Hampton Land District Explained

Type:	cadastral
Hampton
State:	wa
Image Upright:	0.81
Near-Nw:	Marmion
Near-N:	Edjudina
Near-Ne:	Edjudina
Near-E:	Buningonia
Near-Se:	Buningonia
Near-S:	Ngalbain
Near-Sw:	Ngalbain
Near-W:	Jaurdi

Hampton Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the Eastern Land Division in the Goldfields region of the state.

Location and features

The district is located in the central Goldfields region, and contains the following towns or former towns:^[1]

• Kalgoorlie–Boulder:
  • Brown Hill †
  • Hannans
  • Ivanhoe †
  • Lakewood †
  • Parkeston
  • Somerville
  • Trafalgar †
• Balagundi †
• Bardoc †
• Black Flag †
• Boorara †
• Broad Arrow †
• Bulong †
• Feysville †
• Gindalbie †
• Golden Ridge †
• Gordon †
• Gudarra †
• Kanowna †
• Kurnalpi †
• Mulgarrie †
• Ora Banda
• Paddington †
• Windanya †

† — former or ghost town.

History

The district was created on 4 October 1899, and was amended on 12 December 1900. It was described in the Government Gazette thus:^[2]

Notes and References

1. "Index Map of Western Australia", Department of Lands and Surveys, 1949; also Plan 25/80.
2. See also 1899:3328.