Roe Land District
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Roe Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia
, located within the South-West Land Division in the eastern Wheatbelt region of the state.
, John Septimus Roe
, and was defined in the Government Gazette:
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 Land Division in the eastern Wheatbelt region of the state.
History
The district was created on 9 August 1899, named in honour of the first Surveyor General of Western AustraliaSurveyor 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...
, John Septimus Roe
John Septimus Roe
John Septimus Roe was the first Surveyor-General of Western Australia. He was a renowned explorer, and a Member of Western Australia's Legislative and Executive Councils for nearly 40 years.-Early life:...
, and was defined in the Government Gazette:
Towns
- Buniche (Shire of Lake GraceShire of Lake GraceThe Shire of Lake Grace is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.-History:...
) - Holt RockHolt Rock, Western AustraliaHolt Rock is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is situated between the towns of Hyden and Varley close to the edge of Lake Hurlstone....
(Shire of KulinShire of KulinThe Shire of Kulin is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire's land area of forms a narrow east-west band, located between the Shire of Kondinin to the north and the Shire of Lake Grace to the south. Its seat...
) - HydenHyden, Western AustraliaThe town of Hyden is located 339 km east of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Kondinin. Hyden is home to Wave Rock and Mulka's Cave, both popular local tourist attractions....
(Shire of KondininShire of KondininThe Shire of Kondinin is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire's land area of forms a narrow east-west band, located between the Shire of Narembeen to the north and the Shire of Kulin to the south...
) - KarlgarinKarlgarin, Western AustraliaKarlgarin is a town located 321 km south east of Perth in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.Th first European to visit the area was Surveyor General John Septimus Roe who passed through in 1848. He recorded the name "Carlgarin" as the name of a nearby hill...
(Shire of KondininShire of KondininThe Shire of Kondinin is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire's land area of forms a narrow east-west band, located between the Shire of Narembeen to the north and the Shire of Kulin to the south...
) - Lake Biddy (Shire of Lake GraceShire of Lake GraceThe Shire of Lake Grace is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.-History:...
) - Lake Camm (Shire of Lake GraceShire of Lake GraceThe Shire of Lake Grace is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.-History:...
) - Lake KingLake King, Western AustraliaLake King is a town located in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, from Perth along State Route 107 between Wagin and Ravensthorpe....
(Shire of Lake GraceShire of Lake GraceThe Shire of Lake Grace is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.-History:...
) - Mount Walker (Shire of NarembeenShire of NarembeenThe Shire of Narembeen is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about east of the state capital, Perth, and between the shires of Merredin to the north, and Kondinin to the south...
) - NewdegateNewdegate, Western AustraliaNewdegate is a townsite in the great southern agricultural region, 399 km south-east of Perth and 52 km east of Lake Grace in Western Australia. The townsite was gazetted in 1925 and honours Sir Francis Newdegate, the Governor of Western Australia from 1920 to 1924...
(Shire of Lake GraceShire of Lake GraceThe Shire of Lake Grace is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.-History:...
) - PingaringPingaring, Western AustraliaPingaring is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.The name of the town is the Indigenous Australian name of a nearby spring that was first recorded by surveyors in 1926....
(Shire of KulinShire of KulinThe Shire of Kulin is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire's land area of forms a narrow east-west band, located between the Shire of Kondinin to the north and the Shire of Lake Grace to the south. Its seat...
) - VarleyVarley, Western AustraliaVarley is a small town located between Hyden and Lake King in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.The area surrounding the town was opened for agricultural purposes in the 1930s and by 1938 the local progress association began campaigning to have the townsite gazetted. The move was approved...
(Shire of Lake GraceShire of Lake GraceThe Shire of Lake Grace is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.-History:...
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