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paved several corners, with the intention of paving the whole circuit in the future. Unfortunately for the Club, as the circuit was in private property, it was not covered by any lease, and existed purely on the goodwill of the owner of "Wargundy". The owner withdrew the goodwill in 1959, and the circuit closed down.
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476:big things
468:Big Banana
418:peoples.
402:churches.
134:Population
109:149°24′0″E
1614:Weetaliba
1609:Ulamambri
1589:Merrygoen
1584:Leadville
1553:Mendooran
1378:CC-BY 4.0
1156:"Dunedoo"
1125:5 January
1070:Christmas
1066:ANZAC Day
1046:St George
993:Source:
470:does for
447:in 1909.
426:over the
416:Wiradjuri
412:Gamilaroi
341:Australia
272:614.2 mm
164:Elevation
106:32°01′0″S
1619:Yearinan
1569:Bugaldie
1562:Villages
1533:Binnaway
1528:Baradine
1361:. H01134
1333:24 April
1247:24 April
1222:24 April
1192:Archived
1169:5 August
1080:See also
1025:courts.
944:(24.30)
875:Average
660:(110.1)
655:(107.1)
650:(109.4)
610:(102.6)
605:(109.6)
600:(110.1)
396:Anglican
392:Catholic
262:23.8 °C
172:Location
1594:Neilrex
1579:Kenebri
1574:Cobbora
1548:Dunedoo
1473:Dunedoo
1449:3 April
1381:licence
1309:The Age
1011:netball
939:(2.47)
934:(2.15)
929:(2.07)
924:(1.67)
919:(1.61)
914:(1.85)
909:(1.75)
904:(1.75)
899:(1.63)
894:(2.07)
889:(2.53)
884:(2.74)
870:(17.1)
865:(34.2)
860:(33.8)
855:(28.9)
850:(26.1)
845:(19.9)
840:(17.1)
835:(19.9)
830:(22.8)
825:(28.0)
820:(34.0)
815:(44.6)
810:(41.4)
800:(49.3)
795:(59.0)
790:(54.1)
785:(48.4)
780:(42.4)
775:(37.4)
770:(35.6)
765:(38.5)
760:(43.2)
755:(49.5)
750:(57.7)
745:(63.0)
740:(62.4)
730:(75.0)
725:(87.4)
720:(81.7)
715:(75.6)
710:(69.1)
705:(62.8)
700:(59.5)
695:(60.8)
690:(67.1)
685:(75.6)
680:(82.9)
675:(87.4)
670:(89.4)
645:(98.1)
640:(93.6)
635:(83.3)
630:(75.2)
625:(76.1)
620:(83.5)
615:(93.4)
527:Climate
445:Dunedoo
433:Cobbora
406:History
328:-ee-doo
289:Dunedoo
274:24.2 in
267:9.5 °C
83:Dunedoo
36:Dunedoo
1604:Uarbry
1538:Coolah
1418:
1365:18 May
1023:squash
1019:tennis
551:Month
484:Coolah
441:Bolaro
378:Mudgee
370:Golden
235:Parkes
206:County
194:LGA(s)
179:Mudgee
1521:Towns
1062:rodeo
988:77.2
942:617.2
590:Year
452:first
382:Dubbo
346:Dunny
269:49 °F
264:75 °F
211:Bligh
185:Dubbo
149:1840s
1451:2016
1416:ISBN
1367:2018
1335:2006
1272:2021
1249:2006
1224:2006
1171:2013
1127:2019
1015:golf
1009:and
985:6.6
982:6.7
979:7.0
976:6.7
973:7.2
970:7.9
967:7.3
964:6.3
961:4.6
958:5.0
955:5.7
952:6.2
937:62.7
932:54.7
927:52.6
922:42.5
917:40.8
912:46.9
907:44.5
902:44.4
897:41.5
892:52.6
887:64.3
882:69.6
868:−8.3
853:−1.7
848:−3.3
843:−6.7
838:−8.3
833:−6.7
828:−5.1
823:−2.2
793:15.0
788:12.3
748:14.3
743:17.2
738:16.9
728:23.9
723:30.8
718:27.6
713:24.2
708:20.6
703:17.1
698:15.3
693:16.0
688:19.5
683:24.2
678:28.3
673:30.8
668:31.9
658:43.4
653:41.7
648:43.0
643:36.7
638:34.2
633:28.5
628:24.0
623:24.5
618:28.6
613:34.1
608:39.2
603:43.1
598:43.4
587:Dec
584:Nov
581:Oct
578:Sep
575:Aug
572:Jul
569:Jun
566:May
563:Apr
560:Mar
557:Feb
554:Jan
486:and
474:and
454:and
414:and
398:and
387:Winx
380:and
372:and
159:2844
863:1.2
858:1.0
818:1.1
813:7.0
808:5.2
798:9.6
783:9.1
778:5.8
773:3.0
768:2.0
763:3.6
758:6.2
753:9.7
537:Cfa
463:ABC
326:DUN
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