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

Western Australia

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 and a subdivision of the North-West Land Division located in the Mid West region of the state.

Location and features

The district falls roughly east of the Great Northern Highway

Great Northern Highway

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, extending to the rabbit-proof fence

Rabbit-proof fence

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, about halfway between the towns of Newman

Newman, Western Australia

Newman, located about 1186 km north of Perth and 9 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn, is a town in the Pilbara region. It can be reached by the Great Northern Highway...

 and Meekatharra

Meekatharra, Western Australia

Meekatharra is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Meekatharra is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'place of little water'. At the 2006 census, Meekatharra had a population of 798, with 44.0% being Aboriginal....

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History

The name and boundaries of the district were first proposed on 24 July 1902 by the chief draftsman, with the spelling "Thadoona". It was later altered to Thaduna, and gazetted accordingly on 4 March 1903. It was later adjusted to make the rabbit-proof fence the eastern boundary of the district. On 17 June 1960, its spelling was changed to "Thadoona" to better conform with the correct Aboriginal pronunciation of the name.