Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales
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The Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales was a colonial-era government agency responsible for surveying, mapping, and managing land in the Australian colony of New South Wales.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Surveyor General of New South Wales | 2 |
| Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14493932 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales Context triple: [William Romaine Govett, employer, Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales]
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A.
South Australian Surveyor-General’s Department
The South Australian Surveyor-General’s Department was a colonial government agency responsible for surveying, mapping, and managing land administration in South Australia.
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B.
Secretary for Lands of New South Wales
The Secretary for Lands of New South Wales was a senior government ministerial role responsible for overseeing land administration, allocation, and related policies in the Australian state of New South Wales.
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C.
Colonial Secretary of New South Wales
The Colonial Secretary of New South Wales was a senior ministerial office in the colonial government responsible for internal administration and governance before the establishment of the modern premiership.
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D.
Surveyor-General of Victoria
The Surveyor-General of Victoria is the senior government official responsible for overseeing land surveying, mapping, and cadastral administration in the Australian state of Victoria.
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E.
New South Wales Public Works Department
The New South Wales Public Works Department was a government agency responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining major public infrastructure and buildings in the Australian state of New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales Target entity description: The Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales was a colonial-era government agency responsible for surveying, mapping, and managing land in the Australian colony of New South Wales.
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A.
South Australian Surveyor-General’s Department
The South Australian Surveyor-General’s Department was a colonial government agency responsible for surveying, mapping, and managing land administration in South Australia.
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B.
Secretary for Lands of New South Wales
The Secretary for Lands of New South Wales was a senior government ministerial role responsible for overseeing land administration, allocation, and related policies in the Australian state of New South Wales.
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C.
Colonial Secretary of New South Wales
The Colonial Secretary of New South Wales was a senior ministerial office in the colonial government responsible for internal administration and governance before the establishment of the modern premiership.
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D.
Surveyor-General of Victoria
The Surveyor-General of Victoria is the senior government official responsible for overseeing land surveying, mapping, and cadastral administration in the Australian state of Victoria.
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E.
New South Wales Public Works Department
The New South Wales Public Works Department was a government agency responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining major public infrastructure and buildings in the Australian state of New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales
linked to: Surveyor-General’s Department of New South Wales