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Echuca

Echuca in Victoria (Australia) is a town of about 10,000 people lying on the Murray River (Moama[?] is on the other side in NSW).

Industry

Tourism (Rich River Golf Club, Murray River camping, water skiing, horse riding, canoeing etc,
River Red Gum forestry, (Sleepers, furniture timber)
Holden Museum
Echuca Port (Echuca was a major paddle steamer[?] port).
Dairy farming
Wheat, sheep and cattle

Nearby towns

Shepparton[?]
Kerang[?] and Swan Hill[?]
Bendigo

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