Unwin's Special Survey
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unwin-s-special-survey-282-7160410
title:
Unwin's Special Survey
text:
In 1841, Frederic Wright Unwin, a Sydney solicitor, purchased 5,120 acres or eight square miles of land approximately 10 km north-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The land was purchased from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived Special Survey regulations. Unwin's Special Survey covered the area now bounded by the Yarra River (west), Koonung Creek (south), Church Rd (east) and Templestowe Road/Foote St/Reynolds Rd (north).
It includes all of the Melbourne subu
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description:
Fredrick Unwin's survey of land he purchesed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unwin%27s_Special_Survey
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date modified:
2023-08-08T22:04:08Z
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