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Mundrabilla Land District

Coordinates: 31°30′S 128°15′E / 31.500°S 128.250°E / -31.500; 128.250
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Mundrabilla
Western Australia
Lands administrative divisions around Mundrabilla:
Delisser Delisser South Australia
Nurina Mundrabilla South Australia
Nurina Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight

Mundrabilla Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the Eucla Land Division on the Nullarbor Plain. It spans roughly 31°00'S - 32°00'S in latitude and 127°30'E - 129°00'E in longitude.

Location and features

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The district is located on the Nullarbor Plain on the Western AustraliaSouth Australia border, and falls generally between the Great Australian Bight to the south and the Trans-Australian Railway to the north. The town of Eucla on the Eyre Highway and the railway town of Forrest are located within its boundaries.[1]

History

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The district was created on 4 March 1903.[2] When the Trans-Australian Railway was being built in 1914, the district was adjusted such that the railway formed its northern boundary. It was hence defined in the Government Gazette:[3]

Bounded on the North by the centre of the Trans-Australian Railway Line; on the East by the East boundary of the State; on the West by a North line from Red Rock Point through Survey Mark E11; and on the South by the sea coast.

References

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  1. ^ "Index Map of Western Australia", Department of Lands and Surveys, 1949.
  2. ^ "New Land Districts (per 7835/97)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 4 March 1903. p. 1903:613.
  3. ^ "The Land Act, 1898. Amendment of Boundaries of Nurina, Mundrabilla and Nuyts Districts. (per 7835/97)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 10 July 1914. p. 1914:2559.

31°30′S 128°15′E / 31.500°S 128.250°E / -31.500; 128.250