List of Surveyors General of New South Wales
| Surveyor General | Period in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Herman Theodore Augustus Alt | 1787– 1803 | Alt's job was mainly undertaken by then Deputy, Charles Grimes |
| Charles Grimes | 1803 – 1811 | George William Evans acted August 1803 – February 1805 |
| John Oxley | 1812 – 1828 | |
| Sir Thomas Mitchell | 1828 - 1855 | |
| George Barney | 1855 – 1859 | |
| Alexander Grant McLean | 1861 – 1862 | Acting Surveyor General 1859-1861 |
| Walker Rannie Davidson | 1864 – 1868 | Acting Surveyor General 1861-1863 |
| Philip Francis Adams | 1868 - 1887 | Assisted the NSW Government Astronomer in observing a transit of Venus |
| Edward Twynam | 1890 – 1901 | Acting Surveyor General 1888-1890 |
| Position Abolished | 1890 – 1911 | Office of Surveyor-General abolished in 1890, replaced by Chief Surveyor and Superintendent of Trigonometrical Survey. |
| Joseph Witter Allworth | 1901 – 1904 | |
| Edward MacFarlane | 1904 – 1908 | |
| Robert McDonald | 1908 – 1911 | |
| Frederick Poate | 1911 – 1916 | Surveyor-General title revived 1911 |
| John Broughton | 1916 – 1922 | |
| Alfred Henry Chesterman | 1922 – 1925 | |
| Henry Fraser Hall | 1925 – 1926 | |
| Hamilton Bartlett Mathews | 1926 – 1937 | |
| Arthur Max Allen | 1937 – 1945 | |
| Harold George Barrie | 1945 – 1946 | |
| Daniel Stern Mulley | 1946 – 1953 | |
| George Wastley Vincent | 1953 – 1960 | |
| Charles Edward Elphinstone | 1960 – 1963 | |
| Henry Edward Hind Barr | 1963 – 1965 | |
| Leo Noel Fletcher | 1965 – 1978 | |
| Jack Darby | 1979 – 1985 | |
| Donald Morrison Grant | 1986 – 2000 | |
| Warwick Arthur Watkins | 2000 – 2011 | Also Director General of the Department of Lands (NSW) |
| Desmond Joseph Mooney | 2011 – ? |
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