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1538:Copper Mines
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1387:Nelson Falls
1372:Linda Valley
1337:Birchs Inlet
1178:Anthony Road
1142:John Butters
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1392:Ocean Beach
1367:Kelly Basin
1357:Hells Gates
1342:Cape Sorell
1282:TGR K class
555:, Australia
395:19 February
229:1893–1900.
180:Mount Lyell
112:2016 census
94: /
82:145°35′50″E
69:Coordinates
1764:Categories
1594:newspapers
1300:Queenstown
1152:Mackintosh
1060:Mackintosh
1004:Mackintosh
871:Eldon Peak
679:Governance
599:Gormanston
570:Queenstown
561:Cities and
551:region of
305:References
277:King River
266:West Coast
234:Gormanston
184:Mount Owen
173:West Coast
169:Queenstown
165:Mount Owen
157:Gormanston
107:Population
79:42°04′25″S
56:Gormanston
25:Gormanston
1717:geography
1592:Books and
1578:Stichtite
1362:Iron Blow
1323:Landmarks
1171:Transport
1070:Murchison
1009:Murchison
796:Murchison
776:Heemskirk
741:Mountains
724:Murchison
620:Pillinger
606:Guildford
208:Iron Blow
110:17 (
1493:Piguenit
1406:Man-made
1213:Railways
1085:Westwood
1080:Rosebery
1065:Margaret
1040:Beatrice
979:Franklin
880:Engineer
816:Sedgwick
634:Rosebery
553:Tasmania
496:(2003).
453:(2000).
286:towards
161:Tasmania
30:Tasmania
1515:Whitham
1330:Natural
1221:Emu Bay
1162:Tribute
1132:Bastyan
1045:Burbury
974:Anthony
854:Tyndall
841:Tyndall
826:Strahan
655:Waratah
641:Strahan
549:Western
367:16 June
198:History
1525:Mining
1510:Sticht
1499:Piners
1488:Pearce
1458:Crotty
1310:Zeehan
1137:Gordon
1111:Gordon
1106:Darwin
1101:Crotty
1075:Pieman
1055:Gordon
1024:Sophia
1014:Pieman
984:Gordon
962:Rivers
916:Sticht
898:Raglan
849:Geikie
831:Zeehan
821:Sorell
781:Huxley
771:Dundas
766:Darwin
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669:Zeehan
648:Tullah
592:Dundas
585:Darwin
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288:Hobart
120:LGA(s)
1712:This
1654:Other
1483:Moore
1473:Joyce
1468:Gould
1463:Davey
1231:Melba
1157:Reece
1033:Lakes
1019:Queen
989:Henty
864:Eldon
791:Lyell
786:Jukes
761:Black
753:Range
751:Coast
717:Lyell
613:Linda
188:Linda
149:Lyons
137:Lyons
1721:stub
1478:Long
1094:Dams
1050:Dora
994:King
969:Anne
806:Read
801:Owen
749:West
480:ISBN
461:ISBN
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369:2012
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