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1157:Reedy Dam
1134:Nine Mile
1124:Narraport
1058:Laen East
954:Cope Cope
926:Bunguluke
903:Bimbourie
535:Melbourne
468:north of
462:Australia
426:Narraport
409:Narraport
357:374.1 mm
276:Swan Hill
258:Melbourne
243:Elevation
193:35°59′0″S
1713:Rupanyup
1693:Pimpinio
1688:Netherby
1613:Kellalac
1563:Edenhope
1548:Crymelon
1508:Balmoral
1442:Dimboola
1402:Victoria
1142:Nullawil
1015:Jeffcott
997:Glenloth
913:Boigbeat
893:Barrakee
883:Ballapur
876:Locality
853:Sea Lake
843:Charlton
745:16 April
724:12 April
700:11 April
660:16 April
634:16 April
558:football
545:via the
539:Ballarat
458:Victoria
347:22.2 °C
251:Location
132:Victoria
1784:Wimmera
1753:Yaapeet
1743:Wartook
1703:Rainbow
1698:Pomonal
1683:Natimuk
1663:Minimay
1643:Lawloit
1598:Jeparit
1558:Douglas
1528:Boolite
1523:Birchip
1493:Areegra
1483:Antwerp
1426:Stawell
1421:Horsham
1409:Cities:
1398:Wimmera
1313:Woosang
1290:Whirily
1272:Watchem
1244:Tyrrell
1180:Straten
1147:Nyarrin
1114:Nandaly
1094:Marlbed
1040:Karyrie
1030:Jil Jil
992:Gil Gil
936:Chirrip
838:Birchip
763:Birchip
554:Watchem
543:Bendigo
491:History
464:on the
450:Birchip
405:Birchip
401:Karyrie
394:Whirily
389:Whirily
384:Karyrie
359:14.7 in
352:8.6 °C
308:Mildura
270:Horsham
264:Bendigo
170:Birchip
127:Birchip
82:scholar
1738:Wallup
1678:Murtoa
1668:Minyip
1658:Marnoo
1653:Lubeck
1638:Lawler
1618:Kewell
1588:Harrow
1573:Goroke
1543:Cannum
1518:Beulah
1503:Aubrey
1488:Apsley
1452:Kaniva
1447:Donald
1435:Towns:
1416:Ararat
1295:Wilkur
1262:Warmur
1257:Wangie
1239:Tyenna
1208:Thalia
1185:Sutton
1099:Massey
1081:Lawler
987:Dumosa
972:Culgoa
962:Corack
931:Carron
888:Banyan
848:Donald
769:11 May
528:canola
524:barley
470:Donald
454:Mallee
320:Mallee
291:LGA(s)
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1623:Kiata
1593:Haven
1457:Nhill
1267:Warne
1129:Ninda
1109:Myall
1025:Jeruk
977:Curyo
941:Cokum
718:(PDF)
520:wheat
354:47 °F
349:72 °F
89:JSTOR
75:books
1628:Laen
1608:Jung
1533:Brim
1050:Laen
831:Town
771:2009
747:2012
726:2020
702:2008
662:2012
636:2012
610:2022
238:3483
61:news
1633:Lah
1356:LGA
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