FPA Historical site recording form
Return completed form to:
info@fpa.tas.gov.au
Forest Practices Authority
30 Patrick St
Hobart TAS 7000
Forest Practices Authority
Historical site recording form
Administrative data
Site no:
Site name:
Site recorded by:
Date recorded:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Location:
GPS reading (GDA):
Accuracy: +/-
or:
1:100 000 map name:
number:
grid ref (AGD or GDA?):
1:25 000 map name:
number:
grid ref (AGD or GDA?):
Other map scale:
Cadastral data
Coupe no:
number:
grid ref:
(country, parish, allotment, etc., or street address):
(if applicable):
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FPA Historical site recording form
(tick more than 1 category if appropriate)
Site type
historic
(specify in space below if known)
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artefacts/machinery
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modified landform (pit, bench, channel,
mound etc)
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dwelling/building
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road/track
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railway/tramway
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cairn/monument
bridge
signal station
convict
agricultural
forestry/timber
mining/quarrying
other
Site contents:
For historic sites describe for each type of
artefact:
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Site condition:
Form
Dimensions/size range
Function/purpose
Part of larger unit (if relevant)
Patterning
Density/numbers
Composition
Period/date
Inscriptions
Evidence for manufacture
Information checklist:
Comment on 
Visibility
- How much of the sites can be seen
- Cause of exposure
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Additional comments/recommendations
Disturbance
- Degree
- Nature
- Cause (human and/or natural
processes)
Threats
- Nature
- Cause
- Anticipated severity
Present use of site/site area
Information checklist
Comment on 
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Previous research at site
Potential for research
Site assessment
Recommendations for research and
management
Other data provided
Are photographs available ?
yes/no  (specify)
Are photographs attached?
yes/no  (specify)
Note: please send photographs to FPA as separate jpg or tif files.
Has material been collected from the site
Yes/no  (specify)
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