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TIMARU
, a seaport of Geraldine See also:county, New See also:Zealand, on the E. See also:coast of See also:South See also:Island, too m
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S.W. of See also:Christchurch by See also:rail
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Pop
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(1906), 7615
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The slight inward sweep of the coast forms the See also:Canterbury See also:Bight, and the See also:shore-See also:line northward from Timaru is called the Ninety-mile See also:Beach
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The See also:harbour is formed by breakwaters enclosing a space of 50 acres
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See also:Chief exports are See also:wool, See also:flour and frozen See also:meat, and the See also:industries are in connexion with these
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Opals are found in the See also:district
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The See also:Anglican See also: A See also:branch railway traverses the inland agricultural district . |
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