Melbourne County was one of the 26
counties of Western Australia
The lands administrative divisions of Western Australia refer to subdivisions of the state of Western Australia for cadastral (land title) purposes, most of which have been in place since the 19th century. The state is divided up for this purpose ...
that were designated in 1829 as
cadastral divisions. It was named after
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Henry William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (15 March 177924 November 1848) was a British Whig (political faction), Whig politician who served as the Home Secretary and twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
His first premiership end ...
,
Chief Secretary for Ireland
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by
Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling.
It was one of the few counties to survive intact (as the
Melbourne Land District
The lands administrative divisions of Western Australia refer to subdivisions of the state of Western Australia for cadastral (land title) purposes, most of which have been in place since the 19th century. The state is divided up for this purpose ...
) in the land district system which became the basis for land titles in the area.
{{Counties of Western Australia
1829 establishments in Australia
States and territories established in 1829
Counties of Western Australia
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne