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With the support of the department and the mapping and surveying industry Kitson set about collecting artefacts, which were rapidly disappearing as technology overtook the traditional means of creating maps and surveys. The museum's collection grew from simply holding artefacts to include diaries,
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The museum aims to identify records, artefacts, maps and plans that are useful in filling gaps in the knowledge about the history of mapping and surveying in
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Land exploration and surveying has played a crucial role in the development of
Queensland. Surveyors and cartographers played an active part in establishing Queensland's borders, physically surveying the land as well as creating maps, survey plans and registers.
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artwork, photographs and biographies which captured the personal and social history of those involved in surveying and mapping. Many historical maps of
Queensland were also acquired.
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The museum acquires, preserves, catalogues and displays information and artefacts pertaining to historical land settlement, surveying and cartographic activities in
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but the society decided not to buy it; however, they did display it at an event in June 1906. For many years the bust was displayed at
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