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CASTLEMAINE , a See also: town of Talbot county, See also: Victoria, See also: Australia, 78 m. by See also: rail N.N.W. of Melbourne
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Pop
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(1901) 5704
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The gold-mines here were among the first discovered in the colony, and dredging for gold is carried on in See also: Barker's and Forrest creeks, at the junction of which the town stands
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Slate and flagstone are largely quarried in the See also: district, which also produces See also: wine and much fruit, especially apples
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Castlemaine has a reputation as a See also: health resort in cases of pulmonary complaints
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