Historical Information

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Place Name Language of Origin Feature Type -- All -- ABATTOIRS ABBEY AERODROME AIRFIELD AIRPORT AIRSTRIP ANABRANCH ANCHORAGE AQUEDUCT ARBORETUM ARCHIPELAGO ARM ARTESIAN WELL ASYLUM AUTO TRACK AVENUE BACKWASH BACKWATER BANK BAR BARRACKS BARRAGE BASIN [HARBOUR] BASIN [LAND] BATHS BATTERY BAY BEACH BECK BENCH MARK BEND BIGHT BILL BILLABONG [LAKE] BILLABONG [WATERHOLE] BLOWHOLE BLUFF BOMBING RANGE BORE BOROUGH BOULDER BOUNDARY BREAKAWAY BREAKWATER BREWERY BRICKWORKS BRIDGE BRIDLE PATH BROADCASTING STATION BROOK BRUSHWOOD BUILDING BUOY BURN BUTTE BUTTRESS BY-PASS CAIRN [MONUMENT] CAIRN [TRIGONOMETRICAL] CAMP CAMPSITE CANAL CANYON CAPE CAR PARK CARAVAN PARK CASCADE CATARACT CATCHMENT AREA CAUSEWAY CAVE CAVERN CAY CEMETERY CHALET CHANNEL CHAPEL CHASM CHURCH CITY [LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA] CITY [URBAN] CIVIC CENTRE CLAYHOLE CLAYPAN CLAYPIT CLEARING CLIFF CLUMPS COAST COASTLINE COL COLLEGE COLUMN COMMON COMMUNE CONDUIT CONVENT COPSE COUNTRY CLUB COUNTY COURT HOUSE COVE CRAG CRATER CREEK CROSS CROSSING CROSSROAD CULVERT CUTTING [ROAD] CUTTING [WATERWAY] DALE DAM DELL DEPRESSION DESERT DOCK DONGA DOWNS DRAIN DRY DOCK DUNE/S ENCLOSURE ENTRANCE ESCARPMENT ESTUARY EXPERIMENTAL FARM FACTORY FALLS FARM - SPECIAL PURPOSE FIELD FIRE STATION FIREBREAK FLAT FORD FOREST FORT FREEWAY GAMMA HOLE GAP GARDEN GASFIELD [WELL] GATE GLADE GLEN GOLDFIELD GOLF CLUB GOLF COURSE GORGE GRASSLAND GROTTO GROVE GROYNE GULF GULLY GUT GUTTER HARBOUR HAVEN HEAD HEADLAND HEATH HELIPAD HELIPORT HIGHWAY HILL HILLOCK HILLSIDE HISTORIC AREA HOLE HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL HOT SPRING HOTEL HOUSE HUT INLET INSTITUTE INTERMITTENT LAKE ISLAND ISLAND GROUP ISLE ISLET ISTHMUS JETTY JUMPUP JUNCTION KNOB KNOLL KOPJE LAGOON LAKE LANDING GROUND LANDING PLACE [BOAT] LANE LEVEE LIGHT LIGHTHOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA [MUNICIPAL] LOCALITY BOUNDED LOCALITY UNBOUNDED LOCK LOCK [LAKE] LOOKOUT LOOKOUT TOWER LOOP LOUGH MALL MARINA MARKET MARSH MEADOW MESA MILL MINE MINERAL SPRING MISSION MISSION STATION MOLE MONASTERY MONUMENT MORASS MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN PEAK MOUNTAIN RANGE MOUNTAINS MUSEUM NATIONAL PARK NATIVE WELL NAVIGATION BEACON NECK NEEDLE NEIGHBOURHOOD NESS OCEAN OPALFIELD OUTCAMP OUTSTATION OVAL OXBOW [LAKE] OXBOW [WATERHOLE] PADDOCK PARISH PARK PARKING BAY PASS PASSAGE [LAND] PASSAGE [WATER] PASTURE PATCHES PEAK PENINSULA PICNIC AREA PIER PILLAR PINNACLE PIPELINE PIT PLACE NAME [CORNER] PLAIN PLANT PLANTATION PLATEAU POINT [COASTAL] POINT [INLAND] POLICE STATION POND POND [WATERHOLE] POOL POOL SPRING POOL [SWIMMING] POOL [WATERHOLE] PORT POST OFFICE POWER STATION PRECIPICE PRISON PROMONTORY PUBLIC HALL QUARRY QUAY RACE RACECOURSE RACETRACK RADIO TOWER RAILWAY RAILWAY STATION RANGE RAPIDS RAVINE REACH REEF RESERVE RESERVOIR RETARDING BASIN RIDGE RIFLE RANGE RIVER