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1760:Pia Wadjari
1750:Paynesville
1745:Paynes Find
1730:Narra Tarra
1660:Lennonville
1545:Cape Burney
1471:settlements
1415:Strathalbyn
1347:Bluff Point
1291:Northampton
1266:Meekatharra
1082:4 September
1054:4 September
1026:4 September
936:The Numtums
375:Quartz vein
359:Paynesville
329:bloom, and
327:everlasting
295:Paynes Find
159:Postcode(s)
150:Established
122: /
97:Coordinates
80:Paynes Find
25:Paynes Find
1890:Categories
1855:Yandanooka
1850:Winchester
1830:Wandanooka
1820:Tuckanarra
1770:Pintharuka
1700:Mount Erin
1690:Minnenooka
1685:Merkanooka
1640:Koolanooka
1615:Howatharra
1585:Green Head
1580:Gabanintha
1565:East Bowes
1500:Arrowsmith
1435:Waggrakine
1337:Beachlands
1222:region of
943:References
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910:Source 1:
350:prospector
309:region of
229:North West
203:Dalwallinu
135:Population
1845:Wicherina
1835:Warriedar
1815:Tenindewa
1790:Protheroe
1755:Peak Hill
1675:Marchagee
1630:Karalundi
1605:Horseshoe
1590:Greenough
1520:Boogardie
1455:Wonthella
1445:Webberton
1370:Glenfield
1362:Geraldton
1342:Beresford
1326:Geraldton
1301:Sandstone
1296:Perenjori
1258:Geraldton
1151:11 August
1129:11 August
319:roadhouse
278:281.9 mm
168:Elevation
1840:Whelarra
1825:Walkaway
1725:Naraling
1710:Nangetty
1670:Mainland
1645:Kumarina
1635:Kojarena
1625:Kalbarri
1610:Horrocks
1560:Day Dawn
1510:Big Bell
1450:West End
1430:Utakarra
1410:Spalding
1405:Rangeway
1400:Narngulu
1365:(suburb)
1352:Deepdale
1271:Mingenew
1238:Carnamah
1220:Mid West
865:(≥ 1 mm)
858:(11.53)
789:Average
504:(118.4)
499:(115.0)
494:(112.6)
489:(103.6)
484:(100.8)
459:(102.7)
454:(110.5)
449:(116.2)
444:(118.4)
307:Mid West
273:12.8 °C
268:27.7 °C
184:Location
110:117°41′E
1860:Youanmi
1800:Rothsay
1775:Porlell
1740:Ogilvie
1735:Oakajee
1715:Nannine
1705:Mullewa
1595:Gunyidi
1570:Eneabba
1530:Bowgada
1480:Abbotts
1460:Woorree
1440:Wandina
1390:Moresby
1329:suburbs
1253:Dongara
970:28 June
853:(0.52)
848:(0.56)
843:(0.39)
838:(0.65)
833:(1.27)
828:(1.41)
823:(1.32)
818:(1.13)
813:(1.05)
808:(1.02)
803:(1.19)
798:(1.02)
784:(24.3)
779:(48.0)
774:(40.3)
769:(32.0)
764:(30.9)
759:(24.4)
754:(25.9)
749:(24.3)
744:(32.2)
739:(37.8)
734:(45.9)
729:(49.1)
724:(48.7)
714:(55.6)
709:(66.0)
704:(60.4)
699:(53.4)
694:(46.8)
689:(43.2)
684:(42.3)
679:(44.2)
674:(48.9)
669:(57.6)
664:(65.1)
659:(70.0)
654:(69.8)
644:(69.1)
639:(80.8)
634:(75.2)
629:(68.5)
624:(60.8)
619:(55.9)
614:(54.1)
609:(55.8)
604:(61.7)
599:(70.2)
594:(78.3)
589:(83.8)
584:(84.7)
574:(82.6)
569:(95.5)
564:(90.0)
559:(83.5)
554:(74.8)
549:(68.7)
544:(66.0)
539:(67.3)
534:(74.3)
529:(82.9)
524:(91.4)
519:(97.5)
514:(99.5)
479:(91.6)
474:(82.2)
469:(86.4)
464:(94.8)
382:Climate
343:battery
337:History
323:battery
305:in the
280:11.1 in
107:29°15′S
1810:Tardun
1765:Pindar
1720:Nanson
1665:Lynton
1655:Leeman
1650:Latham
1620:Isseka
1535:Bunjil
1505:Austin
1495:Arrino
1375:Karloo
1316:Yalgoo
1311:Wiluna
1286:Nabawa
1276:Morawa
1261:(city)
1243:Coorow
1100:. 2008
994:. 2008
976:
395:Month
299:Paynes
241:Durack
212:LGA(s)
1795:Reedy
1600:Gutha
1575:Eradu
1550:Caron
1540:Canna
1525:Bowes
1515:Binnu
1485:Ajana
1123:(CSV)
905:41.6
856:292.8
434:Year
303:Perth
275:55 °F
270:82 °F
191:Perth
1875:Yuna
1680:Maya
1490:Alma
1385:Meru
1153:2024
1131:2024
1106:2008
1084:2023
1056:2023
1028:2023
1000:2008
972:2022
902:1.8
899:2.1
896:1.9
893:3.7
890:5.5
887:6.0
884:5.5
881:4.0
878:3.0
875:2.5
872:2.8
869:2.8
851:13.1
846:14.2
836:16.6
831:32.3
826:35.7
821:33.5
816:28.6
811:26.7
806:26.0
801:30.2
796:26.0
782:−4.3
762:−0.6
757:−4.2
752:−3.4
747:−4.3
712:13.1
707:18.9
702:15.8
697:11.9
667:14.2
662:18.4
657:21.1
652:21.0
642:20.6
637:27.1
632:24.0
627:20.3
622:16.0
617:13.3
612:12.3
607:13.2
602:16.5
597:21.2
592:25.7
587:28.8
582:29.3
572:28.1
567:35.3
562:32.2
557:28.6
552:23.8
547:20.4
542:18.9
537:19.6
532:23.5
527:28.3
522:33.0
517:36.4
512:37.5
502:48.0
497:46.1
492:44.8
487:39.8
482:38.2
477:33.1
472:27.9
467:30.2
462:34.9
457:39.3
452:43.6
447:46.8
442:48.0
431:Dec
428:Nov
425:Oct
422:Sep
419:Aug
416:Jul
413:Jun
410:May
407:Apr
404:Mar
401:Feb
398:Jan
354:gold
321:, a
176:Area
163:6612
153:1911
143:2021
138:26 (
1248:Cue
841:9.9
777:8.9
772:4.6
767:0.0
742:0.1
737:3.2
732:7.7
727:9.5
722:9.3
692:8.2
687:6.2
682:5.7
677:6.8
672:9.4
140:SAL
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963:.
333:.
1211:e
1204:t
1197:v
1155:.
1133:.
1108:.
1002:.
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