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Gnowangerup Noongar Centre was established by the New Era Aboriginal Fellowship operating out of a 1913 former bishop's residence that was also the headquarters of the Gnowangerup Noongar Corporation until 1989. The building was placed on the State Heritage Register. in 2012
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647:. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 6 August 1910. p. 4
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765:. Find & Connect. Archived from
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480:"Gnowangerup (suburb and locality)"
445:"Gnowangerup (suburb and locality)"
419:(1942–2003), also published as the
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584:"Gnowangerup District High School"
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667:"Gnowangerup Agricultural Hall"
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715:. 6 July 1912. p. 2
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856:. 2011. Archived from
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671:Great Southern Herald
851:"CBH receival sites"
639:"Farm & Station"
344:Katanning electorate
297:of the area are the
216:Shire of Gnowangerup
1334:Vancouver Peninsula
1018:Collingwood Heights
769:on 15 December 2017
556:"Western Australia"
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369:Gnowangerup Mission
310:Following a severe
282:hen (gnow) nests".
235:Federal division(s)
223:State electorate(s)
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693:The Ongerup Branch
691:Milne, Rod (2002)
594:. 27 November 1996
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952:Jerramungup
947:Gnowangerup
835:15 December
773:14 December
747:15 December
598:14 December
540:14 December
272:mallee fowl
248:Gnowangerup
158:Postcode(s)
149:Established
121: /
96:Coordinates
79:Gnowangerup
36:Gnowangerup
18:Gnowangerup
1354:Categories
1324:Torndirrup
1304:Porongurup
1259:Lower King
1244:King River
1189:Broomehill
1184:Bremer Bay
1174:Bow Bridge
913:region of
719:23 October
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427:References
397:and other
330:Facilities
258:region of
134:Population
1339:Wellstead
1314:Tenterden
1264:Manypeaks
1154:Big Grove
1028:Emu Point
977:Tambellup
957:Katanning
937:Cranbrook
807:1 January
651:1 October
568:1 January
355:Tambellup
322:Education
266:Etymology
252:Katanning
196:Katanning
167:Elevation
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1279:Needilup
1274:Narrikup
1239:Kendenup
1229:Jingalup
1219:Gairdner
1199:Chinocup
1169:Boscabel
1164:Bornholm
1149:Badgebup
1118:Willyung
1113:Warrenup
1108:Walmsley
1098:Seppings
1093:Robinson
1063:Mira Mar
379:Industry
342:for the
240:O'Connor
183:Location
109:118°01′E
1309:Redmond
1299:Pingrup
1294:Ongerup
1269:Muradup
1249:Kwobrup
1204:Elleker
1123:Yakamia
1058:Milpara
1043:Lockyer
1033:Gledhow
995:suburbs
972:Nyabing
962:Kojonup
942:Denmark
867:1 April
623:24 July
614:"ABOUT"
588:InHerit
454:28 June
359:Ongerup
316:flooded
312:drought
302:Noongar
289:History
254:in the
106:33°56′S
1329:Tunney
1319:Torbay
1234:Kalgan
1159:Borden
1144:Amelup
1048:McKail
1003:Albany
992:Albany
932:(city)
929:Albany
514:8 June
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299:Goreng
280:mallee
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1038:Lange
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385:sheep
353:from
190:Perth
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