RIVULET ROAD ROAD BEND ROAD CIRCLE ROAD CORNER ROADSTEAD ROADWAY ROCK ROCK FORMATION ROCK HOLE ROCKET RANGE RUIN/S RURAL CITY RURAL DISTRICT SADDLE SALT MARSH SALT PAN SANCTUARY SANDBANK SANDBAR SANDPIT SAWMILL SCHOOL SCRUB SEA SEWERAGE FARM SHAFT SHALLOWS SHIRE SHOAL SHOPPING CENTRE SHORE SHORELINE SHOWGROUNDS SHRINE SIDING SITE [HISTORICAL] SLOPE SOAK SOAKAGE SOUND SPIT SPRING SPUR STADIUM STEEL WORKS STRAIT STREAM STREET SUBURB SUGARLOAF SUMMIT SWAMP TABLELAND TANK TANNERY TARN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE TELEVISION STATION TELEVISION TOWER TERRACE THICKET TIDAL FLAT TOR TOURIST PRECINCT TOWER TOWN TOWN HALL TRACK [VEHICULAR] TRACK [WALKING] TRAIL TRAM STOP TRAMWAY TREE FARM TRIGONOMETRICAL STATION TROUGH [MARINE] TUNNEL UNCULTIVATED LAND UNIVERSITY URBAN AREA VALE VALLEY VELODROME VIADUCT VINEYARDS WALK WALKING PATH WAREHOUSE WATER TOWER WATERCOURSE WATERFALL WATERHOLE WATERSHED WAYSIDE STOP WEIR WELL [ARTESIAN] WELL [BORE] WET DOCK WETLAND WHARF WOOD WOODS WOOLSHED WORKS WRECK YARD/S Municipality -- All -- ALPINE SHIRE ARARAT RURAL CITY BALLARAT CITY BANYULE CITY BASS COAST SHIRE BAW BAW SHIRE BAYSIDE CITY BENALLA RURAL CITY BOROONDARA CITY BRIMBANK CITY BULOKE SHIRE CAMPASPE SHIRE CARDINIA SHIRE CASEY CITY CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE COLAC OTWAY SHIRE CORANGAMITE SHIRE DAREBIN CITY DELATITE SHIRE DOCKLANDS EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE FALLS CREEK ALPINE RESORT (UNINCORPORATED) FRANKSTON CITY FRENCH ISLAND (UNINCORPORATED) GANNAWARRA SHIRE GLEN EIRA CITY GLENELG SHIRE GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE GREATER BENDIGO CITY GREATER DANDENONG CITY GREATER GEELONG CITY GREATER SHEPPARTON CITY HEPBURN SHIRE HINDMARSH SHIRE HOBSONS BAY CITY HORSHAM RURAL CITY HUME CITY INDIGO SHIRE KINGSTON CITY KNOX CITY LAKE MOUNTAIN ALPINE RESORT (UNINCORPORATED) LATROBE CITY LODDON SHIRE MACEDON RANGES SHIRE MANNINGHAM CITY MANSFIELD SHIRE MARIBYRNONG CITY MAROONDAH CITY MELBOURNE CITY MELTON SHIRE MILDURA RURAL CITY MITCHELL SHIRE MOIRA SHIRE MONASH CITY MOONEE VALLEY CITY MOORABOOL SHIRE MORELAND CITY MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE MOUNT BAW BAW ALPINE RESORT (UNINCORPORATED) MOUNT BULLER ALPINE RESORT (UNINCORPORATED) MOUNT HOTHAM ALPINE RESORT (UNINCORPORATED) MOUNT STIRLING ALPINE RESORT (UNINCORPORATED) MOYNE SHIRE MURRINDINDI SHIRE NILLUMBIK SHIRE NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE PORT OF MELBOURNE (PLANNING ONLY) PORT PHILLIP CITY PYRENEES SHIRE QUEENSCLIFFE BOROUGH SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE STONNINGTON CITY STRATHBOGIE SHIRE SURF COAST SHIRE SWAN HILL RURAL CITY TOWONG SHIRE UNINCORPORATED UNKNOWN WANGARATTA RURAL CITY WARRNAMBOOL CITY WELLINGTON SHIRE WEST WIMMERA SHIRE WHITEHORSE CITY WHITTLESEA CITY WODONGA CITY WYNDHAM CITY YARRA CITY YARRA RANGES SHIRE YARRIAMBIACK SHIRE

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