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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-09-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002036b.htm person Scrivener Charles Robert AACR2 2 November 1855 26 September 1923 Place of Birth Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Killara, New South Wales, Australia Surveyor Charles Scrivener was the first Director of Commonwealth Lands and Surveys 1910-1915. Earlier he had been closely involved in the selection and surveying of the site for the Federal capital. After his retirement he engaged in local shire road surveys and assisted a sawmill. 1875 1875 Career position - Accountant in Orange, New South Wales 1876 1876 Career position - Cadet 'geodetic computer' with the Trigonometrical branch of the New South Wales Department of Lands 1877 1877 Career position - Passed the draughtsman's examination 1877 1879 Career position - Worked as a Surveyor's apprentice 1880 1880 Career position - Became a licensed Surveyor 1888 c. 1895 Career position - Surveyor in Maitland for the New South Wales Department of Lands 1891 1891 Career position - Carried out the re-survey and definition of the boundaries of the Gloucester estate of the Australian Agricultural Co. 1896 1896 Career position - Acting District Surveyor for the Wagga Wagga district 1900 1900 Career position - Surveyed Buckley's Crossing (Dalgety) for the Federal capital site 1904 1904 Career position - Prepared contour maps of Buckley's Crossing 1906 1908 Career position - District Surveyor for the Hay district 1909 1909 Career position - Surveyed the Yass-Canberra district to determine the best city site and water-catchment territory 1910 1915 Career position - First Director of Commonwealth Lands and Surveys

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 'Scrivener, Charles Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Scrivener, Charles Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Charles Robert Scrivener. The Surveyor Who Sited Australia's National Capital Twice Birtles, Terry Charles Robert Scrivener. The Surveyor Who Sited Australia's National Capital Twice North Melbourne Arcadia 2013 Journal Article: Charles Scrivenor: the Surveyor as Town Planner Wood, Greg Charles Scrivenor: the Surveyor as Town Planner 2010 National Library Magazine June 12-5 Book: A Century of Canberra Engineering Baker, Keith A Century of Canberra Engineering Barton, Australian Capital Territory Engineers Australia, Canberra Division 2013 Charles Robert Scrivener - Records Canberra and District Historical Society Charles Robert Scrivener - Records 1875 - 1923 Summary of Scrivener's life and career (6 April 1972). Charles Robert Scrivener - Records National Archives of Australia, National Office Charles Robert Scrivener - Records M2580 1910 - 1915 Scrivener papers c1910-15. Includes photographs and newspaper articles. Photographs