Gippsland

/ (ˈɡɪpsˌlænd) /

noun

a fertile region of SE Australia, in SE Victoria, extending east along the coast from Melbourne to the New South Wales border. Area: 35 200 sq km (13 600 sq miles)

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Examples from the Web for gippsland

The Gippsland men were the only bushmen we knew at all well, and perhaps that door might shut soon.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
But Mr. Tyers could not afford to allow Gippsland to sink into obscurity; his official life and salary depended on his finding it.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale
To the south were the wide spreading plains of Gippsland, with its abundant gold-fields and tall forests.
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne
I knew him after he returned to Gippsland and settled there.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale

Other men from the Highlands failed to win the smiles of fortune in Gippsland.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale