Buningonia Land District

Buningonia Western Australia
Lands administrative divisions around Buningonia: Hampton Edjudina Giles Ngalbain Buningonia Giles Nuyts Fraser Balladonia Nuyts

Buningonia Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the Eastern Land Division on the Nullarbor Plain. It spans roughly 30°10'S - 32°00'S in latitude and 122°15'E - 124°00'E in longitude.

Location and features

The district is located on the Nullarbor Plain in the south-east of the state and falls generally East of the city of Kalgoorlie. The Trans-Australian Railway roughly bisects the district. The Aboriginal settlement of Cundeelee and the railway towns of Coonana and Zanthus are located within its boundaries.^[1]

History

The district was created on 4 March 1903.^[2] The description of the boundaries was subsequently amended on 8 May 1907, and published in the Government Gazette thus:^[3]

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Bounded by lines starting from a point situate 20 miles East from the summit of Simon Hill and extending East to a point situate North from a point 20 miles East from the South East corner of East Location 12; thence North to a point situate East from Survey Mark R3; thence West to a point situate North from the North-East corner of Location 32; thence South to a point situate East from the South-West corner of Location 48; thence West to a point situate South from Trig. Station M5; thence South to a point situate West from a point 10 miles North from the summit of Simon Hill; thence East to a point situate North from the starting point; and thence South to the starting point.

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References

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. "Amendment of Boundaries of Land Districts (per 3647/97)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 8 May 1907. p. 1907:1344.

Coordinates: 31°05′S 123°05′E / 31.083°S 123.083°E