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370:"Hilltown (suburb and locality)"
286:. It is about 4 km east of
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496:"New Road from Clare to Blyth"
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626:. Monument Australia
312:Charles Brown Fisher
103:33.6865°S 138.6364°E
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143:Postcode(s)
134:Established
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81:Coordinates
929:Hutt River
924:Hill River
798:Penwortham
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763:Hill River
753:Gillentown
713:Benbournie
524:"Hilltown"
432:"Hilltown"
352:References
304:first lots
280:Hill River
248:Hill River
119:Population
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853:Steelton
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