NRS-12925 | Map showing extent of flooding on the Hunter River and its tributaries during the great flood of August 1857

This map shows flooding between Oakhampton and Hexham. A note states that the map was "forwarded to the Honble. The Secretary for Lands and Works with the Surveyor General's letter of the 22nd Sept. 1857, No. 478". This letter, in [4/5418] (microfilm copy SR Reel 2845), recommends that the sketch be forwarded to the Chief Commissioner of Railways with a view to his further report. Scale 1" = 1 ml. (SR Map No. 776). 1 map.Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.