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1126:Stoneleigh
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962:Frenchmans
938:Ercildoune
751:Burrumbeet
450:References
379:37°01′47″S
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317:carpenters
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119:Population
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1059:Mount Emu
1046:Mena Park
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861:Locality
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507:29 March
418:See also
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165:Ballarat
152:Location
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245:History
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