As sample of the data with a recent high quality map for comparison:
(Hill End - Aus champs 2017 - map on
Routegadget - one of the last major maps in Australia from old-style photogrammetry
Elevation data on-line for Australia (ELVIS = Elevation Information System):
http://elevation.fsdf.org.au/
instructions and hints on opening page
zoom in to area around Sydney and then go to Hill End 190km NW of Sydney, in the Orange 1:100k map sheet:
Hill End lat -33.0336 long 149.41449
using the "select an area" button on the right half of the screen
zoom to Selected bounds: eg 149.4097° west, -33.0313° north, 149.4178° east, -33.0362° south
available files listed"
"point cloud"
Orange201308-PHO3-C0-AHD_7246342_55_0002_0002.zip 252MB
- metadata is displayed if you click on the file name, and the extent of the tile displayed on the map pane
- tick the box to start the download process - an email will be sent to you with the download link - note size of single 2km x 2km file
5m DEM
Orange201308-PHO3-AHD_7246342_55_0002_0002_5m.zip 388kB