Weld Land District
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Weld Land District is one of the land districts of Western Australia
, which is located within the Eastern Land Division in the north-eastern Goldfields region of the state.
, Mount Margaret
, Burtville
and Yundamindera
to the west and the Mount Weld
mine site to the south. It spans roughly 28°10'S - 29°00'S in latitude and 122°00'E - 123°30'E in longitude.
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...
, which is located within the Eastern Land Division in the north-eastern Goldfields region of the state.
Location
Its main centre of population is the town of Laverton, and it also includes the former towns of Mount MorgansMount Morgans, Western Australia
Mount Morgans is an abandoned town in Western Australia located east of Perth situated along the Old Laverton Road in between Leonora and Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
, Mount Margaret
Mount Margaret, Western Australia
Mount Margaret also once known as Craiggiemore is an abandoned town in Western Australia located east of Perth situated North of Lake Carey and south West of Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
, Burtville
Burtville, Western Australia
Burtville is a abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located south west of the Leonora.In 1897, Gold was discovered in the area by two prospectors, B. Frost and J. Trugurtha. The surveyor, J. Rowe, planned the town lots in accordance with the Goldfields Act in 1901...
and Yundamindera
Yundamindera, Western Australia
Yundamindera, also once known as The Granites, is an abandoned town located between Leonora and Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
to the west and the Mount Weld
Mount Weld
Mount Weld is a mountain and a mine site in Western Australia, located about 30 km south of Laverton and 120 km east of Leonora. It ranks as one of the richest major rare earth deposits in the world....
mine site to the south. It spans roughly 28°10'S - 29°00'S in latitude and 122°00'E - 123°30'E in longitude.