Registrar Generals Office, Elizabeth Street, July 1933 In 1860 a central repository for land records, deeds and registered documents was built adjacent to the Supreme Court. Designed in Tudor Gothic style by colonial architect Alexander Dawson for the Registrar-Generals Department, the sandstone building featured a number of early fireproofing measures, including the use of shell lime and stone infill around the timber joists, iron window sashes, doors and roofing, and stone floors. Following the introduction of the Torrens system of conveyancing in 1862, the building was extended to house a Land Titles Branch. In 1913, the department moved to larger premises opposite St Marys Cathedral, and the Registry was occupied by equity and bankruptcy divisions of the Supreme Court. Fairfax archives - NLA
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