Esperance Land District
Encyclopedia
Esperance Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia
, located within the Eucla Land Division on the state's south coast. It spans roughly 33°15'S - 34°00'S in latitude and 121°00'E - 122°20'E in longitude.
coast, roughly centred on the town of Esperance
and extending west to Young River, east to Rossiter Bay, and north about 65 kilometres (40 mi) inland. It includes the following townsites and areas, with year of gazettal noted:
, the Deputy Surveyor General of Western Australia
, recommended that four new districts be created in the Esperance region. On 22 August, the Under Secretary for Lands advised the responsible Minister: "The time has fully arrived for declaring some additional districts along the South coast, and I recommend that Mr Johnston's recommendation be adopted. There is no provision in any Act or Regulations for the declaration of land districts and counties. It is only an office arrangement [...] though in the new Act that is in contemplation, proper provision is made for the declaration of Districts and Counties in a regular manner." The Minister approved the names on 11 September, and on 23 September 1896 the District was added to the Standard Plans in use by the Department of Lands and Surveys. As it was approved prior to the Land Act 1898, its boundaries were never gazetted.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, located within the Eucla Land Division on the state's south coast. It spans roughly 33°15'S - 34°00'S in latitude and 121°00'E - 122°20'E in longitude.
Location and features
The district is located on the Southern OceanSouthern Ocean
The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
coast, roughly centred on the town of Esperance
Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...
and extending west to Young River, east to Rossiter Bay, and north about 65 kilometres (40 mi) inland. It includes the following townsites and areas, with year of gazettal noted:
- Coomalbidgup (1961)
- DalyupDalyup, Western AustraliaDalyup is a small town in Western Australia located about east of Perth between Munglinup and Esperance on the South Coast Highway in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
(1962) - EsperanceEsperance, Western AustraliaEsperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...
(1893) - GibsonGibson, Western AustraliaGibson is a small town in southeastern Western Australia, about north of Esperance. At the 2006 census, Gibson had a population of 475.-History:...
(1921) - ScaddanScaddan, Western AustraliaScaddan is a small town in Western Australia located east of Perth situated just off the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway between Norseman and Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
(1924) - Shark Lake (1967)
- Dalyup Agricultural Area (1896)
- Doombup Agricultural Area (1898)
- Myrup Agricultural Area (1894)
History
On 20 August 1896, Harry JohnstonHarry Johnston (surveyor)
Harry Frederick Johnston was Surveyor-General of Western Australia from 1896 to 1915.Harry Johnston was born in 1853, as a grandson of Marshall Clifton. He qualified as a surveyor. In 1884, he led a surveying expedition to the Kimberley region of Western Australia...
, the Deputy Surveyor General of Western Australia
Surveyor General of Western Australia
The Surveyor General of Western Australia is the person nominally responsible for government surveying in Western Australia.In the early history of Western Australia, the office of surveyor general was one of the most important public offices...
, recommended that four new districts be created in the Esperance region. On 22 August, the Under Secretary for Lands advised the responsible Minister: "The time has fully arrived for declaring some additional districts along the South coast, and I recommend that Mr Johnston's recommendation be adopted. There is no provision in any Act or Regulations for the declaration of land districts and counties. It is only an office arrangement [...] though in the new Act that is in contemplation, proper provision is made for the declaration of Districts and Counties in a regular manner." The Minister approved the names on 11 September, and on 23 September 1896 the District was added to the Standard Plans in use by the Department of Lands and Surveys. As it was approved prior to the Land Act 1898, its boundaries were never gazetted.