Lands administrative divisions of Western Australia
November 14, 2023
The lands administrative divisions of Western Australia refer to subdivisions of the state of Western Australia for cadastral (land title) purposes, most of which have been in place since the 19th century. The state is divided up for this purpose into five land divisions, which in turn are subdivided into land districts, which correspond to counties in other Australian states. These districts are then subdivided further into numbered locations, as well as gazetted townsites. Together, they form part of the lands administrative divisions of Australia.
The Rabbit-proof fence is the border between the North West and South West divisions on the western side, and the others on the eastern side. In practical terms, the divisions are rarely used — in 1897, the Under Secretary for Lands described their purpose as "really only for the purpose of classifying land for Pastoral Leases".[2]
Map of the 80 land districts in 1909An example of the further subdivisions of districts into locations and lots in the Perth suburb of Hamersley (part of the Swan Land District)
The land district is the highest level of land division actively used in Western Australian land titles, and has been in use in some form since the earliest days of the Swan River Colony, although only achieved statutory recognition with the enactment of section 7 the Land Act 1898. They are recognised today through section 26 of the Land Administration Act 1997.[12] Under the system in place, there are two methods of distributing titles within a district: one is to gazette a townsite from land within the district and henceforth treat it entirely separately from the district; the other is to create locations (almost always numeric) within districts, such as Windell Location 7 or Swan Location 1315, and then either dedicate the location as a reserve with reference to the Governor's powers under the 1997 Act, grant the location in fee simple to an individual or company, or subdivide it into lots for sale or lease.[13]
Historyedit
In 1831, instructions were issued from the Colonial Secretary in London for "the division of the whole of the territory of Western Australia into Counties, Hundreds and Parishes of fixed size".[14] However, the system was all but abandoned within a few years, and district names were simply applied to areas without any effort to fix boundaries for them.[15] Areas within declared townsites were managed separately.[citation needed]
At this time, the population of the colony was small, and the Governor had complete control over the affairs of the state, receiving advice from experts such as the Surveyor General, who was responsible for the Department of Lands and Surveys. In 1890, the colony achieved responsible government, and in 1892–1893, gold was discovered in the Kalgoorlie region, leading to a gold rush. In 1895–1896, the Department, by now quite overwhelmed, attempted to define boundaries for districts based on where land had already been granted, but the result was irregular boundaries which did not follow natural features.[15] Furthermore, in assigning and alienating the land, the Department's officers were in somewhat uncharted territory due to the mix of pre-1890 regulations from the Governor with overly specific statutes from the legislature (such as the Homestead Act 1893 and Transfer of Land Act 1892) that they had to navigate. The Under Secretary for Lands noted in August 1896 that "there is no provision in any Act or Regulations for the declaration of land districts... it is only an office arrangement".[16]
The Surveyor General and his staff agitated for a "Consolidated Land Bill" which would consolidate then repeal all previous arrangements, provide a statutory framework which recognised existing practice, and establish a more formal method for establishing and recording land districts.[17] New broad-acre settlements in areas of the colony not already covered by districts (most notably at Carnarvon and Esperance) made the matter more urgent.[citation needed]
In the interim, the Department started two new files at the beginning of 1897 which ultimately recorded the correspondence between the Chief Draftsman, Surveyor General, Under Secretary for Lands and the responsible Minister in setting up a consistent means of generating and naming new land districts which would form the basis of a statutory system once one emerged, and 25 new districts had been approved by year's end.[18]
On 1 January 1899, the Land Act took effect, and the Department's new system became the norm, with the only change being that all new districts or changes to existing ones were printed in the Government Gazette. Until 1902, with only some exceptions, names used were usually those of explorers or early settlers, but in 1902, the Surveyor General rejected a suggested list of new names, advising the Chief Draftsman that "I should much prefer euphonious native names if they can be obtained for these proposed new districts, as I think we should lose no opportunity of perpetuating the nomenclature of a fast disappearing race, apart from which the liability of duplicating names is largely increased if the surnames of individuals are devoted to land districts."[19] Between 1902 and 1906, a considerable rush to gazette new districts was promoted by the desire to impress land agents in London — the Minister noted that "it will not hurt the State to show as few blanks as possible".[20] Prior to the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway, the Eastern Division, which consists almost entirely of the Great Victoria and Great Sandy Deserts, did not contain any districts.[21]
List of land districtsedit
The list below represents a complete list of land districts, together with the division of which they are part and the year where they came into being — either through granting of locations prior to 1896, delineation in Department files between 1896 and 1898, or gazettal from 1899 onwards.
