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709:"ROSSARDEN"
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112:2021 census
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69:Coordinates
969:Categories
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451:References
371:tin mining
333:North-east
323:(89%) and
278:Deddington
266:Ben Lomond
262:Ben Lomond
175:North-east
107:Population
922:geography
431:Geography
317:Rossarden
282:Rossarden
236:952.5 mm
129:Elevation
110:48 (
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583:Advocate
341:Longford
337:Tasmania
226:14.8 °C
142:Longford
137:Location
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852:(Map).
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404:wolfram
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351:History
329:Central
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238:37.5 in
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171:Central
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79:41°40′S
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360:mining
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