Wells Land District Explained

Type:cadastral
Wells
State:wa
Image Upright:0.81
Region:Mid West
Near-Ne:Wanman
Near-W:Hann
Near-E:Tugaila
Near-Sw:Nabberu
Near-S:Yelina
Near-Se:Tugaila

Wells Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the Eastern Land Division of the state. It spans roughly 24°00'S - 26°20'S in latitude and 121°40'E - 123°20'E in longitude. Its name honours Lawrence Allen Wells, an explorer of the area in 1896–1897.[1]

It lies to the north of Lake Carnegie, and part of the Canning Stock Route passes through the north-west of the district.

The district was created on 30 January 1925 and was defined in the Government Gazette:

Notes and References

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