Nelson Land District

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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]

The lands administrative divisions of Western Australia refer to subdivisions of the state of Western Australia for cadastral 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.

Western Australia State in Australia

Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, and the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of 2,529,875 square kilometres, and the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. The state has about 2.6 million inhabitants – around 11 percent of the national total – of whom the vast majority live in the south-west corner, 79 per cent of the population living in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated.

South West (Western Australia) Place in Western Australia, Australia

The South West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is so named because it is located in the south-west corner of Western Australia. The South West region has an area of 23,970 km², and a population of about 170,000 people, which is predicted to rise to 217,000 people by 2023.

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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]

TownsiteCoordinatesGazettedNotes
Asplin 33°48′25″S116°29′35″E / 33.807°S 116.493°E / -33.807; 116.493 (Asplin) 1912
Balbarrup 34°13′44″S116°12′04″E / 34.229°S 116.201°E / -34.229; 116.201 (Balbarrup) 1903"Manjimup" until 1910
Balingup 33°47′10″S115°59′02″E / 33.786°S 115.984°E / -33.786; 115.984 (Balingup) 1898
Boyup Brook 33°49′59″S116°23′17″E / 33.833°S 116.388°E / -33.833; 116.388 (Boyup Brook) 1900"Boyup" until 1909
Bridgetown 33°57′29″S116°08′28″E / 33.958°S 116.141°E / -33.958; 116.141 (Bridgetown) 1868
Camfield 34°54′58″S116°27′54″E / 34.916°S 116.465°E / -34.916; 116.465 (Camfield) 1957On Broke Inlet
Dinninup 33°48′54″S116°32′53″E / 33.815°S 116.548°E / -33.815; 116.548 (Dinninup) 1915
Eastbrook 34°23′49″S116°06′22″E / 34.397°S 116.106°E / -34.397; 116.106 (Eastbrook) 1932
Greenbushes 33°50′49″S116°03′29″E / 33.847°S 116.058°E / -33.847; 116.058 (Greenbushes) 1899
Hester 33°54′32″S116°09′40″E / 33.909°S 116.161°E / -33.909; 116.161 (Hester) 1899
Jardee 34°17′06″S116°07′16″E / 34.285°S 116.121°E / -34.285; 116.121 (Jardee) 1927
Kirup 33°42′25″S115°53′31″E / 33.707°S 115.892°E / -33.707; 115.892 (Kirup) 1901
Kulikup 33°49′34″S116°40′37″E / 33.826°S 116.677°E / -33.826; 116.677 (Kulikup) 1912
Manjimup 34°14′06″S116°08′28″E / 34.235°S 116.141°E / -34.235; 116.141 (Manjimup) 1910
Mayanup 33°55′59″S116°27′14″E / 33.933°S 116.454°E / -33.933; 116.454 (Mayanup) 1907
Mullalyup 33°44′42″S115°56′53″E / 33.745°S 115.948°E / -33.745; 115.948 (Mullalyup) 1901
Nannup 33°58′55″S115°45′54″E / 33.982°S 115.765°E / -33.982; 115.765 (Nannup) 1890
North Greenbushes 33°49′37″S116°03′04″E / 33.827°S 116.051°E / -33.827; 116.051 (North Greenbushes) 1899
Northcliffe 34°37′55″S116°07′26″E / 34.632°S 116.124°E / -34.632; 116.124 (Northcliffe) 1924
Palgarup 34°09′50″S116°11′02″E / 34.164°S 116.184°E / -34.164; 116.184 (Palgarup) 1909
Pemberton 34°26′46″S116°02′10″E / 34.446°S 116.036°E / -34.446; 116.036 (Pemberton) 1925
Strachan 34°24′11″S116°27′40″E / 34.403°S 116.461°E / -34.403; 116.461 (Strachan) 1957
Tonebridge 34°14′02″S116°42′29″E / 34.234°S 116.708°E / -34.234; 116.708 (Tonebridge) 1961
Walpole 34°58′41″S116°43′59″E / 34.978°S 116.733°E / -34.978; 116.733 (Walpole) 1933
Wheatley 34°06′11″S115°58′37″E / 34.103°S 115.977°E / -34.103; 115.977 (Wheatley) 1956
Wilga 33°41′38″S116°13′48″E / 33.694°S 116.230°E / -33.694; 116.230 (Wilga) 1915
Yanmah 34°11′24″S116°01′05″E / 34.190°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.

In property law, alienation is the voluntary act of an owner of some property disposing of the property, while alienable is the capacity for a piece of property or a property right to be sold or otherwise transferred from one party to another. Most property is alienable, but some may be subject to restraints on alienation. In England under the feudal system, land was generally transferred by subinfeudation and alienation required licence from the overlord. Some objects are incapable of being regarded as property and are inalienable, such as people and body parts. Aboriginal title is one example of inalienability in common law jurisdictions. A similar concept is non-transferability, such as tickets. Rights commonly described as a licence or permit are generally only personal and are not assignable. However, they are alienable in the sense that they can generally be surrendered.

World War I 1914–1918 global war starting in Europe

World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the resulting 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.

Soldier settlement (Australia)

Soldier settlement refers to the settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under schemes administered by the state governments after World Wars I and II.

NameCoordinatesGazettedNotes
Brooklands Estate 33°47′46″S115°56′49″E / 33.796°S 115.947°E / -33.796; 115.947 (Brooklands Estate) 1919West of Balingup
Cammilleri Estate 33°48′58″S115°47′02″E / 33.816°S 115.784°E / -33.816; 115.784 (Cammilleri Estate) 1920
Cascades Estate 33°52′55″S116°07′05″E / 33.882°S 116.118°E / -33.882; 116.118 (Cascades Estate) 1919
Cundinup Estate 33°49′26″S115°48′07″E / 33.824°S 115.802°E / -33.824; 115.802 (Cundinup Estate) 1922
Glenlea Estate 34°00′04″S116°12′40″E / 34.001°S 116.211°E / -34.001; 116.211 (Glenlea Estate) 1919near Glenlynn
Glenmore Estate 33°48′54″S115°58′05″E / 33.815°S 115.968°E / -33.815; 115.968 (Glenmore Estate) 1919near Balingup
Norlup Park Estate1920near Greenbushes
Perup AA 34°15′40″S116°21′40″E / 34.261°S 116.361°E / -34.261; 116.361 (Perup Agricultural Area) 1898cancelled in 1904
Ravenscliffe Estate1919near Kirup
Tanjanerup AA 33°58′55″S115°47′06″E / 33.982°S 115.785°E / -33.982; 115.785 (Tanjanerup Agricultural Area) 1897
Tweed AA 33°58′41″S116°24′22″E / 33.978°S 116.406°E / -33.978; 116.406 (Tweed Agricultural Area) 1892
Wilgarrup AA 34°08′46″S116°14′46″E / 34.146°S 116.246°E / -34.146; 116.246 (Wilgarrup Agricultural Area) 1898

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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.

Coordinates: 34°09′56″S116°10′06″E / 34.16556°S 116.16833°E / -34.16556; 116.16833

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