Historically, there were 26 counties in the south-western part of the state, designated shortly after the Swan River Colony was founded in 1829. It was originally intended for these to be subdivided into hundreds and parishes in a manner similar to South Australia, but this did not occur, as the division/district system took precedence.
^Letter from Under Secretary for Lands to Surveyor-General in Technical Descriptions — Land Districts (3647/97), 8 August 1897.
^"Notes of a Trip to Western Australia". The West Australian. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 2 June 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
^"Land Regulations. Part III — Division of the Colony". Western Australia Government Gazette. 2 March 1887. p. 1887:133.
^Stanford's Geographical Estabt. (1893). "Western Australia [cartographic material]. Map T 1196". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
^Bartholomew, J. G (1893). "Albert F. Calvert's map of Western Australia showing the goldfields. Map NK 5920". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
^"West Australia [cartographic material] 1890-1899". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
^The Western Mail noted, "[...] the boundaries of the South-West Division have been considerably extended [...] and the division hitherto called Gascoyne has been renamed "Western," so as not to be confused with the Gascoyne District." "The New Consolidated Land Bill". Western Mail. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 7 January 1898. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
^Department of Lands and Surveys (1904). "Map of Western Australia". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
^Department of Lands and Surveys (1909). "Index map of Western Australia". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
^"Land Administration Act 1997. Proclamation". Western Australia Government Gazette. 27 March 1998. p. 1998:1765.
^"Land Administration Act 1997, s.26". Retrieved 30 November 2010.
^Kimberly, W. B. (compiler) (1897). History of Western Australia. p. 75.
^ abLetter from Under Secretary for Lands, 12 February 1896, in Districts of the colony (169/96), p.2–3. Accessed at State Records Office, Perth.
^Letter from Under Secretary for Lands, 22 August 1896, (169/96), p.29.
^"Surveyor General's Report", under Lands and Surveys Department, Votes and proceedings of the Parliament, 1893–1897.
^Files Technical Descriptions — Land Districts (3647/97) and Mapping — General — Declaration of Land Districts (7835/97), accessed at State Records Office, Perth.
^Letter from Surveyor General, 7 August 1902, in file 7835/97 (page 19).
^Correspondence, 24 July 1902 and 12 September 2005, in file 7835/97 (page 16 and ??).
^Western Australia. Dept. of Lands and Surveys (1913). "South western portion of Western Australia shewing land districts" (map), Government Lithographer, Perth.
