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1448:Clermont
1438:Childers
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1358:Griffith
1085:Waterloo
1075:Snowtown
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794:Lonsdale
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515:ABC News
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1671:Mildura
1660:Karadoc
1598:Bungala
1511:Kidston
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1016:Canunda
932:Bungala
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748:Bolivar
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142:A$ 200m
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