Nelson Land District

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

Nelson Western Australia

Location in Western Australia

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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]

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
Asplin	33°48′25″S 116°29′35″E / 33.807°S 116.493°E / -33.807; 116.493 (Asplin)	1912
Balbarrup	34°13′44″S 116°12′04″E / 34.229°S 116.201°E / -34.229; 116.201 (Balbarrup)	1903	"Manjimup" until 1910
Balingup	33°47′10″S 115°59′02″E / 33.786°S 115.984°E / -33.786; 115.984 (Balingup)	1898
Boyup Brook	33°49′59″S 116°23′17″E / 33.833°S 116.388°E / -33.833; 116.388 (Boyup Brook)	1900	"Boyup" until 1909
Bridgetown	33°57′29″S 116°08′28″E / 33.958°S 116.141°E / -33.958; 116.141 (Bridgetown)	1868
Camfield	34°54′58″S 116°27′54″E / 34.916°S 116.465°E / -34.916; 116.465 (Camfield)	1957	On Broke Inlet
Dinninup	33°48′54″S 116°32′53″E / 33.815°S 116.548°E / -33.815; 116.548 (Dinninup)	1915
Eastbrook	34°23′49″S 116°06′22″E / 34.397°S 116.106°E / -34.397; 116.106 (Eastbrook)	1932
Greenbushes	33°50′49″S 116°03′29″E / 33.847°S 116.058°E / -33.847; 116.058 (Greenbushes)	1899
Hester	33°54′32″S 116°09′40″E / 33.909°S 116.161°E / -33.909; 116.161 (Hester)	1899
Jardee	34°17′06″S 116°07′16″E / 34.285°S 116.121°E / -34.285; 116.121 (Jardee)	1927
Kirup	33°42′25″S 115°53′31″E / 33.707°S 115.892°E / -33.707; 115.892 (Kirup)	1901
Kulikup	33°49′34″S 116°40′37″E / 33.826°S 116.677°E / -33.826; 116.677 (Kulikup)	1912
Manjimup	34°14′06″S 116°08′28″E / 34.235°S 116.141°E / -34.235; 116.141 (Manjimup)	1910
Mayanup	33°55′59″S 116°27′14″E / 33.933°S 116.454°E / -33.933; 116.454 (Mayanup)	1907
Mullalyup	33°44′42″S 115°56′53″E / 33.745°S 115.948°E / -33.745; 115.948 (Mullalyup)	1901
Nannup	33°58′55″S 115°45′54″E / 33.982°S 115.765°E / -33.982; 115.765 (Nannup)	1890
North Greenbushes	33°49′37″S 116°03′04″E / 33.827°S 116.051°E / -33.827; 116.051 (North Greenbushes)	1899
Northcliffe	34°37′55″S 116°07′26″E / 34.632°S 116.124°E / -34.632; 116.124 (Northcliffe)	1924
Palgarup	34°09′50″S 116°11′02″E / 34.164°S 116.184°E / -34.164; 116.184 (Palgarup)	1909
Pemberton	34°26′46″S 116°02′10″E / 34.446°S 116.036°E / -34.446; 116.036 (Pemberton)	1925
Strachan	34°24′11″S 116°27′40″E / 34.403°S 116.461°E / -34.403; 116.461 (Strachan)	1957
Tonebridge	34°14′02″S 116°42′29″E / 34.234°S 116.708°E / -34.234; 116.708 (Tonebridge)	1961
Walpole	34°58′41″S 116°43′59″E / 34.978°S 116.733°E / -34.978; 116.733 (Walpole)	1933
Wheatley	34°06′11″S 115°58′37″E / 34.103°S 115.977°E / -34.103; 115.977 (Wheatley)	1956
Wilga	33°41′38″S 116°13′48″E / 33.694°S 116.230°E / -33.694; 116.230 (Wilga)	1915
Yanmah	34°11′24″S 116°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.

Name	Coordinates	Gazetted	Notes
Brooklands Estate	33°47′46″S 115°56′49″E / 33.796°S 115.947°E / -33.796; 115.947 (Brooklands Estate)	1919	West of Balingup
Cammilleri Estate	33°48′58″S 115°47′02″E / 33.816°S 115.784°E / -33.816; 115.784 (Cammilleri Estate)	1920
Cascades Estate	33°52′55″S 116°07′05″E / 33.882°S 116.118°E / -33.882; 116.118 (Cascades Estate)	1919
Cundinup Estate	33°49′26″S 115°48′07″E / 33.824°S 115.802°E / -33.824; 115.802 (Cundinup Estate)	1922
Glenlea Estate	34°00′04″S 116°12′40″E / 34.001°S 116.211°E / -34.001; 116.211 (Glenlea Estate)	1919	near Glenlynn
Glenmore Estate	33°48′54″S 115°58′05″E / 33.815°S 115.968°E / -33.815; 115.968 (Glenmore Estate)	1919	near Balingup
Norlup Park Estate		1920	near Greenbushes
Perup AA	34°15′40″S 116°21′40″E / 34.261°S 116.361°E / -34.261; 116.361 (Perup Agricultural Area)	1898	cancelled in 1904
Ravenscliffe Estate		1919	near Kirup
Tanjanerup AA	33°58′55″S 115°47′06″E / 33.982°S 115.785°E / -33.982; 115.785 (Tanjanerup Agricultural Area)	1897
Tweed AA	33°58′41″S 116°24′22″E / 33.978°S 116.406°E / -33.978; 116.406 (Tweed Agricultural Area)	1892
Wilgarrup AA	34°08′46″S 116°14′46″E / 34.146°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.

Coordinates: 34°09′56″S 116°10′06″E / 34.16556°S 116.16833°E / -34.16556; 116.16833