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129:Physical characteristics
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1068:South Eldon
848:Collingwood
836:Break O'Day
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1501:Categories
1254:Flowerdale
1048:Serpentine
968:Mackintosh
715:Ringarooma
541:Tasman Sea
456:References
346:First Drop
344: (
322:41°28′25″S
313:First Drop
234:41°28′17″S
169:41°30′56″S
1334:Macquarie
1234:Elizabeth
1073:Southwell
978:Murchison
973:Marionoak
938:Huskisson
923:Heemskirk
873:Donaldson
275:River Lea
105:Australia
91:River Lea
88:Etymology
35:River Lea
21:River Lea
1454:Tasmania
1432:Category
1379:St Pauls
1189:Blackman
1103:Surprise
1028:Princess
1008:Paradise
918:Hardwood
913:Governor
893:Franklin
853:Crossing
811:Blackman
781:Achilles
680:Mountain
598:Cracroft
523:Tasmania
382:See also
286:Lake Lea
279:Tasmania
152:Lake Lea
115:Tasmania
96:Location
78:Tasmania
1409:Waratah
1364:Rubicon
1339:Meander
1279:Hellyer
1138:Yolande
1118:Wallace
1093:Stanley
868:De Witt
863:Denison
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801:Anthony
740:Welcome
720:Russell
710:Prosser
670:Maurice
655:Lachlan
618:Derwent
588:Cascade
583:Carlton
359:Dog Leg
101:Country
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1384:Supply
1369:Salmon
1354:Pipers
1344:Mersey
1319:Liffey
1294:Julius
1284:Inglis
1204:Calder
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1174:Arthur
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998:Orange
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953:Loddon
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908:Gordon
842:Cockle
806:Badger
796:Andrew
791:Albert
705:Plenty
700:Picton
675:Medway
650:Jordan
639:Hobart
633:Harcus
628:George
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603:Cygnet
578:Browns
568:Blythe
558:Apsley
537:Rivers
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1359:Rapid
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1184:Black
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1123:Wedge
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1098:Stitt
1083:Spero
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1033:Queen
963:Lucan
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878:Eldon
858:Davey
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816:Bluff
786:Adams
725:Snake
593:Clyde
573:Broad
470:"Lea"
212:Mouth
111:State
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1399:Tyne
1349:Nile
1329:Nile
1304:Lake
1289:Isis
1259:Ford
1224:Duck
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1179:Bird
1038:Ring
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993:Olga
958:Lora
948:King
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903:Gell
898:Fury
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745:Weld
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685:Nive
665:Lune
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563:Arve
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