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carried settlers and stock to the port, and established the first
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406:Hanjin Port Walcott
139:Federal division(s)
127:State electorate(s)
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107:Established
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69:Coordinates
845:Categories
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526:18 October
424:References
233:Nickol Bay
132:North West
824:Splash247
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414:JP Morgan
350:Roebourne
320:Geography
311:carrying
291:Tien Tsin
254:, in the
181:295.0 mm
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440:(1996).
387:iron ore
241:pearling
237:pastoral
222:Ngarluma
176:20.1 °C
171:31.9 °C
120:Karratha
115:Location
82:117°12′E
856:Pilbara
829:12 July
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447:AIATSIS
391:Pilbara
383:Dampier
346:Cossack
342:Wickham
326:Dampier
309:Solveig
295:Mystery
283:Mystery
281:on the
260:Dolphin
256:Mermaid
245:Cossack
216:History
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