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A string of small villages later appeared in the valley, and these were subsequently amalgamated and collectively named
Lauraville by the Government Surveyor in honour of his wife, Laura. The Post Office (called Gaffneys Creek) opened on 1 January 1862 and closed in 1981. A Lauraville Office was
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