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Information and guidelines for creating and editing Open Historical Map content of the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter Valley region
Online image and information resources:
General local history resources:
- Lachlan Wetherall 'a bit of this, a bit of that': https://lachlanwetherall.com/
- Newcastle University: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/
Localities:
Ash Island:
Historical maps:
Digital maps must be georeferenced (to locate them geospatially) and rectified (to correct for distortion) for use as OHM map sources. Suggested resources for storing and rectifying maps are:
- wmflabs - maps held on Wikimaps that have been orthorectifed using the Wikimaps warper service - https://warper.wmflabs.org/
- mapwarper - maps uploaded directly to, and orthorectified on the mapwarper service - https://mapwarper.net/
General maps (rectified)
| Date | Abbreviation | Citation | Coverage | Valley | Notes | Map | url (iD and JOSM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798 | 1798 Shortland map | 'An eye sketch of Hunter's River' | Newcastle, Fullerton Cove | https://mapwarper.net/maps/69265 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/69265/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1801 | 1801 Barallier | Ensign Francis Louis Barrallier. ‘Coal Harbour and Rivers, On the Coast of New South Wales, surveyed by Ensign Barrallier, In His Majesty’s Armed Surveying Vessel, “Lady Nelson”, Lieut. James Grant, Commander, in June and July, 1801. By Order of Governor King’ | Newcastle, Paterson, Clarence Town | Y | distorted | https://mapwarper.net/maps/39851 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/39851/{z}/{x}/{y}.png |
| 1816 | 1816 Jeffries | 'Part of Hunter's River (or the Coal River)', surveyed by Lt Jeffries March 1816 | Newcastle, Stockton | https://mapwarper.net/maps/69264 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/69264/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1828 | 1828 Dangar map | Map of the River Hunter, and its branches cartographic material. | Newcastle, Gloucester, Muswellbrook | Y | distorted | https://mapwarper.net/maps/39852 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/39852/{z}/{x}/{y}.png |
| 1830 | 1830 Armstrong | Plan of Newcastle by John Armstrong | Newcastle | https://mapwarper.net/maps/70137 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/70137/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1844 | 1844 Newcastle | The Town of Newcastle and its Harbour | Newcastle | https://mapwarper.net/maps/69236 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/69263/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1851 | 1851 Stokes map | Admiralty Chart No 2117 Australia, East Coast, Newcastle Harbour (published 1852) | Newcastle CBD, Stockton, Walsh Point, Carrington (east) | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps//6255 | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/tile/6255/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 185x | 185x Newcastle | "Map of Newcastle, N.S.W., and environs" | Newcastle, Wickham, Tighes Hill | https://mapwarper.net/maps/78266 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/78266/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1855 | 1855 AA Co | AA Company Estate planned subdivision | Newcastle, Junction, Newcastle West | https://mapwarper.net/maps/77694 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/77694/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1858 | 1858 Plan No. 5 | Plan No. 5, Harbour of Newcastle NSW, "On the Coalfield of New South Wales" | Newcastle, Stockton | https://mapwarper.net/maps/69870 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/69870/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1866 | 1866 Sidney map | Newcastle Harbour by Commander Sidney | Newcastle, Stockton, Moscheto Island tip | https://mapwarper.net/maps/68854 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/68854/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1871 | 1871 Gowlland | Gowlland, John Thomas Ewing & Loxton, J. F & S.T. Leigh & Co. (1871). Australia East coast New South Wales Hunter River Retrieved February 12, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230008903 | Harbour, North and South Arms, Raymond Terrace | local distortions | https://mapwarper.net/maps/79682 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/79682/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | |
| 1878 | 1878 Harbour | 1878 Newcastle Harbour soundings (redrawn in 1976) | Port Waratah, Stockton, Carrington, Newcastle | https://mapwarper.net/maps/69227 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/69227/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1882 | 1882 Sidney map | Newcastle Harbour soundings by Capt Sidney | Port Waratah, Stockton, Carrington, Newcastle | https://mapwarper.net/maps/70138 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/70138/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1885 | 1885 Kahibah land titles | Parish of Kahibah Land titles 1885-1991 | Blacksmiths, Cockle Creek, Dudley | https://mapwarper.net/maps/77514 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/77514/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1887 | 1887 Sidney map | Newcastle Harbour by Commander Sidney (land detail very similar to 1882 Sidney) | Port Waratah, Stockton, Carrington, Newcastle | https://mapwarper.net/maps/41688 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/41688/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1888 | 1888 Sidney map | Newcastle Harbour by Commander Sidney (land detail very similar to 1882 Sidney) | Port Waratah, Stockton, Carrington, Newcastle | https://mapwarper.net/maps/68992 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/68992/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1890-
1929 |
Water Board Sh XXX YYYY-YYYY | Index Map - Hunter District Water Board Plans of the 1890s
Various maps dated from 189X to 190X - use sheet number and year range in abbreviation, Example: Water Board Sh 227 1909-1919 Description: https://hunterlivinghistories.com/2019/06/07/hdwb/ |
Most areas of Newcastle and suburbs populated at 1890-1929 | Index map:
https://mapwarper.net/maps/61584 Set: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/browse?filter=eyJudGlkcyI6WyI3Il19&bid=95155 |
