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  • A friend of mine was working in Yarra last year during the fires.

    Earth, wind and fire: tasting the terroir, Sonoma, 2008 | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010

  • My item of note for the day is that the Yarra is a much cleaner river than it was when I was little.

    Even in a little thing gillpolack 2009

  • My item of note for the day is that the Yarra is a much cleaner river than it was when I was little.

    gillpolack: My item of note for the day is that the gillpolack 2009

  • Even though Melbourne is in a constant state of flux, as are most growing cities around the world, there is north of the Yarra, which is Mediterranean and Middle Eastern in culture, and south of the Yarra, which is considered more Anglo Saxon.

    Archive 2006-03-01 2006

  • Even though Melbourne is in a constant state of flux, as are most growing cities around the world, there is north of the Yarra, which is Mediterranean and Middle Eastern in culture, and south of the Yarra, which is considered more Anglo Saxon.

    At My Table 2006

  • The Yarra is the river that runs through Melbourne.

    MUA Muse 1998

  • Passengers by ocean-going vessels to Melbourne land either at Sandridge or Williamstown, small shipping towns situated on either side of the river Yarra, which is only navigable by the smaller craft.

    Town Life in Australia Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny 1886

  • He pulled the driver over and called the Yarra traffic management unit to administer a breath-test.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2009

  • He pulled the driver over and called the Yarra traffic management unit to administer a breath-test.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2009

  • link The joke I remember, from the '80s, is that the Yarra is the only river in Australia to flow upside down.

    gillpolack: My item of note for the day is that the gillpolack 2009

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