Nelson Land District

Nelson Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the South West Division on the state's south coast. It covers part of the state's Lower South West region and includes the townsites of Bridgetown, Manjimup, Pemberton, Northcliffe and Nannup as well as Point D'Entrecasteaux and, at its far southeastern corner, Walpole (the Frankland River is its boundary at this point).[1]

For the land district in New Zealand, see Land Districts of New Zealand.

Nelson
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Lands administrative divisions around Nelson:
Wellington Wellington Kojonup
Sussex Nelson Kojonup
Hay
Indian Ocean Southern Ocean Hay

History

The system of land districts came together in an ad hoc fashion, and the Nelson district started to be subdivided in 1858 well before any thought was given to formally defining its boundaries.[2]

Towns and areas

Towns

The Nelson district contains the following current or former townsites:[3]

Townsite Coordinates Gazetted Notes
Asplin33.807°S 116.493°E / -33.807; 116.493 (Asplin)1912
Balbarrup34.229°S 116.201°E / -34.229; 116.201 (Balbarrup)1903"Manjimup" until 1910
Balingup33.786°S 115.984°E / -33.786; 115.984 (Balingup)1898
Boyup Brook33.833°S 116.388°E / -33.833; 116.388 (Boyup Brook)1900"Boyup" until 1909
Bridgetown33.958°S 116.141°E / -33.958; 116.141 (Bridgetown)1868
Camfield34.916°S 116.465°E / -34.916; 116.465 (Camfield)1957On Broke Inlet
Dinninup33.815°S 116.548°E / -33.815; 116.548 (Dinninup)1915
Eastbrook34.397°S 116.106°E / -34.397; 116.106 (Eastbrook)1932
Greenbushes33.847°S 116.058°E / -33.847; 116.058 (Greenbushes)1899
Hester33.909°S 116.161°E / -33.909; 116.161 (Hester)1899
Jardee34.285°S 116.121°E / -34.285; 116.121 (Jardee)1927
Kirup33.707°S 115.892°E / -33.707; 115.892 (Kirup)1901
Kulikup33.826°S 116.677°E / -33.826; 116.677 (Kulikup)1912
Manjimup34.235°S 116.141°E / -34.235; 116.141 (Manjimup)1910
Mayanup33.933°S 116.454°E / -33.933; 116.454 (Mayanup)1907
Mullalyup33.745°S 115.948°E / -33.745; 115.948 (Mullalyup)1901
Nannup33.982°S 115.765°E / -33.982; 115.765 (Nannup)1890
North Greenbushes33.827°S 116.051°E / -33.827; 116.051 (North Greenbushes)1899
Northcliffe34.632°S 116.124°E / -34.632; 116.124 (Northcliffe)1924
Palgarup34.164°S 116.184°E / -34.164; 116.184 (Palgarup)1909
Pemberton34.446°S 116.036°E / -34.446; 116.036 (Pemberton)1925
Strachan34.403°S 116.461°E / -34.403; 116.461 (Strachan)1957
Tonebridge34.234°S 116.708°E / -34.234; 116.708 (Tonebridge)1961
Walpole34.978°S 116.733°E / -34.978; 116.733 (Walpole)1933
Wheatley34.103°S 115.977°E / -34.103; 115.977 (Wheatley)1956
Wilga33.694°S 116.230°E / -33.694; 116.230 (Wilga)1915
Yanmah34.190°S 116.018°E / -34.190; 116.018 (Yanmah)1923

Agricultural areas

Under the Land Act 1898, the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act 1896, and preceding regulations, it was open to the Governor to declare agricultural areas on crown land or repurchased estates on private land, to which special provisions applied for both alienation and improvement. Many of these estates came into being shortly after World War I for the purposes of soldier resettlement.

Name Coordinates Gazetted Notes
Brooklands Estate33.796°S 115.947°E / -33.796; 115.947 (Brooklands Estate)1919West of Balingup
Cammilleri Estate33.816°S 115.784°E / -33.816; 115.784 (Cammilleri Estate)1920
Cascades Estate33.882°S 116.118°E / -33.882; 116.118 (Cascades Estate)1919
Cundinup Estate33.824°S 115.802°E / -33.824; 115.802 (Cundinup Estate)1922
Glenlea Estate34.001°S 116.211°E / -34.001; 116.211 (Glenlea Estate)1919near Glenlynn
Glenmore Estate33.815°S 115.968°E / -33.815; 115.968 (Glenmore Estate)1919near Balingup
Norlup Park Estate1920near Greenbushes
Perup AA34.261°S 116.361°E / -34.261; 116.361 (Perup Agricultural Area)1898cancelled in 1904
Ravenscliffe Estate1919near Kirup
Tanjanerup AA33.982°S 115.785°E / -33.982; 115.785 (Tanjanerup Agricultural Area)1897
Tweed AA33.978°S 116.406°E / -33.978; 116.406 (Tweed Agricultural Area)1892
Wilgarrup AA34.146°S 116.246°E / -34.146; 116.246 (Wilgarrup Agricultural Area)1898

References
  1. "Index Map of Western Australia", Department of Lands and Surveys, 1949.
  2. Surveyor-General. Districts of the colony – Revision of. (169/96), p.28-30. Accessed at State Records Office, Perth.
  3. Western Australian Government Gazette, various editions. Accessed at Battye Library, Perth.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.