Yamarna Land District

Yamarna
Western Australia
Lands administrative divisions around Yamarna:
Yelina Tugaila Tugaila
Nuleri
Weld
Yamarna Yowalga
Edjudina Giles Giles

Yamarna Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the Eastern Land Division in the Great Victoria Desert, north of the Nullarbor Plain. It spans roughly 26°50'S - 29°00'S in latitude and 123°30'E - 125°00'E in longitude.[1]

History

The district was created on 19 February 1930, and was defined in the Government Gazette:[2]

Bounded by lines starting from the summit of Kyffin Thomas Hill and extending East to longitude 125 deg. East; thence South to a point situate East from Survey Mark B82 at Brickey's Soak; thence West to a point situate South from the summit of Mt. Luck; thence North passing through said summit to a point East from Survey Mark JHR23; thence North-Westerly through the summit of Mt. Grant to the summit of Mt. Shenton; thence Northerly to the cairn on Mt. Cumming; thence North to a point situate East from Stirling Peaks, and thence Northward to the starting point.

References

  1. "Index Map of Western Australia", Department of Lands and Surveys, 1949.
  2. "The Land Act, 1898. New Land District. (per 7835/97)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 19 February 1930. p. 1930:285.

Coordinates: 27°55′S 124°15′E / 27.917°S 124.250°E / -27.917; 124.250


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