Fitzgerald Land District
Encyclopedia
Fitzgerald Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia
, located within the Eucla Land Division inland from Esperance
. It spans roughly 32°35'S - 33°15'S in latitude and 121°00'E - 122°15'E in longitude.
and Esperance
, bounded on the west by the Salt Lakes and on the east by Mount Ridley. 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 Fitzgerald district was named by the Minister on 11 September in honour of former Governor Charles Fitzgerald
. 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 inland from 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,...
. It spans roughly 32°35'S - 33°15'S in latitude and 121°00'E - 122°15'E in longitude.
Location and features
The district is located between the towns of NorsemanNorseman, Western Australia
Norseman is a town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia along the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, east of Perth and above sea level. It is also the starting point of the Eyre Highway, and the last major town in Western Australia before the South Australian border to the...
and 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,...
, bounded on the west by the Salt Lakes and on the east by Mount Ridley. It includes the following townsites (with year of gazettal noted):
- Dowak (1928)
- Grass PatchGrass Patch, Western AustraliaGrass Patch is a small town in the Mallee region of Western Australia, located 79 km north of Esperance on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. The town was named after a nearby farm of the same name that had been settled around 1896 and was renowned for bountiful crops and good grass...
(1923) - Red Lake (1922)
- Salmon GumsSalmon Gums, Western AustraliaSalmon Gums is a small town in Western Australia located 106 km north of Esperance on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. The name is derived from a prominent stretch of Eucalyptus salmonophloia trees which formed a landmark in the town's early days. The town is part of the Shire of Esperance...
(1925) - Truslove (1927; cancelled 1976)
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 Fitzgerald district was named by the Minister on 11 September in honour of former Governor Charles Fitzgerald
Charles Fitzgerald
Captain Charles Fitzgerald was the Governor of The Gambia from 1844 until 1847, then Governor of Western Australia from 1848 to 1855....
. 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.