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Solitary Islands Way is a road in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, located north of the city of Coffs Harbour. It links the towns of Woolgoolga and Corindi Beach to the Pacific Highway. It consists of a mix of newly constructed roads, pre-existing Council-owned roads and former sections of the highway that were bypassed by new alignments in 2013 and 2017.
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- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bonville (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ↑ "Bonville". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ Bonville bypass Abigroup
- ↑ Bonville Bypass
- ↑ Bonville station. NSWrail.net, accessed 26 August 2009.
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