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Ranford is largely a historic site, with a few remaining cottages and the factory area, now used as a grain storage silo. A large pool at the end of River Road offers canoeing and other water activities.
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extracts from white gum timber, proposed a townsite at the location of their Tannin
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331:References
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149:Location
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389:31 July
358:28 June
309:tanning
284:History
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71:32°48′S
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