External linksedit
National Library of Australia, Cadastral Maps
Index map of Western Australia 1909 showing land districts and land divisions
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The lands administrative divisions of Western Australia refer to subdivisions of the state of Western Australia for cadastral land title purposes most of which have been in place since the 19th century The state is divided up for this purpose into five land divisions which in turn are subdivided into land districts which correspond to counties in other Australian states These districts are then subdivided further into numbered locations as well as gazetted townsites Together they form part of the lands administrative divisions of Australia Contents 1 Land divisions 2 Land districts 2 1 History 2 2 List of land districts 3 Counties 4 Notes 5 External linksLand divisions editSee also Regions of Western Australia nbsp Map of the six land divisions of Western Australia before Central Division was incorporated into Eastern DivisionThere are five land divisions in Western Australia as specified in Schedule 1 of the Land Administration Act 1997 1 Eastern Land Division Eucla Land Division Kimberley Land Division North West Land Division South West Land DivisionThe Rabbit proof fence is the border between the North West and South West divisions on the western side and the others on the eastern side In practical terms the divisions are rarely used in 1897 the Under Secretary for Lands described their purpose as really only for the purpose of classifying land for Pastoral Leases 2 The system of divisions developed as follows Date enacted Divisions Enabling act Maps11 October 1882 Central Central Eastern South Eastern North Kimberley 3 Land Regulations2 March 1887 South West Kimberley North West Gascoyne Eucla Eastern Land Regulations s 39 4 5 6 7 1 January 1899 South West Kimberley North West Western Eucla Eastern 8 Land Act 1898 s 38 9 1 February 1907 South West Kimberley North West Central Eucla Eastern Land Act Amendment Act 1906 s 26 10 28 March 1917 As above but merged Central into Eastern Land Act Amendment Act 1917 No 19 s 46 March 1934 As above Land Act 1933 No 37 s 2830 March 1998 11 As above Land Administration Act 1997 No 30 s 6 and Sch 1Land districts editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates nbsp Map of the 80 land districts in 1909 nbsp An example of the further subdivisions of districts into locations and lots in the Perth suburb of Hamersley part of the Swan Land District The land district is the highest level of land division actively used in Western Australian land titles and has been in use in some form since the earliest days of the Swan River Colony although only achieved statutory recognition with the enactment of section 7 the Land Act 1898 They are recognised today through section 26 of the Land Administration Act 1997 12 Under the system in place there are two methods of distributing titles within a district one is to gazette a townsite from land within the district and henceforth treat it entirely separately from the district the other is to create locations almost always numeric within districts such as Windell Location 7 or Swan Location 1315 and then either dedicate the location as a reserve with reference to the Governor s powers under the 1997 Act grant the location in fee simple to an individual or company or subdivide it into lots for sale or lease 13 History edit In 1831 instructions were issued from the Colonial Secretary in London for the division of the whole of the territory of Western Australia into Counties Hundreds and Parishes of fixed size 14 However the system was all but abandoned within a few years and district names were simply applied to areas without any effort to fix boundaries for them 15 Areas within declared townsites were managed separately citation needed At this time the population of the colony was small and the Governor had complete control over the affairs of the state receiving advice from experts such as the Surveyor General who was responsible for the Department of Lands and Surveys In 1890 the colony achieved responsible government and in 1892 1893 gold was discovered in the Kalgoorlie region leading to a gold rush In 1895 1896 the Department by now quite overwhelmed attempted to define boundaries for districts based on where land had already been granted but the result was irregular boundaries which did not follow natural features 15 Furthermore in assigning and alienating the land the Department s officers were in somewhat uncharted territory due to the mix of pre 1890 regulations from the Governor with overly specific statutes from the legislature such as the Homestead Act 1893 and Transfer of Land Act 1892 that they had to navigate The Under Secretary for Lands noted in August 1896 that there is no provision in any Act or Regulations for the declaration of land districts it is only an office arrangement 16 The Surveyor General and his staff agitated for a Consolidated Land Bill which would consolidate then repeal all previous arrangements provide a statutory framework which recognised existing practice and establish a more formal method for establishing and recording land districts 17 New broad acre settlements in areas of the colony not already covered by districts most notably at Carnarvon and Esperance made the matter more urgent citation needed In the interim the Department started two new files at the beginning of 1897 which ultimately recorded the correspondence between the Chief Draftsman Surveyor General Under Secretary for Lands and the responsible Minister in setting up a consistent means of generating and naming new land districts which would form the basis of a statutory system once one emerged and 25 new districts had been approved by year s end 18 On 1 January 1899 the Land Act took effect and the Department s new system became the norm with the only change being that all new districts or changes to existing ones were printed in the Government Gazette Until 1902 with only some exceptions names used were usually those of explorers or early settlers but in 1902 the Surveyor General rejected a suggested list of new names advising the Chief Draftsman that I should much prefer euphonious native names if they can be obtained for these proposed new districts as I think we should lose no opportunity of perpetuating the nomenclature of a fast disappearing race apart from which the liability of duplicating names is largely increased if the surnames of individuals are devoted to land districts 19 Between 1902 and 1906 a considerable rush to gazette new districts was promoted by the desire to impress land agents in London the Minister noted that it will not hurt the State to show as few blanks as possible 20 Prior to the construction of the Trans Australian Railway the Eastern Division which consists almost entirely of the Great Victoria and Great Sandy Deserts did not contain any districts 21 List of land districts edit The list below represents a complete list of land districts together with the division of which they are part and the year where they came into being either through granting of locations prior to 1896 delineation in Department files between 1896 and 1898 or gazettal from 1899 onwards Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates District Division Location Created NotesAshburton North West 21 57 S 115 32 E 21 950 S 115 533 E 21 950 115 533 Ashburton Land District 1897Avon South West 31 36 S 117 02 E 31 600 S 117 033 E 31 600 117 033 Avon Land District 1833Balladonia EuclaEastern 32 15 S 123 35 E 32 250 S 123 583 E 32 250 123 583 Balladonia Land District 1897Balwina Eastern 20 15 S 127 40 E 20 250 S 127 667 E 20 250 127 667 Balwina Land District 1928Bulara Kimberley 19 10 S 128 10 E 19 167 S 128 167 E 19 167 