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Temora, NSW

EMORA DEVELOPED during the gold-rush era following the 1869 discovery of the precious metal there. By 1881 the local goldfield was producing half the state’s gold, and the town’s population had passed 20,000, most of whom were miners. With the railway arriving in 1893, the town grew into an important rail centre, being in a prosperous wheat and sheep district. It has one of

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