Some combined maps:
Ncle West: https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/77708/{z}/{x}/{y}.png Ncle East: https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/77759/{z}/{x}/{y}.png Throsby Ck along Hannell St: https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/77638/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1893 | 1893 Parrott map | Map of the country around Newcastle, Major T.S.Parrot
(March 1893) |
Raymond Terrace, Tilligery Crk, Newcastle, Swansea | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps//5539 | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/tile/5539/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1901 | 1901 Hunter Valley | Drainage areas of the Hunter Valley | entire valley | Y | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps//6254 | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/tile/6254/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | |
| 1902 | 1902 Harbour | 1902 Newcastle Harbour soundings, L.S.Kenny
(Aug' 1902, redrawn in 1976) |
Mayfield E, Stockton, Kooragang coal loaders, Wickham, Newcastle | good detail and well aligned | https://mapwarper.net/maps/70042 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/70042/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | |
| 1910 | 1910 Barrett map | 1910 Survey by Corporal Barrett (surveyed Oct'1910) | Merewether, Newcastle, Mayfield, Lambton | seems distorted around Port Waratah | https://mapwarper.net/maps/41684 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/41684/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | |
| 1911 | 1911 Lynch map | 1911 Survey by Corporal Lynch of northern Lake Macquarie | Argenton, Adamstown, Swansea | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps//5534 | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/tile/5534/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1913 | 1913 Newcastle Survey | 1913 Government survey map | Newcastle, Maitland | https://mapwarper.net/maps/78264 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/78264/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1940 | 1940 Survey Newcastle | 1940 Newcastle survey map (published 1941) | Maitland, Newcastle, Dudley | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps//5516 | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/tile/5516/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1941 | 1941 Survey Lake Mac | 1941 Lake Macquarie survey map (published 1942) | Most of Lake Mac, Lake Munmorah | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps//5517 | https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/tile/5517/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | ||
| 1942 | 1942 Harbour | 1942 Harbour soundings map, Parry (created 1916, corrns 1942) | |||||
| 2021 | DCS NSW 2021 | Current DCS NSW aerial maps | NSW | standard iD layer (image dates using |
Local or subject specific maps
| subject | dates | abbreviation | location | title | notes | url | url for iD or JOSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coal | 1800-1960 | BHP coal outcrops | Wallsend, Newcastle, dudley, teralba | BHP Coal Geology - Sheet 2A - [Newcastle] coal seam outcrops | https://mapwarper.net/maps/77657 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/77657/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | |
| elevation | 2015 | 2015 contour map | Newcastle, Minimi, Beresfield, Swansea | Newcastle DEM LIDAR 5m at 1m contours | useful for identifying pre-colonial low-lying areas and ridgelines for roads. | https://mapwarper.net/maps/78592 | https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/78592/{z}/{x}/{y}.png |
| Redhead suburb | 1940 | 1940 GSA aerial | Redhead, Dudley (part) | Source: Geoscience Australia | earliest aerial image | https://mapwarper.net/maps/77473 |
Real estate (subdivision) maps:
Lachlan Wetherall's index: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=17-TucksB6QzPjQRtUsEvwvMA6Zw&femb=1&ll=-33.03555474056326,151.63340259110802&z=14
Land title maps:
Aerial images:
DCS NSW aerial images
| Year | Newcastle | Maitland | Redhead | Belmont | Notes | url (iD or JOSM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Y | Y | Y | excellent resolution | https://portal.spatial.nsw.gov.au/tileservices/Hosted/HistoricalImagery1944/MapServer/tile/{zoom}/{y}/{x} | |
| 1954 | Y | Y | Y | as above but edit year | ||
| 1965 | Y | Y | ||||
| 1966 | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 1971 | Y | Y | ||||
| 1974 | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 1976 | Y | Y | Y | first colour | ||
| 1984 | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 1987 | Y | Y | ||||
| 1990 | Y | Y | ||||
| 1993 | Y | Y | ||||
| 1996 | Y | Y | ||||
| 1998 | Y | Y | ||||
| 2001 | Y | Y | ||||
| 2006 | Y | Y |
DCS NSW: the NSW geospatial historical image viewer at: https://portal.spatial.nsw.gov.au/portal/apps/sites/#/homepage/pages/map-viewers
GSA: the Geoscience Australia aerial image archive (unrectified, not all are downloadable) at: https://imagery.aerialphotography.fsdf.org.au/
Publications:
| Abbreviation | Title | Author | Year | Publication details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown (2015) | Belmont: From the Dreaming to Federation | Brown, Paul | 2015 | ISBN 978-0-646-93 544-7 |
| Tramways (1999) | Tramways of Newcastle | Keenan, David; McCarthy, Ken & Willson, Ross | 1999 | Transit Press; ISBN 0909338 1 59 |
| BHP History (1999) | A Future More Prosperous: The History of the Newcastle Steelworks 1912-1999 | Jay, Christopher | 1999 | BHP; ISBN 1 8766340 6 5 |
| Newcastle Tracks (2017) | Tracing Tracks through Newcastle | Longworth, Jim & Fleming Grant | 2017 | ARHS; ISBN 9780987340832 |
| DMR Report yyyy | NSW Dept of Main Roads annual reports | 1933- 1988 | https://www.opengov.nsw.gov.au/searches?page=6&size=10&query=*&fromDate=&toDate=&agencyId=25059&typeId=11&titleOnly=&sortBy= |
Open History Map guidelines
Referencing sources
Citing sources in OpenHistoricalMap for the references contained here:
- add the abbreviated reference to the source field (separated by ; as needed)
- add as a separate field: source:url=https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/Newcastle (previously "source:url=https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Open_Historical_Map/Projects/Newcastle")