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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)

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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

Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, situated on Port Philip Bay, near the mouth of the Yarra River, is the largest city of Australia and contains nearly half a million people.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello