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329:"History of country town names – B"
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298:"Benger (suburb and locality)"
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383:. Retrieved 2 October 2006
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401:"Benger Swamp bushfire"
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356:"Local Towns - Benger"
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1200:Harris River
1034:Hester Brook
981:Scotts Brook
828:Forest Grove
823:East Augusta
760:Yoongarillup
695:Sabina River
600:Chapman Hill
496:East Bunbury
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1974:Leschenault
1810:Peerabeelup
1800:Lake Jasper
1795:Jalbarragup
1790:East Nannup
1712:Smith Brook
1677:Northcliffe
1504:Leschenault
1436:Upper Capel
1426:Southampton
1376:Glen Mervyn
1303:Picton East
1205:Lyalls Mill
1195:Collie Burn
1102:Capel River
1024:Greenbushes
951:Boyup Brook
923:Witchcliffe
918:Warner Glen
908:Scott River
843:Hamelin Bay
700:Siesta Park
665:Naturaliste
620:Hithergreen
605:Dunsborough
258:Thomas Peel
135:Postcode(s)
126:Established
98: /
86:115°51′43″E
73:Coordinates
2009:Categories
1989:Warawarrup
1902:Australind
1884:South West
1534:Warawarrup
1509:Mornington
1464:Australind
1441:Wilga West
1371:Donnybrook
1293:Millbridge
1180:Buckingham
1157:The Plains
1009:Bridgetown
986:Tonebridge
893:Rosa Brook
685:Reinscourt
625:Jarrahwood
584:Broadwater
569:Anniebrook
559:Acton Park
549:Abba River
481:Carey Park
457:region of
455:South West
280:References
263:Sandalwood
219:South West
111:Population
83:33°10′41″S
1994:Wellesley
1979:Parkfield
1964:Cookernup
1907:Binningup
1815:Schroeder
1727:Wilgarrup
1697:Quinninup
1687:Pemberton
1662:Middlesex
1642:Lake Muir
1627:Eastbrook
1567:Balbarrup
1539:Wellesley
1519:Parkfield
1489:Cookernup
1479:Binningup
1421:Queenwood
1416:Paynedale
1401:Mumballup
1396:Mullalyup
1127:Gwindinup
1107:Dalyellup
1064:Wandillup
1059:Sunnyside
1014:Catterick
976:McAlinden
903:Schroeder
898:Rosa Glen
878:Osmington
848:Karridale
838:Gracetown
813:Cowaramup
808:Courtenay
750:Yelverton
735:Yallingup
725:Wilyabrup
680:Quindalup
675:Quedjinup
655:Marybrook
615:Geographe
610:Eagle Bay
589:Busselton
564:Ambergate
501:Glen Iris
491:Davenport
366:1 October
254:Pindjarup
1928:Roelands
1886:region,
1780:Darradup
1775:Cundinup
1770:Carlotta
1765:Biddelia
1760:Barrabup
1742:Yeagarup
1702:Ringbark
1682:Palgarup
1667:Mordalup
1652:Manjimup
1647:Linfarne
1632:Glenoran
1607:Deanmill
1572:Beedelup
1524:Roelands
1446:Yabberup
1411:Noggerup
1406:Newlands
1381:Grimwade
1366:Cundinup
1346:Beelerup
1341:Balingup
1308:Waterloo
1298:Paradise
1283:Ferguson
1268:Dardanup
1215:Mungalup
1175:Allanson
1152:Stratham
1069:Winnejup
1044:Kingston
1019:Glenlynn
961:Dinninup
956:Chowerup
946:Benjinup
883:Prevelly
853:Kudardup
833:Gnarabup
818:Deepdene
803:Burnside
745:Yalyalup
730:Wonnerup
660:Metricup
640:Kaloorup
591:(suburb)
526:Vittoria
477:(suburb)
411:21 March
385:Archived
274:bushfire
238:Armadale
152:Location
1969:Hoffman
1938:Yarloop
1933:Wokalup
1722:Walpole
1707:Shannon
1622:Dixvale
1597:Collins
1587:Callcup
1549:Yarloop
1544:Wokalup
1499:Hoffman
1351:Brazier
1258:Burekup
1235:Worsley
1185:Cardiff
1122:Gelorup
1092:Boyanup
1049:Maranup
971:Mayanup
966:Kulikup
913:Treeton
888:Redgate
858:Leeuwin
798:Bramley
793:Boranup
783:Augusta
755:Yoganup
715:Walsall
705:Tutunup
630:Jindong
574:Boallia
531:Withers
475:Bunbury
307:28 June
248:History
242:Bunbury
217:in the
203:Forrest
1959:Benger
1923:Myalup
1919:(seat)
1917:Harvey
1805:Nannup
1737:Yanmah
1657:Meerup
1637:Jardee
1617:Dingup
1602:Crowea
1514:Myalup
1494:Harvey
1474:Benger
1391:Lowden
1336:Argyle
1230:Shotts
1220:Palmer
1190:Collie
1132:Ludlow
1074:Yornup
1029:Hester
928:Yebble
873:Nillup
788:Baudin
690:Ruabon
650:Ludlow
635:Kalgup
579:Bovell
511:Picton
339:25 May
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211:Benger
174:LGA(s)
165:Harvey
56:Benger
25:Benger
1954:Beela
1692:Perup
1582:Broke
1469:Beela
1386:Kirup
1288:Henty
1278:Eaton
1112:Elgin
1097:Capel
991:Wilga
710:Vasse
645:Kealy
554:Abbey
521:Usher
159:Perth
114:159 (
1984:Uduc
1529:Uduc
1210:Muja
413:2013
368:2006
341:2007
309:2022
240:and
228:The
144:Area
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129:1885
119:2021
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116:SAL
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