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Swan Land District is one of the land districts of
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, which is located within the South West Division. It covers all of the northern and eastern suburbs of
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, as well as some inner southern areas such as Belmont and
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(but not South Perth) and the area to the north up to the
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, including Muchea and Gingin. It is bounded on the north by the Melbourne Land District; on the east by
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; and on the south by Canning Land District.


Locations

It is subdivided into locations, including: *Location F-M, which extend west in long, narrow strips from the Swan River at Caversham, and were granted in 1829. *Location U-Z, extending northwest in narrow strips from the Swan River at Maylands, also granted in 1829. *Location Au, which covers the inner northern suburbs of Balcatta, Osborne Park and
Tuart Hill ''Eucalyptus gomphocephala'', known as tuart, is a species of tree, one of the six forest giants of Southwest Australia. Tuart forest was common on the Swan coastal plain, until the valuable trees were felled for export and displaced by the urb ...
. *Location 1315, which extends from northern Hamersley to Lake Goollelal, and west to the coast. *Location 1352, a rural location past the northern suburban limits of Perth. *Location 1370, a vast location extending from Hillarys to north of
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