128 167 Bulara Land District 1906Bulga Eastern 28 25 S 119 40 E 28 417 S 119 667 E 28 417 119 667 Bulga Land District 1903Buningonia Eastern 31 05 S 123 05 E 31 083 S 123 083 E 31 083 123 083 Buningonia Land District 1903Canning South West 32 10 S 115 57 E 32 167 S 115 950 E 32 167 115 950 Canning Land District 1833Cockburn Sound South West 32 20 S 115 50 E 32 333 S 115 833 E 32 333 115 833 Cockburn Sound Land District 1833Dampier Kimberley 17 40 S 122 40 E 17 667 S 122 667 E 17 667 122 667 Dampier Land District 1897De Grey North West 21 20 S 120 05 E 21 333 S 120 083 E 21 333 120 083 De Grey Land District 1906De Witt North West 21 05 S 116 20 E 21 083 S 116 333 E 21 083 116 333 De Witt Land District 1897Delisser EuclaEastern 30 00 S 127 45 E 30 000 S 127 750 E 30 000 127 750 Delisser Land District 1916Dempster Eucla 32 40 S 122 55 E 32 667 S 122 917 E 32 667 122 917 Dempster Land District 1897Doongan Kimberley 14 50 S 126 40 E 14 833 S 126 667 E 14 833 126 667 Doongan Land District 1906 Previously spelt DunganDundas Eucla 32 10 S 121 50 E 32 167 S 121 833 E 32 167 121 833 Dundas Land District 1897Easton Kimberley 15 55 S 125 05 E 15 917 S 125 083 E 15 917 125 083 Easton Land District 1906 Formerly known as KwinanaEdel North West 26 40 S 113 40 E 26 667 S 113 667 E 26 667 113 667 Edel Land District 1897Edjudina Eastern 29 25 S 122 35 E 29 417 S 122 583 E 29 417 122 583 Edjudina Land District 1903Erivilla North West 25 35 S 117 50 E 25 583 S 117 833 E 25 583 117 833 Erivilla Land District 1897Esperance Eucla 33 40 S 121 40 E 33 667 S 121 667 E 33 667 121 667 Esperance Land District 1896Fitzgerald Eucla 32 55 S 121 37 E 32 917 S 121 617 E 32 917 121 617 Fitzgerald Land District 1896Fitzroy Kimberley 17 55 S 124 50 E 17 917 S 124 833 E 17 917 124 833 Fitzroy Land District 1897Forrest North West 21 25 S 118 55 E 21 417 S 118 917 E 21 417 118 917 Forrest Land District 1897Fraser EuclaEastern 32 00 S 122 45 E 32 000 S 122 750 E 32 000 122 750 Fraser Land District 1897Gascoyne North West 24 50 S 114 25 E 24 833 S 114 417 E 24 833 114 417 Gascoyne Land District 1897Giles EuclaEastern 30 00 S 125 20 E 30 000 S 125 333 E 30 000 125 333 Giles Land District 1916Gregory North West 22 25 S 117 20 E 22 417 S 117 333 E 22 417 117 333 Gregory Land District 1897Hampton Eastern 30 50 S 121 40 E 30 833 S 121 667 E 30 833 121 667 Hampton Land District 1899Hann Eastern 24 50 S 120 50 E 24 833 S 120 833 E 24 833 120 833 Hann Land District 1925Hardey North West 23 20 S 117 50 E 23 333 S 117 833 E 23 333 117 833 Hardey Land District 1897Hay South West 34 40 S 117 14 E 34 667 S 117 233 E 34 667 117 233 Hay Land District 1857Jarmura Kimberley 18 40 S 124 25 E 18 667 S 124 417 E 18 667 124 417 Jarmura Land District 1906Jaurdi Eastern 30 25 S 120 50 E 30 417 S 120 833 E 30 417 120 833 Jaurdi Land District 1903Jilbadji Eastern 31 25 S 119 25 E 31 417 S 119 417 E 31 417 119 417 Jilbadji Land District 1903Kaluwiri Eastern 27 50 S 120 40 E 27 833 S 120 667 E 27 833 120 667 Kaluwiri Land District 1903Kent South West 33 50 S 118 50 E 33 833 S 118 833 E 33 833 118 833 Kent Land District 1857King Kimberley 15 50 S 128 40 E 15 833 S 128 667 E 15 833 128 667 King Land District 1899Kojonup South West 33 40 S 117 35 E 33 667 S 117 583 E 33 667 117 583 Kojonup Land District 1840Koondra North West 23 35 S 120 05 E 23 583 S 120 083 E 23 583 120 083 Koondra Land District 1906 Previously spelt KundraKyarra North West 26 50 S 118 20 E 26 833 S 118 333 E 26 833 118 333 Kyarra Land District 1897Leake Eucla 32 25 S 120 25 E 32 417 S 120 417 E 32 417 120 417 Leake Land District 1903Luman Kimberley 17 20 S 128 10 E 17 333 S 128 167 E 17 333 128 167 Luman Land District 1906Lyndon North West 23 10 S 114 40 E 23 167 S 114 667 E 23 167 114 667 Lyndon Land District 1897Lyons North West 24 50 S 116 25 E 24 833 S 116 417 E 24 833 116 417 Lyons Land District 1897Malcolm Eastern 28 50 S 121 20 E 28 833 S 121 333 