CONTENTS
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Regular Features
THE NSW SURVEYORS’ MONTHLY MAGAZINE
WWW.SURVEYORS.ORG.AU
NSW EXCELLENCE IN SURVEYING & SPATIAL
INFORMATION AWARDS WINNERS 2015
4
President’s Report
6
Executive Officer’s Report
8
Honorary Secretary’s Report
9
Surveyor’s Quiz
42
Looking Back
43
Membership Connect
44
NSW Government Gazette
45
Calendar of Events
45
Classifieds
45
Conferences & Seminars
The Profession
10
Applying Common Sense to the Definition of an
10
30
Undefined Public Road
28
Struve Geodetic Arc
30
Great Ocean Road Survey - “Windy Point”
35
Help Mark beat brain cancer
39
Cadastral Systems from around the World
EISSI 2015
16
Sir Thomas Mitchell Award Winner 2015
23
The Gala Event of the Year
22-23
Awards Night picture gallery
24 - 27
EISSI Award Winners 2015
University News
33 & 34 Report from SAGE
Reports
36
Cumberland Group News
Senior’s Group
38
Applying Common Sense EISSI Winners
to the Definition of an
Undefined Public Road
Sir Thomas Mitchell
Award Winner 2015
Struve Geodetic Arc
Lieutenant Colonel George Barney
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CORNER
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those who made it seem
easy – ever succeeded
without hard work.”
- Jonathan Sacks
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Cover: Category winners of the NSW Excellence in Surveying & Spatial Information Awards 2015