Buningonia Land District Explained

Type:cadastral
Buningonia
State:wa
Image Upright:0.81
Near-Nw:Hampton
Near-N:Edjudina
Near-Ne:Giles
Near-E:Giles
Nuyts
Near-Se:Nuyts
Near-S:Balladonia
Near-Sw:Fraser
Near-W:Ngalbain

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. The description of the boundaries was subsequently amended on 8 May 1907, and published in the Government Gazette thus:

Notes and References

  1. "Index Map of Western Australia", Department of Lands and Surveys, 1949.