So as we move on down the line, then I am about to order the next batch of scans for the line. How usable these are as I have mentioned, is difficult to know. The current map of Galloway, showing aerial photo footprints. Since Survey 1452 only covers Alexandra to Clyde, I will have to…

Things are going a bit slower at the moment, for a variety of reasons. I’m busier in term time with work and study commitments. However there is also a change due to Archives New Zealand’s change in their pricing. I have budgeted to spend not more than $50 per month on aerial photos. Previously this…

On the 1st July 2015 Archives New Zealand introduced a new scale of charges for remote research services. The key points of these charges as they relate to aerial photographs include: The base fee of $25 per half-hour has increased to $50 The scan resolution that is defined as “low resolution” has been decreased from…

Although the Otago Central Railway had few changes in alignment, roads around it were realigned many times. One of the more interesting changes is just north of Wedderburn where the map dated from 1939 confirms that the highway was then located directly south of the railway rather than north today. As part of the highway…