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- ↑ "Hamilton to Coleraine Rail Trail - Victoria". www.railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ↑ "Hamilton to Coleraine Rail Trail". Archived from the original on 12 July 2021.
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- ↑ "Hamilton-Coleraine Railway Line Landcare Group". Victorian Landcare Gateway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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- ↑ "Coleraine Line". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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- ↑ "Hamilton-Coleraine Rail Trail, Victoria, Australia". au.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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