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Yarra River

British  
/ ˈjærə /

noun

  1. a river in SE Australia, rising in the Great Dividing Range and flowing west and southwest through Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay. Length: 250 km (155 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Take a short stroll along the Yarra River from the Flinders Street station to Melbourne Par and you are hit by a stack of world-famous arenas.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2025

It’s within walking distance of the city along the Yarra River and from the Melbourne Cricket Ground, venue for the 1956 Olympics and spiritual home of Australian Rules football.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2023

In Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, a family-friendly fireworks display along the Yarra River as dusk fell preceded a second session at midnight.

From Washington Times Dec. 31, 2022

Melbourne’s peregrine pair have an enviable view, with their nest box overlooking the nearby Yarra River and arts precinct.

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2022

The day had arrived for the professor's departure, and he and the two boys were waiting for the lighter to take him down the Yarra Yarra River to the point of embarkation, eight miles distant.

From In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia by Alger, Horatio

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