Historians and journalists join fight against Baird government's land titles sell-off

By Esther Han
Updated January 19 2017 - 2:08am, first published 1:22am
NSW Premier Mike Baird hopes to transfer the land titles registry to the private sector this year. Photo: James Alcock
NSW Premier Mike Baird hopes to transfer the land titles registry to the private sector this year. Photo: James Alcock
An extract from the Old System Deed Book, held by Land and Property Information NSW, shows William Manners Clarke advanced £900 to John Grafton Molloy on August 5, 1858. Photo: Land and Property Information
An extract from the Old System Deed Book, held by Land and Property Information NSW, shows William Manners Clarke advanced £900 to John Grafton Molloy on August 5, 1858. Photo: Land and Property Information

The Baird government is facing growing resistance to its land titles registry privatisation plans, with historians and journalists expressing fear that higher costs will reduce their access to public information.

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