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319:"History of country town names – B"
16:Abandoned town in Western Australia
578:"Bardoc Supplied From Broad Arrow"
267:Kalgoorlie to Leonora railway line
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417:"Population of Western Australia"
138:643 km (400 mi) ENE of
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172:Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
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450:Kalgoorlie Western Argus
277:Goldfields Water Scheme
362:. 2009. Archived from
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550:"Broad Arrow Notes"
221:The town's name is
179:Federal division(s)
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922:Jerdacuttup
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762:Broad Arrow
752:Bonnie Vale
715:Other towns
590:16 February
562:16 February
457:16 February
401:16 February
373:14 February
329:14 February
285:Broad Arrow
116:Postcode(s)
107:Established
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69:Coordinates
1177:Categories
1132:Wingellina
1097:Sir Samuel
1012:Mertondale
892:Goongarrie
847:Dunnsville
802:Comet Vale
747:Black Flag
667:Kalgoorlie
652:Coolgardie
636:region of
305:References
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223:Aboriginal
214:along the
208:Kalgoorlie
202:region of
146:Kalgoorlie
79:30°20′06″S
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1072:Ora Banda
1057:Munglinup
1042:Mulwarrie
1037:Mulgarrie
1022:Mount Ida
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962:Kurrajong
882:Gindalbie
867:Feysville
857:Eulaminna
832:Davyhurst
822:Cundeelee
807:Condingup
787:Burtville
727:Balagundi
657:Esperance
534:13 August
510:13 August
485:13 August
294:in 1914.
281:Ora Banda
241:telegraph
196:abandoned
125:Elevation
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1137:Woodarra
1127:Windanya
1117:Waverley
1082:Rawlinna
997:Loongana
982:Leinster
972:Lakewood
947:Kurnalpi
942:Kookynie
932:Kathleen
782:Burbanks
767:Buldania
732:Balgarri
701:Norseman
691:Laverton
676:Kambalda
662:Hopetoun
445:"Bardoc"
389:"Bardoc"
292:Westonia
231:Alluvial
184:O'Connor
133:Location
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1147:Yerilla
1092:Scaddan
1067:Niagara
1052:Mungari
1047:Mulline
1007:Menzies
1002:Malcolm
977:Lawlers
957:Kundana
937:Kintore
927:Kanowna
902:Gudarra
872:Forrest
837:Duketon
812:Coonana
797:Cascade
792:Callion
757:Boorara
696:Leonora
671:Boulder
299:flooded
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987:Linden
907:Gwalia
877:Gibson
842:Dundas
827:Dalyup
777:Bulong
737:Bardoc
429:28 May
227:barduk
194:is an
192:Bardoc
155:LGA(s)
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25:Bardoc
1142:Yarri
1102:Tampa
852:Eucla
742:Beria
722:Agnew
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