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Malcolm Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the Eastern Land Division in the northern Goldfields region of the state.
Location and features[edit]
The district is located in the northern Goldfields region, and contains the town of Leonora and the former towns of Gwalia, Malcolm, Kurrajong and Mertondale.[1]
History[edit]
The district was created on 22 August 1900,[2] and was amended on 8 May 1907. It was described in the Government Gazette thus:[3]
Bounded by lines starting from a point situate 2 miles 10 chains West from Survey mark B82, at Brickey's Soak, and extending West to a point situate South from the 24-mile post on the Lawlers–Leonora telegraph line; thence North through the said 24-mile post to a point situate West of Survey mark AN62; thence East through the said survey mark AN62 to a point situate North from the starting point; thence South to the starting point.
References[edit]
- ^ "Index Map of Western Australia", Department of Lands and Surveys, 1949.
- ^ "Malcolm (Land) District (per 3647/97)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 22 August 1900. p. 1900:3185.
- ^ "Amendment of Boundaries of Land Districts (per 3647/97)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 8 May 1907. p. 1907:1344.
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