Yambuk
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Yambuk is a town in Victoria, Australia. The Yambuk township was established in the 1850s, and the Post Office opened on 1 March 1859. Yambuk is sited where the Princes Highway crosses the Shaw River. At the , the town and surrounding area had a population of 540. The recorded a population of 267.
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Yambuk is a town in Victoria, Australia. The Yambuk township was established in the 1850s, and the Post Office opened on 1 March 1859. Yambuk is sited where the Princes Highway crosses the Shaw River. At the , the town and surrounding area had a population of 540. The recorded a population of 267.
The name Yambuk is an word from the language of the local indigenous inhabitants, thought to mean "red kangaroo", "full moon" or "big water".
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