HELP! Hemma Map Re- High Country Victoria - Grid references required

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This is a great trek through the Victorian High Country where you'll experience some of our most spectacular mountain areas. See high country huts,

Letsgonow

Hi

I have bought the book GHOST TOWNS of the HIGH COUNTRY by Luke Steenhuis in which he gives the location of the ghost towns using Hemma Map HIGH COUNTRY VICTORIA.
The book was first printed in 1998, the Hemma maps at that time used grid references e.g. Boggy Creek N13.
However the Hemma Maps have now gone digital and therefore the grid references such as N13 in the book Ghost Towns of the High Country are no longer valid.
Have contacted Hemma Maps but they did not have any of the pre-digital maps left in stock.
Perhaps one of your members still has a copy of the pre-digital Hemma map HIGH COUNTRY VICTORIA and could advise me how the grid coordinates were set out on the map, as the map its self would of course remain unchanged.
I could then just write these coordinates on the respective West Sheet and East Sheet of the map. Thankyou Ric
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Reply By: Dennis Ellery - Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 14:14

Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 14:14

I have a CD, purchased from a Perth map retailer. Named Hema Australia 4WD Maps 2008. It contains all the Hema maps including those 2 sheets you mentioned. Plus all the 250k government maps. By placing your cursor over a point it will give you the GPS coordinates.
If you can’t buy one I could send you a copy, when we get home in March 2011.

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Reply By: Letsgonow - Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 14:32

Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 14:32

Thankyou for your reply.
The Hemma Map of the High Country I have has the Digital Coordinates on it. What I am after The grid references used on the map prior to them going digital.

The book "Ghost Towns of the High Country" only used grid references like the Street Directories E.G. Merrijig Creek = M13 Mayford = H11

Thanks once again

Ric

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Reply By: ruafrood - Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 17:19

Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 17:19

Not sure how to answer however the UTM Grid on old Hema High Country Victoria leaving out the 0000 on the end of each co-ordinate.

Eastings
1 a bit up to 43
2 between 43 and 44
3 between 44 and 45
etc up to
19 between 60 and 61
20 between 61 and 62
21 a bit after 62

Northings
A a bit after 596
B between 595 and 596
C between 594 and 595
etc down to
P between 561 and 562
Q between 560 and 561
R is a bit before 560

So this gives
N13 is in the grid East 54 to 55 North 583 to 584
M13, East 54 to 55 North 584 to 585
H11, East 52 to 53 North 589 to 590

Hope this helps

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Follow Up By: Letsgonow - Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 19:13

Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 19:13

Thanks for your suggestion. I will certainly give this a try.

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Follow Up By: ruafrood - Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 21:54

Monday, Dec 20, 2010 at 21:54

Been thinking how to explain this better.

Consider the grid on the old Hema map to be a Excel Spread sheet.
The columns are numbered from 1 to 21.
Column 2 for example has the UTM co ord 430000 on the left line and co ord 440000 on the right line. Then the adjoining column 3 has its left line co ord 440000 and its right line co ord 450000.

The rows are labelled from A through to R.
Row B for example has the UTM co ord 5960000 as its top line and 5950000 as its bottom line. This bottom line then becomes the top line of Row C, which then has a bottom line of 5940000

Column 1 and 21 are only part columns, just as Rows A and R are only part rows on this particular map. Off course on the new East and West maps these are probably “full” rows and columns.

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