Nelson Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia

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 South West Division on the state's south coast. It covers part of the state's Lower South West region and includes the townsites of Bridgetown

Bridgetown, Western Australia

-Notable people:*Emily Barker, singer-songwriter*Jon Doust, author and comedian*Robyn McSweeney, politician*Tom O'Dwyer, cricketer*David Reid, politician*Deborah Robertson, novelist and poet-External links:* * * * * * * *...

, Manjimup

Manjimup, Western Australia

Manjimup is a town in Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth. The town of Manjimup is a regional centre for the largest shire in the South West of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Manjimup had a population of 4,239.-History:...

, Pemberton

Pemberton, Western Australia

Pemberton is a town located in the South West region of Western Australia, named after the early settler Pemberton Walcott. It is the home of the karri tree, the largest tree in Western Australia and the third largest hardwood tree in the world...

, Northcliffe

Northcliffe, Western Australia

Northcliffe is a town located in the lower South West region of Western Australia, about south of the town of Pemberton. At the 2006 census, Northcliffe had a population of 412....

 and Nannup

Nannup, Western Australia

Nannup is a town and shire in the South West region of Western Australia, approximately south of Perth on the Blackwood River at the crossroads of Vasse Highway and Brockman Highway, linking Nannup to most of the Lower South West's regional centres...

 as well as Point D'Entrecasteaux and, at its far southeastern corner, Walpole

Walpole, Western Australia

Walpole is a town in Western Australia, 432 km SSE of Perth and 66 km west of Denmark.Walpole lies very close to the northern point of the 100-hectare Walpole Inlet, from which it takes its name....

 (the Frankland River

Frankland River

The Frankland River is a river in the great southern region of Western Australia. The Frankland River is the largest river by volume in the region and the eighth largest in the state....

 is its boundary at this point).

History

The system of land districts came together in an ad-hoc fashion, and the Nelson district started to be subdivided in 1858 well before any thought was given to formally defining its boundaries.

Towns

The Nelson district contains the following current or former townsites:

