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Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby kanangra » Sun 17 Nov, 2019 5:39 pm

A while back someone from this site was good enough to send me a copy of the old Nimmo SMH inch to the mile map. I was wondering if anyone had a copy of the Tooma map which is just above it? Or the Eucumbene map which is also above it?

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Re: Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby mandragara » Mon 18 Nov, 2019 9:11 am

Not that person but I found these two maps in the library

Tooma: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-655116496/view

Eucumbene: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-652962861/view

The collection also has older version and other maps of the general area.
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Re: Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby kanangra » Mon 18 Nov, 2019 9:32 am

Thank you very much for that just what I was looking for.

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Re: Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby mandragara » Tue 19 Nov, 2019 6:43 pm

Out of interest, what information do you find on these maps that the current e-topos lack?

I've used old maps to find a few fun things here and there, like the Zobel mine, but still an absolute amateur :)
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Re: Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby Zapruda » Tue 19 Nov, 2019 7:10 pm

Great question.

These old maps are great for finding things that haven’t been included on the new topos.

Tracks, huts, diggings are just a few things that aren’t on a lot of newer maps. The newer maps are dropping tracks at an alarming rate every update.

I have a large collection of old high country maps and they provide an endless source of inspiration and exploration.

Also, I find the size of them a lot more appropriate for field use.
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Re: Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby kanangra » Wed 20 Nov, 2019 11:00 am

Yes as Zapruda says it was mainly tracks and huts. Very interesting.

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Re: Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby north-north-west » Wed 20 Nov, 2019 1:30 pm

*major map envy*
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Re: Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby Mark F » Wed 20 Nov, 2019 1:32 pm

I am pretty sure I have an old Tooma 1:50k sheet but can't locate it at the moment but do have a Jindabyne 1" to the mile - 1st ed 1970 revision. The nla has a great range of sheets if you can spend time the in person and yo can photograph parts if so inclined. If you are able, you need to order the map sheets you want to look at a day or so before your visit. I spent some time looking at the SMA 1" and 4" maps around Arsenic Ridge - the 4" maps had lots of stuff missing from other maps and they changed from edition to edition.
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Re: Old Tooma 1 inch to mile SMH map

Postby mandragara » Wed 20 Nov, 2019 8:01 pm

State library of NSW also has the original Bob Buck Colo Map, it's huge!
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