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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 250 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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PRAHRAN , a See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

BOURKE

Bourke See also:

COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, See also:

Victoria, See also:

AUSTRALIA

Australia, 31 m. by See also:

RAIL

rail S.E. of See also:

Melbourne and suburban to it . Pop . (1901), 41,161 . It is connected with Melbourne by See also:

cable tram over a See also:

FINE

fine See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron girder See also:

BRIDGE

bridge across the Yarra . Many of its streets are planted with trees and it has numerous handsome shops and villas . Prahran was proclaimed a city in 1879 .

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