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1425:Whitebridge
1415:Warners Bay
1410:Wangi Wangi
1360:Silverwater
1335:Rankin Park
1330:Pinny Beach
1320:Nords Wharf
1270:Marks Point
1235:Kilaben Bay
1220:Holmesville
1175:Fennell Bay
1125:Charlestown
1120:Caves Beach
1050:Blacksmiths
897:description
751:8 September
582:2016 census
541:co-founder
507:Present day
499:(1897) and
151:Postcode(s)
142:Established
127:2021 census
109: /
97:151°27′04″E
84:Coordinates
1578:Categories
1450:Wyee Point
1440:Woodrising
1355:Seahampton
1285:Mirrabooka
1210:Highfields
1185:Floraville
1145:Dora Creek
1135:Cooranbong
1130:Coal Point
1090:Cams Wharf
888:Dora Creek
849:17 October
656:References
619:Ayers Rock
493:Dora Creek
441:Dora Creek
409:Aboriginal
331:Cooranbong
305:Lemon Tree
298:Dora Creek
294:Cooranbong
232:Coorumbung
122:Population
94:33°04′26″S
71:Cooranbong
36:Cooranbong
18:Cooranbong
1405:Wakefield
1400:Valentine
1340:Rathmines
1310:Myuna Bay
1265:Mandalong
1250:Lakelands
1200:Gateshead
1170:Fassifern
1155:Edgeworth
1110:Carey Bay
554:Education
473:Newcastle
463:When the
435:own kin.
390:Australia
310:Mandalong
195:Newcastle
160:Elevation
1370:Sunshine
1290:Morisset
1205:Glendale
1160:Eleebana
1070:Booragul
1065:Boolaroo
1020:Barnsley
1015:Balmoral
1010:Balcolyn
1000:Argenton
621:in 1980.
503:(1909).
481:Morisset
445:stockman
429:Awabakal
396:off the
394:Morisset
315:Morisset
183:Morisset
176:Location
1430:Windale
1395:Toronto
1385:Teralba
1375:Swansea
1345:Redhead
1325:Pelican
1230:Kahibah
1225:Jewells
1165:Eraring
1095:Cardiff
1080:Buttaba
1025:Belmont
726:25 July
686:21 July
477:station
465:railway
415:History
43:,
1350:Ryhope
1150:Dudley
903:
629:Azaria
615:Azaria
469:Sydney
255:Hunter
228:Parish
216:LGA(s)
189:Sydney
1005:Awaba
283:Awaba
207:Wyong
1445:Wyee
901:ISBN
886:and
851:2018
753:2020
728:2014
688:2023
452:700.
372:BONG
370:-ən-
168:Area
155:2265
145:1826
899:).
891:by
471:to
384:in
368:KOR
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