E 28 833 121 333 Malcolm Land District 1900Mardarbilla Eucla 33 25 S 123 45 E 33 417 S 123 750 E 33 417 123 750 Mardarbilla Land District 1897Marmion Eastern 29 40 S 121 10 E 29 667 S 121 167 E 29 667 121 167 Marmion Land District 1899Marndoc Kimberley 15 10 S 127 40 E 15 167 S 127 667 E 15 167 127 667 Marndoc Land District 1906Meda Kimberley 16 40 S 123 50 E 16 667 S 123 833 E 16 667 123 833 meda Land District 1897Melbourne South West 30 40 S 116 10 E 30 667 S 116 167 E 30 667 116 167 Melbourne Land District 1848Milyuga Eastern 25 25 S 127 25 E 25 417 S 127 417 E 25 417 127 417 Milyuga Land District 1932Mundrabilla Eucla 31 30 S 128 15 E 31 500 S 128 250 E 31 500 128 250 Mundrabilla Land District 1903Murchison North West 26 40 S 115 40 E 26 667 S 115 667 E 26 667 115 667 Murchison Land District 1897Murray South West 32 40 S 116 05 E 32 667 S 116 083 E 32 667 116 083 Murray Land District 1837Nabberu Eastern 26 35 S 120 10 E 26 583 S 120 167 E 26 583 120 167 Nabberu Land District 1903Nelson South West 34 10 S 116 10 E 34 167 S 116 167 E 34 167 116 167 Nelson Land District 1858Neridup Eucla 33 40 S 122 55 E 33 667 S 122 917 E 33 667 122 917 Neridup Land District 1896Ngalbain Eastern 31 20 S 121 10 E 31 333 S 121 167 E 31 333 121 167 Ngalbain Land District 1903Ninghan North WestSouth West 30 10 S 117 35 E 30 167 S 117 583 E 30 167 117 583 Ninghan Land District 1897Nookawarra North West 26 50 S 117 10 E 26 833 S 117 167 E 26 833 117 167 Nookawarra Land District 1897Nuleri Eastern 27 40 S 122 10 E 27 667 S 122 167 E 27 667 122 167 Nuleri Land District 1903Numalgun Kimberley 16 40 S 125 50 E 16 667 S 125 833 E 16 667 125 833 Numalgun Land District 1906Nurina Eucla 31 40 S 126 30 E 31 667 S 126 500 E 31 667 126 500 Nurina Land District 1903Nuyts Eucla 31 35 S 124 40 E 31 583 S 124 667 E 31 583 124 667 Nuyts Land District 1903Oldfield EuclaSouth West 33 40 S 120 25 E 33 667 S 120 417 E 33 667 120 417 Oldfield Land District 1896Omalinde Kimberley 16 20 S 127 10 E 16 333 S 127 167 E 16 333 127 167 Omalinde Land District 1906Pardu KimberleyEasternNorth West 19 50 S 120 40 E 19 833 S 120 667 E 19 833 120 667 Pardu Land District 1906Peawah North West 21 20 S 117 40 E 21 333 S 117 667 E 21 333 117 667 Peawah Land District 1897Plantagenet South West 34 20 S 117 50 E 34 333 S 117 833 E 34 333 117 833 Plantagenet Land District 1833Roe South West 32 50 S 119 10 E 32 833 S 119 167 E 32 833 119 167 Roe Land District 1899Sussex South West 33 55 S 115 05 E 33 917 S 115 083 E 33 917 115 083 Sussex Land District 1840Swan South West 31 20 S 115 50 E 31 333 S 115 833 E 31 333 115 833 Swan Land District 1833Teano North West 24 25 S 118 50 E 24 417 S 118 833 E 24 417 118 833 Teano Land District 1906Thadoona North West 25 25 S 119 40 E 25 417 S 119 667 E 25 417 119 667 Thadoona Land District 1903 Previously spelt ThadunaTugaila Eastern 25 25 S 124 25 E 25 417 S 124 417 E 25 417 124 417 Tugaila Land District 1932Ularring Eastern 29 25 S 120 05 E 29 417 S 120 083 E 29 417 120 083 Ularring Land District 1903Victoria North WestSouth West 29 10 S 115 25 E 29 167 S 115 417 E 29 167 115 417 Victoria Land District 1853Wanman Eastern 22 10 S 123 50 E 22 167 S 123 833 E 22 167 123 833 Wanman Land District 1950sWarramboo North West 28 05 S 117 50 E 28 083 S 117 833 E 28 083 117 833 Warramboo Land District 1897Weld Eastern 28 40 S 122 25 E 28 667 S 122 417 E 28 667 122 417 Weld Land District 1901Wellington South West 33 10 S 115 50 E 33 167 S 115 833 E 33 167 115 833 Wellington Land District 1835Wells Eastern 25 15 S 122 30 E 25 250 S 122 500 E 25 250 122 500 Wells Land District 1925Williams South West 32 50 S 117 50 E 32 833 S 117 833 E 32 833 117 833 Williams Land District 1835Windell North West 22 55 S 119 35 E 22 917 S 119 583 E 22 917 119 583 Windell Land District 1897Yamarna Eastern 28 10 S 123 40 E 28 167 S 123 667 E 28 167 123 667 Yamarna Land District 1930Yelina Eastern 26 20 S 122 