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1347:North Mackay
1317:Mount Pelion
1307:Mount Martin
1247:Laguna Quays
1227:Kinchant Dam
1147:Finch Hatton
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1197:Haliday Bay
1107:East Mackay
908:22 November
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131:Coordinates
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1412:Rural View
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1332:Netherdale
1312:Mount Ossa
1182:Greenmount
1092:Dows Creek
1027:Bloomsbury
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977:Andergrove
956:Queensland
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233:Location
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1042:Bucasia
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