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in 1848, when carrying out exploration of the area, noting that natives referred to it and its numerous branches as "Jeer-A-Mung-Up". Roe later named the same river
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267:"Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Gairdner River, WA"
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376:"History of river names – G"
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386:5 September
273:24 November
236:tributaries
225:Jerramungup
1532:Categories
1329:Lunenburgh
1250:South West
1094:Serpentine
980:Arrowsmith
745:Berckelman
625:Fitzgerald
460:Rivers of
329:26 October
253:References
185:region of
143:Basin size
1380:Wheatbelt
1294:Buayanyup
1289:Brunswick
1284:Blackwood
1274:Bannister
1204:Nullagine
1174:Frederick
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1000:Greenough
930:Pentecost
915:Nicholson
706:Kimberley
650:Hamersley
630:Frankland
555:Munglinup
535:Alexander
485:Frederick
155:Discharge
64:Australia
1463:Category
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1414:Lockhart
1399:Buchanan
1394:Brockman
1319:Ferguson
1314:Donnelly
1304:Carbunup
1279:Beaufort
1269:Balgarup
1229:Sherlock
1199:Maitland
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1064:Dandalup
971:Mid West
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905:Mitchell
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565:Phillips
560:Oldfield
515:Wooramel
490:Gascoyne
471:Gascoyne
360:28 March
223:east of
213:Needilup
55:Location
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1434:Nambung
1369:Worsley
1339:Preston
1209:Oakover
1189:Harding
1164:De Grey
1159:Coongan
1149:Beasley
1125:Pilbara
1059:Canning
1054:Bennett
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995:Chapman
875:Lennard
830:Glenelg
810:Forrest
805:Fitzroy
730:Barnett
720:Armanda
685:Walpole
680:Shannon
615:Denmark
505:Minilya
245:(3,000
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1382:region
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1344:Sabina
1324:Ludlow
1309:Collie
1264:Arthur
1252:region
1234:Turner
1219:Rudall
1184:Hardey
1134:Angelo
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1089:Murray
1084:Hotham
1079:Helena
1074:Harvey
1030:Yalgar
990:Buller
973:region
960:Wilson
925:Panton
845:Isdell
840:Hunter
815:Fraser
800:Ernest
795:Elvire
790:Durack
785:Dunham
765:Carson
760:Calder
735:Barton
725:Barker
715:Adcock
708:region
660:Kalgan
645:Gordon
640:Goodga
605:Bremer
595:Angove
588:region
570:Steere
540:Dalyup
528:region
510:Thomas
495:Landor
480:Edmund
473:region
295:25 May
291:. 2007
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1359:Vasse
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1299:Capel
1194:Henry
1069:Ellen
1045:Perth
1020:Irwin
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985:Bowes
910:Negri
895:McRae
870:Laura
575:Young
500:Lyons
348:(pdf)
114:Mouth
1489:stub
1439:Salt
1409:Hill
1404:Dale
1389:Avon
1354:Tone
1259:Abba
1239:Yule
1224:Shaw
1214:Robe
1154:Cane
1104:Swan
1043:and
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1010:Hutt
1005:Hope
955:Sale
900:Meda
885:Mary
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825:Gibb
740:Behn
695:Weld
665:Kent
620:Eyre
610:Deep
550:Lort
388:2011
362:2012
331:2021
323:XXII
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