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Wangaratta

Wangaratta is a provincial city in north-east Victoria, 210 km. from Melbourne and 70 km. from Albury. It is situated at the junction of the Ovens and King Rivers which flow generally northwards from...

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Wodonga

Wodonga is a provincial city in north-east Victoria, bordered by Albury on the other side of the Murray River. It was named after the Wodonga pastoral run, taken up by Paul Huon in 1836, although it...

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Preston

Preston, a residential and industrial suburb 9 km. north of Melbourne, was also a municipality from 1885 to 1994. The area was surveyed by Robert Hoddle and subdivided into farm allotments in 1837....

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Blackburn

Blackburn is a residential suburb 17 km. east of Melbourne, between Box Hill and Nunawading. About 400 metres south of the township is the Blackburn Creek, thought to have been named after an early...

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Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows is a residential and industrial suburb 16 km. north of Melbourne and until 1994 it was a municipality. The lightly wooded landscape between the Merri and Moonee Ponds Creeks attracted...

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