Nelson County, Western Australia

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26 counties of Western Australia

Nelson County was one of the 26 counties of Western Australia that were designated in 1829 as cadastral divisions. [1]

It approximately corresponds to the northern part of the Nelson Land District which forms the basis for land titles in the area.

Notes

  1. John Sands (Firm) (1886), Map of Section 1 including counties of Beaufort, Carnarvon, Durham, Glenelg, Goderich, Grantham, Grey, Hay, Howick, Kent, Lanark, Lansdowne, Melbourne, Minto, Murray, Nelson, Peel, Perth, Plantagenet, Stirling, Sussex, Twiss, Victoria, Wellington, Wicklow, York, J. Sands, retrieved 15 September 2019

34°00′S116°00′E / 34.000°S 116.000°E / -34.000; 116.000

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