10 E 26 333 S 122 167 E 26 333 122 167 Yelina Land District 1903Yilgarn Eastern 30 50 S 119 05 E 30 833 S 119 083 E 30 833 119 083 Yilgarn Land District 1900Yowalga Eastern 27 55 S 127 00 E 27 917 S 127 000 E 27 917 127 000 Yowalga Land District 1932Yurabi Kimberley 18 55 S 125 32 E 18 917 S 125 533 E 18 917 125 533 Yurabi Land District 1906Counties edit nbsp 26 counties of Western AustraliaHistorically there were 26 counties in the south western part of the state designated shortly after the Swan River Colony was founded in 1829 It was originally intended for these to be subdivided into hundreds and parishes in a manner similar to South Australia but this did not occur as the division district system took precedence Beaufort County Carnarvon County Durham County Glenelg County Goderich County Grantham County Grey County Hay County Howick County Kent County Lanark County Lansdowne County Melbourne County Minto County Murray County Nelson County Peel County Plantagenet County Perth County Stirling County Sussex County Twiss County Victoria County Wellington County Wicklow County York CountyNotes edit LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 SCHEDULE 1 Retrieved 1 December 2010 Letter from Under Secretary for Lands to Surveyor General in Technical Descriptions Land Districts 3647 97 8 August 1897 Notes of a Trip to Western Australia The West Australian Perth WA National Library of Australia 2 June 1885 p 3 Retrieved 2 December 2010 Land Regulations Part III Division of the Colony Western Australia Government Gazette 2 March 1887 p 1887 133 Stanford s Geographical Estabt 1893 Western Australia cartographic material Map T 1196 National Library of Australia Retrieved 1 December 2010 Bartholomew J G 1893 Albert F Calvert s map of Western Australia showing the goldfields Map NK 5920 National Library of Australia Retrieved 1 December 2010 West Australia cartographic material 1890 1899 National Library of Australia Retrieved 1 December 2010 The Western Mail noted the boundaries of the South West Division have been considerably extended and the division hitherto called Gascoyne has been renamed Western so as not to be confused with the Gascoyne District The New Consolidated Land Bill Western Mail Perth WA National Library of Australia 7 January 1898 p 12 Retrieved 2 December 2010 Department of Lands and Surveys 1904 Map of Western Australia National Library of Australia Retrieved 1 December 2010 Department of Lands and Surveys 1909 Index map of Western Australia National Library of Australia Retrieved 1 December 2010 Land Administration Act 1997 Proclamation Western Australia Government Gazette 27 March 1998 p 1998 1765 Land Administration Act 1997 s 26 Retrieved 30 November 2010 See s 27 of the Land Administration Act 1997 Kimberly W B compiler 1897 History of Western Australia p 75 a b Letter from Under Secretary for Lands 12 February 1896 in Districts of the colony 169 96 p 2 3 Accessed at State Records Office Perth Letter from Under Secretary for Lands 22 August 1896 169 96 p 29 Surveyor General s Report under Lands and Surveys Department Votes and proceedings of the Parliament 1893 1897 Files Technical Descriptions Land Districts 3647 97 and Mapping General Declaration of Land Districts 7835 97 accessed at State Records Office Perth Letter from Surveyor General 7 August 1902 in file 7835 97 page 19 Correspondence 24 July 1902 and 12 September 2005 in file 7835 97 page 16 and Western Australia Dept of Lands and Surveys 1913 South western portion of Western Australia shewing land districts map Government Lithographer Perth External links editNational Library of Australia Cadastral Maps Index map of Western Australia 1909 showing land districts and land divisions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lands administrative divisions of Western Australia amp oldid 1021051144 Counties, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
