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in 2011. The ceremonial site has been used by
Noongar people for over 10,000 years as a place of dance, song, marriage preparation, initiation and food gathering. The area has high cultural significance due largely to its totemic significance and creation by the
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The river flows through
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472:. London: Sherwood Gilbert & Piper. pp.
366:"Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Denmark River, WA"
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1393:Serpentine
1279:Arrowsmith
1044:Berckelman
924:Fitzgerald
759:Rivers of
394:5 November
326:References
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203:region of
140:Basin size
1679:Wheatbelt
1593:Buayanyup
1588:Brunswick
1583:Blackwood
1573:Bannister
1503:Nullagine
1473:Frederick
1468:Fortescue
1438:Ashburton
1324:Murchison
1299:Greenough
1229:Pentecost
1214:Nicholson
1005:Kimberley
949:Hamersley
929:Frankland
854:Munglinup
834:Alexander
784:Frederick
538:5 October
229:Kwoorabup
217:Hay River
152:Discharge
63:Australia
1778:Category
1762:Category
1728:Mortlock
1713:Lockhart
1698:Buchanan
1693:Brockman
1618:Ferguson
1613:Donnelly
1603:Carbunup
1578:Beaufort
1568:Balgarup
1528:Sherlock
1498:Maitland
1408:Williams
1363:Dandalup
1270:Mid West
1244:Robinson
1239:Richenda
1204:Mitchell
1149:Johnston
1079:Drysdale
1074:Charnley
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864:Phillips
859:Oldfield
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770:Gascoyne
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350:4 August
298:salinity
288:Salinity
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1733:Nambung
1668:Worsley
1638:Preston
1508:Oakover
1488:Harding
1463:De Grey
1458:Coongan
1448:Beasley
1424:Pilbara
1358:Canning
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979:Shannon
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804:Minilya
588:InHerit
225:Noongar
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1643:Sabina
1623:Ludlow
1608:Collie
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1383:Hotham
1378:Helena
1373:Harvey
1329:Yalgar
1289:Buller
1272:region
1259:Wilson
1224:Panton
1144:Isdell
1139:Hunter
1114:Fraser
1099:Ernest
1094:Elvire
1089:Durack
1084:Dunham
1064:Carson
1059:Calder
1034:Barton
1024:Barker
1014:Adcock
1007:region
959:Kalgan
944:Gordon
939:Goodga
904:Bremer
894:Angove
887:region
869:Steere
839:Dalyup
827:region
809:Thomas
794:Landor
779:Edmund
772:region
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422:3 June
390:. 2007
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1648:Scott
1598:Capel
1493:Henry
1368:Ellen
1344:Perth
1319:Irwin
1314:Impey
1284:Bowes
1209:Negri
1194:McRae
1169:Laura
874:Young
799:Lyons
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111:Mouth
1738:Salt
1708:Hill
1703:Dale
1688:Avon
1653:Tone
1558:Abba
1538:Yule
1523:Shaw
1513:Robe
1453:Cane
1403:Swan
1342:and
1340:Peel
1309:Hutt
1304:Hope
1254:Sale
1199:Meda
1184:Mary
1134:Hann
1124:Gibb
1039:Behn
994:Weld
964:Kent
919:Eyre
909:Deep
849:Lort
687:2013
650:2008
618:2008
596:2017
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508:ISBN
450:2017
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