Oldfield Land District
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Oldfield Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia
partly within the Eucla and South-West divisions on the state's south coast. It spans roughly 33°15'S - 34°00'S in latitude and 119°45'E - 121°10'E in longitude.
coast west of Esperance
, extending west to Point Charles, east to Young River and north about 65 kilometres (40 mi) inland. Most of the district is within the Shire of Ravensthorpe
, although part is within the Shire of Esperance
. It includes the following townsites, with year of gazettal noted:
, the Deputy Surveyor General of Western Australia
, recommended that four new districts be created in the Esperance region. 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...
partly within the Eucla and South-West divisions on the state's south coast. It spans roughly 33°15'S - 34°00'S in latitude and 119°45'E - 121°10'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 west 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,...
, extending west to Point Charles, east to Young River and north about 65 kilometres (40 mi) inland. Most of the district is within the Shire of Ravensthorpe
Shire of Ravensthorpe
The Shire of Ravensthorpe is a Local Government Area in the southern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about halfway between the city of Albany and the town of Esperance and about southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the...
, although part is within the Shire of Esperance
Shire of Esperance
The Shire of Esperance is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about south of the city of Kalgoorlie and about east-southeast of the state capital, Perth...
. It includes the following townsites, with year of gazettal noted:
- CascadeCascade, Western AustraliaCascade is a small town in Western Australia located east of Perth along the South Coast between Ravensthorpe and Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Cascade had a population of 158....
(1976) - Desmond (1909)
- HopetounHopetoun, Western AustraliaHopetoun is a town on the south coast of Western Australia in the Shire of Ravensthorpe. Located on Mary Ann Haven, Hopetoun is some south-east from capital city Perth and west of Esperance.-History:...
(1901) - JerdacuttupJerdacuttup, Western AustraliaJerdacuttup is a small town in Western Australia located east south east of Perth between Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia...
(1966) - Kundip (1902)
- MunglinupMunglinup, Western AustraliaMunglinup is a small town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.The town is located along the South Coast Highway between Ravensthorpe and Esperance and close to the Munglinup River....
(1962) - RavensthorpeRavensthorpe, Western AustraliaRavensthorpe is a town 541 km south east of Perth, 40 km inland from the south coast of Western Australia. It is the seat of government of the Shire of Ravensthorpe...
(1901)
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. 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.