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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-01-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001855b.htm person Hoddle Robert AACR2 20 April 1794 24 October 1881 Place of Birth Westminster, England Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Surveyor Robert Hoddle arrived in New South Wales in 1823 and worked with J. Oxley in Queensland and the Blue Mountains. In 1837 he was appointed senior surveyor at Port Phillip and designed Melbourne, Geelong, Williamstown and many other Victorian settlements. Victorian Surveyor-General's Department, Colony of Victoria (1851 - 1857)

Robert Hoddle was the first Surveyor General of Victoria.

 New South Wales Surveyor General [I], Colony of New South Wales (1788 - 1887)

Senior surveyor for the Port Philip District (Victoria), from 1837, at that time part of the Colony of New South Wales, and designed a number of settlements including Melbourne, Geelong and Williamstown.

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 'Hoddle, Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hoddle, Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Robert Hoddle: Pioneer Surveyor–Artist in Australia Colville, Berres Hoddle Robert Hoddle: Pioneer Surveyor–Artist in Australia 2006 National Library of Australia News XVI 10 18-21 Book Section: Hoddle, Robert (1794-1881), surveyor Tipping, Marjorie J. Hoddle, Robert (1794-1881), surveyor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 547-548 Book: The Hoddle Years: Surveying in Victoria, 1836-1853 Scurfield, G.; and Scurfield, J.M. The Hoddle Years: Surveying in Victoria, 1836-1853 Canberra Institute of Surveyors Aaustralia 1995 Book: Surveying for Land Settlement in VIctoria 1836 - 1960 Chappel, Keith Lytton Surveying for Land Settlement in VIctoria 1836 - 1960 Melbourne, Vic. Office of Surveyor General, Victoria 1996 Journal Article: Surveyors, toponomy and heritage Pearn, John Surveyors, toponomy and heritage 2022 Queensland history journal 25 2 175-88 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Robert Hoddle - Records Victorian Department of Conservation and Environment Robert Hoddle - Records 1837 - 1853 Original field notebooks and maps c1837-53 [Held by the Central Plan Office, microfiche copies available]. Robert Hoddle - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Robert Hoddle - Records 1823 - 1837 Various maps and sketches c1823-37. Robert Hoddle - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Robert Hoddle - Records 1822 - 1837 Various letters and other documents c1822-37. Robert Hoddle - Records State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection Robert Hoddle - Records MS 8350 1820 - 1850 An undated book containing original survey maps for the Sydney area(?) c1823 [MS 8350]. See also information and records in the Pritchard family collection c1820-50. Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 15 c. 1837 - c. 1851 Surveyors descriptions of allotments, c1837-1851. 17 boxes Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 97 1828 - 1851 Inward correspondence, 1828-1851. 1 box Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 5 1836 - 1848 Outward registered correspondence to Surveyor-General, 1836-1848. 6 boxes Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 6764 1836 - 1848 Microfilm copy of outward registered correspondence to Surveyor-General, 1836-1848. 1 roll Microfilm Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 6765 1836 - 1853 Microfilm copy of the outward registered correspondence, 1836-1853. 2 rolls Microfilm Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 245 1848 - 1875 Security copy microfilm of pastoral run registers, 1848-1875. 1 roll Microfilm Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 93 1840 - 1857 Miscellaneous records, 1840-1857. 2 boxes Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 5359 1840 - 1878 Pastoral run files, 1840-1878. 49 boxes Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 73 1841 - 1852 Correspondence and report book, 1941-1852. 1 volume Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 243 1848 - 1875 Security copy microfilm of pastoral run plans, 1848-1875. 2 rolls Microfilm Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 244 1848 - 1875 Microfiche working copy of pastoral run plans, 1848-1875. Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 5826 1848 - 1875 Microfiche working copy of pastoral run registers, 1848-1875. 67 microfiche Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Surveyor-In-Charge, Port Phillip District - Records VPRS 6 1836 - 1853 Outward registered correspondence, 1836-1853. 6 volumes