Townsite	Coordinates	Gazetted	Notes
Asplin	33.807°N 116.493°W	1912
Balbarrup	34.229°N 116.201°W	1903	"Manjimup" until 1910
Balingup Balingup, Western Australia Balingup is a town located in the South West of Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth, and southeast of the town of Donnybrook.The town takes its name from Balingup Pool, located on the Balingup Brook which flows through the town...	33.786°N 115.984°W	1898
Boyup Brook Boyup Brook, Western Australia Boyup Brook is a town located in the south-west of Western Australia, south-southeast of Perth and northeast of Bridgetown.The name Boyup is derived from the name of a nearby pool "Booyup", an Aboriginal term meaning "place of big stones" or "place of big smoke" .The town's economy is...	33.833°N 116.388°W	1900	"Boyup" until 1909
Bridgetown Bridgetown, Western Australia -Notable people:*Emily Barker, singer-songwriter*Jon Doust, author and comedian*Robyn McSweeney, politician*Tom O'Dwyer, cricketer*David Reid, politician*Deborah Robertson, novelist and poet-External links:* * * * * * * *...	33.958°N 116.141°W	1868
Camfield	34.916°N 116.465°W	1957	On Broke Inlet Broke Inlet Broke Inlet is an inlet in the South West region of Western Australia located West of Walpole.The inlet is a large a shallow estuary found at the eastern end of the d'Entrecasteaux National Park, it is linked to the Southern Ocean by a narrow seasonally open channel situated between two high sand...
Dinninup Dinninup, Western Australia Dinninup is a small town located in the South Waet region of Western Australia. It is situated between Boyup Brook and Kojonup.The towns name is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a brook that is situated close to town. First recorded by surveyors in 1877, the meaning of the name is unknown...	33.815°N 116.548°W	1915
Eastbrook	34.397°N 116.106°W	1932
Greenbushes Greenbushes, Western Australia Greenbushes is a timber and mining town located in the South West region of Western Australia.-History:Greenbushes was founded as a mining town in 1888 following a surveyor's discovery of tin in 1886. Greenbushes was named after the bright green bushes that contrasted against the grey eucalyptus...	33.847°N 116.058°W	1899
Hester Hester, Western Australia Hester is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, 7 km north of Bridgetown on the railway.It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name...	33.909°N 116.161°W	1899
Jardee Jardee, Western Australia Jardee is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is situated along the South Western Highway between Manjimupand Pemberton....	34.285°N 116.121°W	1927
Kirup Kirup, Western Australia Kirup is situated between Donnybrook and Mullalyup on the South Western Highway, 228 km south of Perth, Western Australia at the entrance of the Blackwood River valley. Kirup was originally settled as a timber town exporting railway sleepers....	33.707°N 115.892°W	1901
Kulikup	33.826°N 116.677°W	1912
Manjimup Manjimup, Western Australia Manjimup is a town in Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth. The town of Manjimup is a regional centre for the largest shire in the South West of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Manjimup had a population of 4,239.-History:...	34.235°N 116.141°W	1910
Mayanup Mayanup, Western Australia Mayanup is a small town located in the South Waet region of Western Australia. It is situated between Boyup Brook and Kojonup. At the 2006 census, Mayanup had a population of 323....	33.933°N 116.454°W	1907
Mullalyup Mullalyup, Western Australia Mullalyup is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, situated between Kirup and Balingup on the South Western Highway, south of Perth.The name is taken from the nearby Mullalyup Brook, and was first noted by John Forrest in 1898...	33.745°N 115.948°W	1901
Nannup Nannup, Western Australia Nannup is a town and shire in the South West region of Western Australia, approximately south of Perth on the Blackwood River at the crossroads of Vasse Highway and Brockman Highway, linking Nannup to most of the Lower South West's regional centres...	33.982°N 115.765°W	1890
North Greenbushes	33.827°N 116.051°W	1899
Northcliffe Northcliffe, Western Australia Northcliffe is a town located in the lower South West region of Western Australia, about south of the town of Pemberton. At the 2006 census, Northcliffe had a population of 412....	34.632°N 116.124°W	1924
Palgarup Palgarup, Western Australia Palgarup is a small town situated between Yornup and Manjimup on the South West Highway. At the 2006 census, Palgarup had a population of 398....	34.164°N 116.184°W	1909
Pemberton Pemberton, Western Australia Pemberton is a town located in the South West region of Western Australia, named after the early settler Pemberton Walcott. It is the home of the karri tree, the largest tree in Western Australia and the third largest hardwood tree in the world...	34.446°N 116.036°W	1925
Strachan	34.403°N 116.461°W	1957
Tonebridge	34.234°N 116.708°W	1961
Walpole Walpole, Western Australia Walpole is a town in Western Australia, 432 km SSE of Perth and 66 km west of Denmark.Walpole lies very close to the northern point of the 100-hectare Walpole Inlet, from which it takes its name....	34.978°N 116.733°W	1933
Wheatley	34.103°N 115.977°W	1956
Wilga Wilga, Western Australia Wilga is a small town located between Donnybrook and Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.A railway between Donnybrook and Boyup Brook was opened in 1908 with Wilga originating as a railway siding. Built to serve the Adelaide Timber company the forested area around the town was...	33.694°N 116.230°W	1915
Yanmah	34.190°N 116.018°W	1923

Agricultural areas

Under the Land Act 1898, the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act 1896, and preceding regulations, it was open to the Governor to declare agricultural areas on crown land or repurchased estates on private land, to which special provisions applied for both alienation

Alienation (property law)

Alienation, in property law, is the capacity for a piece of property or a property right to be sold or otherwise transferred from one party to another. Although property is generally deemed to be alienable, it may be subject to restraints on alienation....

 and improvement

Land improvement

Land improvement or land amelioration refers to investments making land more usable by humans. In terms of accounting, land improvements refer to any variety of projects that increase the value of the property...

. Many of these estates came into being shortly after World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 for the purposes of soldier resettlement

Soldier settlement (Australia)

Soldier settlement refers to the occupation and settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under schemes administered by the State Governments after World Wars I and II.- World War I :...

.

Name	Coordinates	Gazetted	Notes
Brooklands Estate	33.796°N 115.947°W	1919	West of Balingup
Cammilleri Estate	33.816°N 115.784°W	1920
Cascades Estate	33.882°N 116.118°W	1919
Cundinup Estate	33.824°N 115.802°W	1922
Glenlea Estate	34.001°N 116.211°W	1919	near Glenlynn
Glenmore Estate	33.815°N 115.968°W	1919	near Balingup
Norlup Park Estate		1920	near Greenbushes
Perup AA	34.261°N 116.361°W	1898	cancelled in 1904
Ravenscliffe Estate		1919	near Kirup
Tanjanerup AA	33.982°N 115.785°W	1897
Tweed AA	33.978°N 116.406°W	1892
Wilgarrup AA	34.146°N 116.246°W	1898