Surveying III by K. I. Groenhout, 2 pages. T1985-01 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Course and Bachelor of Surveying Science Course (from UNSW- Engineering - 1985 Faculty Handbook). 3 pages.
T1977-06 Handout for the field exercise 'EDM Calibration (Zero, Cyclic and Scale Error)' in Subject 29.103 Surveying III by J. M. Rüeger, 5 pages. T1986-01 Technical Instructions, Subject 29.7050 Survey Camp, Bathurst, December 1986. Technical Director: P. S. Amin, 50 pages. (1.3 Mb)
T1977-07 Handout for the field exercise 'Integrated Survey Traverse' in Subject 29.002 Surveying II by J. M. Rüeger, 4 pages. T1988-01 Structure of the new Bachelor of Surveying Course (from Annual Report 1988). 1 page.
T1977-08 Provisional revised Bachelor of Surveying course 3 April 1978 and present Bachelor of Surveying course 1978 (from Annual Report 1977-1978), 2 pages. T1989-01 Introduction of the first two years of the new Bachelor of Surveying Course in 1989 (from Annual Report 1989), 2 pages.
T1977-09 Stadia Contour Plan by A. Hart, G. Hull, R. Parsell, Yarramundi Survey Camp, 15 September 1977 T1989-02 Technical Instructions, Subject 29.7050 Survey Camp, Bathurst,13-24 February 1989. Technical Director: J. M. Rüeger, 57 pages.
T1978-01 List of Postgraduate Subjects (from Annual Report 1978-1979), 1 page. T1990-01 Introduction of the third year of the new Bachelor of Surveying Course in 1990 (from Annual Report 1990), 1 page.
T1979-01 Handout for the practical test in Subject 29.002 Surveying 1B by J. M. Rüeger, 3 pages. T1992-01 Five courses of graduate study in 1992 (from Annual Report 1992), 1 page.
T1979-02 Structures of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-time Course and Sandwich Course (from UNSW- Engineering - 1979 Faculty Handbook). 3 pages. T1993-01 Handouts to students, Subject SURV7051, Survey Camp 3, Mangrove Creek (near Gosford, NSW), 15-16 February 1993: Preliminary Information, Discussion, Allocation of Projects, Equipment List, Administrative Instructions, Registration Form, Instructions for the use of the Local Scale Parameter (LSP) Method, Description of Mangrove Creek Dam. Technical Director: J. M. Rüeger, 21 pages.
T1979-04 Handout for the field exercise 'Detail Survey (Offset)' in Subject 29.002 Surveying II by J. M. Rüeger, 2 pages. T1994-01 Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng) course structure (from Annual Report 1994), 1 page.
T1980-01 Handout for the field exercise 'Determination of Cyclic Error and Error Pointing Diagrams' in Subject 29.005 Surveying V by J. M. Rüeger, 4 pages. T1995-01 Structures of the Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng) Course, Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) Course, Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng)/Bachelor of Arts Course (from Annual Report 1995), 3 pages.
T1980-02 Handout for the field exercise 'Measurement of Directions and Zenith Angles' in Subject 29.005 Surveying V by J. M. Rüeger, 5 pages. T1998-01 Structures of the old Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng) Course, new Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng) Course, Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng)/Bachelor of Arts Course, Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) Course, (from Annual Report 1998), 4 pages.
T1980-03 Details of Bachelor of Surveying Science Degree (3760), (from Annual Report 1980-1981), 1 page. T1998-02 Technical Instructions, Subject GMAT4052 Field Projects 1 (Survey Camp), 5 - 10 October 1990, Morpeth, Hunter Valley. Technical Director: J. M. Rüeger, 78 pages.
T1980-04 Structure of the Bachelor of Surveying Full-time Course (from UNSW- Engineering - 1980 Faculty Handbook). 3 pages. T1999-01 'Instructions for the Use of the UNSW EDM Research Baseline in Regents Park' (6th Edition, 1998), from Appendices E to N of the student handout on the 'Practical Examination' in the Subject GMAT8711 'Professional Practice' prepared by J. M. Rüeger on 27 January 1999. 16 pages. (0.87 Mb)
T1980-05 Technical Instructions, Subject 29.194 Survey Camp, Bathurst, November-December 1980. Technical Director: G. Hoar, 60 pages. T1999-02 Structures of the Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng) Course, Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng)/Bachelor of Arts Course, Bachelor of Engineering (Geomatic Eng)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Sc) Course, (from Annual Report 1999-2000), 3 pages.
T1980-06 Plan, Library Road Settlement Survey 1980, used in Subjects 'Precise Surveys in Industry and Engineering' (29.032 and 29.103G) and 'Precise Engineering Surveying' (29.9030) T2000-01 Structures of the Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying and Spatial Information Systems) Program, Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying and Spatial Information Systems)/Bachelor of Arts Program, Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying and Spatial Information Systems)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Sc) Program, Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying and Spatial Information Systems)/Master of Commerce Program (from Annual Report 2000-2001), 4 pages.

 

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