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The area was first surveyed as farmland in 1845 as part of a property to be owned by George Moore. The opening of a railway siding in the area between 1892 and 1898 caused permanent structures to be built and by 1903 farmlots were surveyed close to the siding. The townsite was later gazetted in 1904.
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1169:Ledge Point
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839:Burracoppin
794:Bonnie Rock
779:Bindi Bindi
719:Bakers Hill
704:Badgingarra
665:settlements
649:Wyalkatchem
142:Postcode(s)
133:Established
105: /
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80:Coordinates
1589:Categories
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1484:Yellowdine
1379:Shackleton
1299:New Norcia
1244:Moorumbine
1229:Moodiarrup
1179:Manmanning
1159:Lake Brown
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1019:Gwambygine
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1004:Greenhills
964:Duranillin
954:Doodlakine
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879:Chittering
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594:Quairading
564:Mukinbudin
549:Lake Grace
524:Jurien Bay
519:Goomalling
509:Dumbleyung
494:Dalwallinu
469:Bruce Rock
433:region of
265:References
180:Bullsbrook
118:Population
90:31°34′44″S
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1504:Yornaning
1474:Yealering
1454:Woodridge
1449:Wongamine
1429:West Dale
1424:Welbungin
1404:Walgoolan
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390:0007-4039
361:29 August
339:29 August
317:14 August
151:Elevation
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464:Brookton
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167:Location
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744:Beenong
734:Ballidu
699:Babakin
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609:Toodyay
579:Northam
504:Dowerin
459:Bindoon
240:History
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1439:Wialki
1394:Varley
1309:Nilgen
1274:Muchea
1224:Mokine
1204:Miling
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1089:Kondut
994:Gabbin
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864:Cataby
844:Cadoux
819:Bulyee
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714:Bailup
684:Ardath
604:Tammin
539:Koorda
514:Gingin
499:Darkan
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226:Muchea
218:Durack
189:LGA(s)
63:Muchea
32:Muchea
1544:is a
1459:Wubin
1284:Nalya
1139:Kweda
1119:Kulja
1044:Hyden
759:Belka
679:Amery
619:Wagin
559:Moora
544:Kulin
234:Perth
206:Moore
174:Perth
121:762 (
1546:stub
1009:Grey
654:York
386:ISSN
363:2008
341:2008
319:2008
159:Area
146:6501
136:1904
126:2021
123:UCL
1591::
382:87
380:,
285:.
1577:e
1570:t
1563:v
1552:.
422:e
415:t
408:v
365:.
343:.
321:.
289:.
128:)
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