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227:Manna Gum
188:Melbourne
117:Australia
104:Geography
53:Elevation
1486:Hopeless
1455:Budj Bim
1439:Elephant
1407:Arapiles
1343:Franklin
1254:Horsfall
1246:Toorongo
1064:Terrible
1008:Torbreck
960:The Horn
944:Stirling
518:14 April
468:cite web
422:cite web
292:See also
285:Corryong
231:Snow Gum
217:skiers.
137:Climbing
113:Victoria
109:Location
79:146°39′E
1294:Riddell
1238:Ritchie
1229:Matlock
1144:Macedon
1096:Dom Dom
1024:Mueller
992:Baw Baw
968:Buffalo
875:Despair
867:Koonika
859:Cobbler
650:William
593:2 March
569:2 March
458:7 March
412:7 March
237:History
170:in the
76:37°11′S
1479:Fraser
1471:Cooper
1431:Noorat
1391:Napier
1302:Beenak
1278:Ghiran
1210:Tassie
1056:Selwyn
1040:Useful
952:Howitt
920:Buller
895:Bogong
718:Hotham
662:Wilson
1423:Leura
1220:Other
1185:Avoca
1125:Other
1048:Tambo
1032:Selma
936:Gibbo
928:Wills
886:Other
726:McKay
452:(PDF)
445:(PDF)
406:(PDF)
399:(PDF)
1493:Typo
1262:Kaye
1111:Pine
912:Loch
765:Lake
733:Cope
668:Zero
595:2010
571:2010
520:2006
474:link
460:2009
428:link
414:2009
213:and
150:Hike
745:Jim
154:ski
59:AHD
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