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1689:Port Augusta
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1487:Port Hedland
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1435:Lake Gregory
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1785:Olympic Dam
1770:Leigh Creek
1709:Streaky Bay
1639:Coober Pedy
1460:Meekatharra
1405:Halls Creek
1340:Warrnambool
1270:King Island
1210:Olympic Dam
1195:Coober Pedy
1078:Rockhampton
1058:Palm Island
988:Julia Creek
977:Horn Island
939:Dirranbandi
899:Charleville
830:Badu Island
797:Ramingining
762:Lake Evella
722:Wagga Wagga
608:Broken Hill
433:Fast Tracks
143: /
131:138°43′08″E
118:Coordinates
2020:Categories
1863:Queensland
1699:Port Pirie
1679:Oodnadatta
1674:Naracoorte
1556:Statistics
1502:Springvale
1475:Paraburdoo
1420:Kalgoorlie
1275:Launceston
1160:Yam Island
1130:Townsville
1098:Springvale
971:Hervey Bay
960:Gold Coast
929:Cunnamulla
904:Chinchilla
860:Blackwater
850:Birdsville
840:Barcaldine
817:Queensland
787:Milingimbi
777:Maningrida
745:Ayers Rock
678:Narrandera
442:0908031556
407:References
382:Motorsport
128:34°36′00″S
1811:Edinburgh
1714:Tumby Bay
1684:Parafield
1659:Kingscote
1624:Andamooka
1497:Shark Bay
1445:Learmonth
1430:Kununurra
1400:Geraldton
1390:Esperance
1380:Carnarvon
1375:Busselton
1325:Moorabbin
1314:Melbourne
1253:Devonport
1200:Kingscote
1093:St George
1068:Redcliffe
1053:Normanton
1043:Mount Isa
1018:Longreach
998:Kowanyama
983:Hughenden
954:Gladstone
944:Doomadgee
909:Cloncurry
887:Burketown
882:Bundaberg
684:Newcastle
653:Merimbula
289:aerodrome
227:Direction
100:Australia
1873:Victoria
1868:Tasmania
1719:Waikerie
1618:Adelaide
1450:Leinster
1440:Laverton
1425:Karratha
1415:Kalbarri
1410:Jandakot
1335:Portland
1308:Hamilton
1303:Essendon
1285:Victoria
1240:Tasmania
1184:Adelaide
1150:Windorah
1110:Thangool
1073:Richmond
1033:Moranbah
924:Cooktown
876:Brisbane
855:Blackall
845:Bedourie
712:Tamworth
673:Narrabri
638:Griffith
603:Bathurst
593:Armidale
569:Canberra
515:Aviation
395:See also
234:Surface
92:Location
84:Operator
1846:Related
1837:Mallala
1816:Woomera
1729:Wudinna
1724:Whyalla
1704:Renmark
1544:Wilkins
1455:Leonora
1320:Mildura
1298:Bendigo
1230:Whyalla
1063:Quilpie
993:Karumba
949:Emerald
825:Aurukun
643:Lismore
633:Grafton
598:Ballina
477:Portals
341:by the
333:History
301:Gliding
231:Length
215:Runways
156:Website
71:Private
63:Summary
1832:Hendon
1775:Moomba
1760:Goolwa
1755:Gawler
1664:Loxton
1649:Kadina
1644:Cowell
1629:Ceduna
1507:Wiluna
1470:Newman
1369:Broome
1363:Argyle
1358:Albany
1293:Avalon
1264:Hobart
1248:Burnie
1190:Ceduna
1155:Winton
1028:Mackay
893:Cairns
870:Boulia
807:Tindal
751:Darwin
706:Sydney
695:Parkes
690:Orange
668:Mudgee
663:Moruya
588:Albury
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267:3,392
264:1,034
261:13/31
253:4,084
250:1,245
247:23/05
1922:is a
1654:Kimba
1634:Cleve
1481:Perth
1385:Derby
1140:Weipa
717:Taree
658:Moree
628:Dubbo
623:Cooma
613:Cobar
76:Owner
1977:stub
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1562:bold
1083:Roma
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792:Gove
437:ISBN
325:and
317:The
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198:YGAW
165:.org
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242:ft
174:Map
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