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  2. Lancefield Swamp - Wikipedia

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    Horton therefore claimed that Lancefield is a decisive example of the survival of Australian Megafauna for many thousands of years after the arrival of modern humans in prehistoric Sahul. [ 2 ] However, when Lancefield Swamp was investigated by van Huet, it was found that the bones had been reworked by fast-flowing water at some time after the ...

  3. Aboriginal sites of Victoria - Wikipedia

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    Riddells Road Earth Ring. Aboriginal sites of Victoria form an important record of human occupation for probably more than 40,000 years. They may be identified from archaeological remains, historical and ethnographic information or continuing oral traditions and encompass places where rituals and ceremonies were performed, occupation sites where people ate, slept and carried out their day to ...

  4. Lancefield, Victoria - Wikipedia

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    Lancefield Post Office The Antiques Centre, a restored hostel.. Lancefield / ˈ l æ n s f iː l d / is a town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges local government area in Victoria, Australia 69 kilometres (43 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne, 33.6km south of Puckapunyal and had a population of at least 2,743 at the 2021 census.

  5. List of fossil sites - Wikipedia

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    This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils.Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there.

  6. Burke and Wills expedition - Wikipedia

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    The party arrived at Lancefield on 23 August and set up ... Wednesday, 17 April 1861 at Polygonum Swamp. Charles Stone, Monday, 22 April 1861 at Koorliatto Waterhole ...

  7. Carpolac railway line - Wikipedia

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    In 1910, the railway line in Mitre (formerly St Mary's then known as Mitre Lake) was flooded due to it running at a low elevation through the Mitre Swamp, this resulted in the line being suspended beyond Mitre. A deviation around the swamp was constructed a short time later and the original line was dismantled and formed the main road to Goroke ...

  8. List of localities in Victoria - Wikipedia

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    Although the names of localities may in some cases be the same as parishes (surveyed cadastral divisions), their boundaries often differ.For instance the locality of Tyrendarra contains part of the parish of Narrawong to the west of the Fitzroy River, due to the township being established on the western border of the parish and postal services etc.to that area being supplied from Tyrendarra ...

  9. Swamps of the Blue Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Swamp communities receive water from different pathways, with water coming from groundwater, feeder streams, or a combination of both of these sources. [5] The valley floor swamp communities form typically because of the predominantly sandstone plateau. This substrate allows the percolation of water in poorly-drained stream headways. [6]