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)."Index Map of Western Australia", Department of Lands and Surveys, 1949.
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.Surveyor-General. Districts of the colony – Revision of. (169/96), p.28-30. Accessed at State Records Office, Perth.
Towns and areas Towns The Nelson district contains the following current or former townsites:Western Australian Government Gazette, various editions. Accessed at Battye Library, Perth.
Townsite Coordinates Gazetted Notes Asplin 1912 Balbarrup 1903 "Manjimup" until 1910 Balingup 1898 Boyup Brook 1900 "Boyup" until 1909 Bridgetown 1868 Camfield 1957 On Broke Inlet Dinninup 1915 Eastbrook 1932 Greenbushes 1899 Hester 1899 Jardee 1927 Kirup 1901 Kulikup 1912 Manjimup 1910 Mayanup 1907 Mullalyup 1901 Nannup 1890 North Greenbushes 1899 Northcliffe 1924 Palgarup 1909 Pemberton 1925 Strachan 1957 Tonebridge 1961 Walpole 1933 Wheatley 1956 Wilga 1915 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 1919 West of Balingup Cammilleri Estate 1920 Cascades Estate 1919 Cundinup Estate 1922 Glenlea Estate 1919 near Glenlynn Glenmore Estate 1919 near Balingup Norlup Park Estate 1920 near Greenbushes Perup AA 1898 cancelled in 1904 Ravenscliffe Estate 1919 near Kirup Tanjanerup AA 1897 Tweed AA 1892 Wilgarrup AA 1898
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