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196:Physical characteristics
620:"Map of Wakefield River, SA"
437:Wakefield River in flood at
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485:Skillogalee
374:Tributaries
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137:Native name
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1510:Categories
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1310:Hill River
1274:Penwortham
1264:Leasingham
1242:Main towns
1106:Rivers of
1070:Strzelecki
1050:Diamantina
933:Brown Hill
874:South Para
862:North Para
782:Rivers of
658:25 October
581:References
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361:Basin size
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52:March 2022
1294:Watervale
1284:Sevenhill
1075:Warburton
965:Wakefield
886:Hindmarsh
835:Christies
803:Broughton
531:John Hill
459:Balaklava
451:Watervale
439:Whitwarta
238:33°56′9″S
186:Mid North
166:Australia
127:Etymology
71:Wakefield
36:summarize
1406:Ngadjuri
1006:Currency
629:25 March
549:See also
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447:Merildin
157:Location
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1269:Mintaro
1151:Willson
1131:Harriet
1126:Eleanor
1121:De Mole
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1090:Officer
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715:"Trove"
604:29 July
525:History
441:in 2010
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162:Country
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172:State
1467:stub
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698:ISBN
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