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1370:Newmerella
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1265:Bairnsdale
968:References
892:Swan Reach
378:Population
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778:47.5
773:86.9
768:41.8
763:67.1
758:63.6
753:53.0
748:46.7
734:−2.4
709:−2.0
704:−2.4
699:−0.8
664:10.3
659:13.2
654:11.6
619:11.1
614:13.5
609:14.8
604:15.2
594:19.7
589:22.9
584:21.2
579:19.6
574:18.1
569:16.0
564:15.4
559:15.1
554:17.9
549:20.2
544:22.6
539:23.6
534:24.4
524:46.4
519:42.4
514:41.6
509:35.4
504:35.7
499:26.4
494:23.4
489:23.0
484:29.1
479:34.4
474:39.0
469:46.4
464:44.6
453:Dec
450:Nov
447:Oct
444:Sep
441:Aug
438:Jul
435:Jun
432:May
429:Apr
426:Mar
423:Feb
420:Jan
370:and
339:and
315:and
295:via
136:3909
729:5.9
724:3.8
719:2.5
714:0.4
694:0.0
689:4.5
684:7.0
679:8.0
674:6.5
649:9.6
644:7.7
639:6.4
634:5.9
629:6.3
624:8.5
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