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Poowong was made on 17 April 1874 by James Scott for 320 acres of allotment 5, the selection made on behalf on his son Robert Scott. Four more selectors pegged out allotments within the next twelve months. On part of the Scott land a store, pub and
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Community' project which was run by the
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Packtracks to
Pastures: a history of Poowong district
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513:"Home - Poowong Football Netball Club"
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710:"The ROOT! Compendium - Discography"
683:. Forbes Technology. Archived from
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740:Australian Dictionary of Biography
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712:. 26 October 2009. Archived from
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488:Small West Gippsland dairy town"
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161:15 km (9 mi) NW of
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367:Notable people from Poowong
18:Town in Victoria, Australia
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562:Hartnell, Ross (1974),
757:australianfootball.com
582:White, Joseph (1999),
458:2016 Census QuickStats
430:Australian Census 2021
402:Hawthorn Football Club
387:– writer and historian
379:Albert Francis Ronalds
103:38.35000°S 145.75000°E
806:South Gippsland Shire
183:South Gippsland Shire
734:Beverley F Ronalds,
108:-38.35000; 145.75000
660:on 7 September 2008
652:Full Points Footy.
375:– war correspondent
214:Federal division(s)
202:State electorate(s)
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1297:Wilsons Promontory
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716:on 26 October 2009
598:"Post Office List"
325:Community projects
305:courts, an indoor
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1244:Tidal River
1205:Pound Creek
1047:Binginwarri
964:Stony Creek
959:Sandy Point
694:24 November
603:22 February
497:24 November
250:2016 census
229:is a small
135:Postcode(s)
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81:Coordinates
1405:Categories
1223:Strzelecki
1172:Mount Best
1111:Hazel Park
1065:Darlimurla
866:Korumburra
835:Fish Creek
681:"Poowong "
572:0959867708
463:6 November
408:References
385:Don Watson
353:rock band
335:Lions Club
332:Strzelecki
307:basketball
293:Facilities
261:Korumburra
239:Australian
163:Korumburra
119:Population
94:145°45′0″E
1144:Koorooman
1055:Boolarong
984:Welshpool
979:Venus Bay
879:Leongatha
871:Lang Lang
861:Koonwarra
845:Inverloch
654:"Poowong"
454:"Poowong"
351:Melbourne
257:Melbourne
248:. At the
237:, in the
195:Buln Buln
157:Leongatha
151:Melbourne
91:38°21′0″S
1287:Whitelaw
1134:Kardella
1129:Jumbunna
1106:Hallston
1091:Fairbank
1037:Bennison
1007:Locality
902:Meeniyan
720:22 March
548:22 March
522:22 March
339:Internet
246:Victoria
231:dairying
144:Location
30:Victoria
1317:Wooreen
1213:Ranceby
1187:Moyarra
1154:Krowera
1073:Delburn
1060:Boorool
1027:Arawata
989:Yanakie
941:Poowong
933:Outtrim
920:Nerrena
853:Kongwak
830:Dumbalk
825:Buffalo
664:25 July
517:GameDay
486:Poowong
394:in 1989
303:netball
278:History
227:Poowong
68:Poowong
25:Poowong
1231:Tarwin
1124:Jeetho
1116:Hedley
1101:Gunyah
1081:Dollar
1032:Baromi
907:Mirboo
897:Mardan
840:Foster
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299:tennis
219:Monash
190:County
178:LGA(s)
1360:is a
1302:Wonga
1254:Trida
1014:Agnes
974:Toora
925:Nyora
688:(Web)
491:(Web)
355:Root!
242:state
169:Nyora
122:389 (
1362:stub
1218:Ruby
889:Loch
820:Bena
813:Town
764:2019
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696:2006
666:2008
639:2019
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568:ISBN
550:2023
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