WANGARATTA
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WANGARATTA , a town of Victoria, Australia, in the counties of Moira, Delatite and Bogong, at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers, 1451 M. by rail N.E. of Melbourne. Pop. (1901) 2621. It is a prosperous little town in an agricultural district and is the see of an Anglican bishop . It has numerous industries , including flour -milling, tanning, fellmongery, brewing , coach-building, bacon See Also: - BACON
- BACON (through the O. Fr. bacon, Low Lat. baco, from a Teutonic word cognate with " back," e.g. O. H. Ger. pacho, M. H. Ger. backe, buttock, flitch of bacon)
- BACON, FRANCIS (BARON VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST ALBANS) (1561-1626)
- BACON, JOHN (1740–1799)
- BACON, LEONARD (1802–1881)
- BACON,
ROGER (c. 1214-c. 1294) - BACON, SIR NICHOLAS (1509-1579)
-curing, and bicycle and butter making. Important stock sales are held fortnightly, and there is an annual agricultural exhibition.
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