The Eastern Land Division is one of five

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, within the eastern parts of the Goldfields-Esperance region and the

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region. Most of its territory is covered by deserts, including the part of the

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and

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History

The Eastern Land Division was created on 2 March 1887, in a reform to the land divisions. On 28 March 1917, the Central Land Division had been incorporated into the Eastern Land Division. The current boundaries of the land enacted on 30 March 1998. Prior to the construction of the

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in 1917, the Eastern Land Division, which consists almost entirely of the Great Victoria and Great Sandy Deserts, did not contain any districts.Western Australia. Dept. of Lands and Surveys (1913). ''South western portion of Western Australia shewing land districts'' (map), Government Lithographer, Perth.

Subdivisions

The Eastern Land Division is subdivided into 40 land districts.

References

{{Reflist Land divisions of Western Australia States and territories established in 1887