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In 2012 Numurkah had some devastating floods which saw a large portion of the town inundated by flood water including the local hospital which was demolished as a result. The rebuilt hospital facilities include 16 multi-day beds, six same-day treatment spaces, an operating theatre, imaging services,
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In 2014, the township was threatened when three fires north of
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Northern Plains Grassland community known as the Numurkah Grassland. It is home to many native wildflowers and grasses such as Billy Button, Small Vanilla Lily, Everlasting etc.
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732:Thomas O'Callaghan (1918).
652:"Local history of Numurkah"
539:and an urgent care centre.
276:Localities around Numurkah:
29:Town in Victoria, Australia
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689:Tocumwal Railway Centenary
665:Phoenix Auctions History.
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553:Sir Harold Leslie White
430:Goulburn Valley railway
394:Goulburn Valley Highway
851:Numurkah Football Club
736:. Government Printer.
687:Bob Whitehead (2008).
601:2011 Census QuickStats
523:Pteropus poliocephalus
517:Callitris glaucophylla
464:Murray Football League
462:team competing in the
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114:36.08333°S 145.43333°E
717:Marilyn Lake (1991).
511:Eucalyptus melliodora
505:Eucalyptus microcarpa
426:local railway station
119:-36.08333; 145.43333
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1163:Yabba North
1133:Picola West
1087:Lower Moira
927:Invergordon
922:Cobram East
406:2016 census
325:Invergordon
151:Postcode(s)
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92:Coordinates
1224:Categories
1082:Lake Rowan
992:Yarroweyah
987:Yarrawonga
932:Katamatite
785:"Numurkah"
672:1 February
648:Shawfactor
606:3 December
577:References
454:Recreation
398:Shepparton
207:Shepparton
181:Shepparton
130:Population
105:145°26′0″E
1183:Youanmite
1128:Pelluebla
1120:Peechelba
1057:Drumanure
942:Koonoomoo
912:Burramine
907:Bundalong
572:(1960–70)
566:Australia
404:. At the
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390:Australia
256:394.1 mm
175:Melbourne
160:Elevation
102:36°05′0″S
1188:Youarang
1138:St James
1105:Mundoona
1100:Muckatah
1067:Kaarimba
1010:Locality
967:Tungamah
952:Numurkah
947:Nathalia
845:See also
824:ABC News
768:12 April
704:Newsrail
386:Victoria
341:Numurkah
315:Mundoona
304:Numurkah
300:Kaarimba
246:22.2 °C
219:Nicholls
168:Location
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41:Victoria
36:Numurkah
1193:Yundool
1178:Yielima
1143:Telford
1092:Marungi
1077:Kotupna
1022:Bathumi
1017:Almonds
977:Wunghnu
937:Katunga
500:Red Gum
445:go-kart
441:fishing
412:History
320:Wunghnu
293:Katunga
288:Katunga
258:15.5 in
251:9.0 °C
1148:Ulupna
1115:Naring
1062:Esmond
1037:Boosey
1027:Bearii
957:Picola
917:Cobram
902:Barmah
790:11 May
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308:Naring
190:LGA(s)
1158:Wilby
1110:Mywee
982:Yalca
972:Waaia
762:(PDF)
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253:48 °F
248:72 °F
895:Town
792:2009
770:2020
738:ISBN
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