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Bairnsdale
Victoria, Australia
town, southeastern Victoria, Australia, named for Bernisdale, Isle of Skye, Scot. It lies at the mouth of the Mitchell River on Lake King, a lagoon. Its development dates from the late 19th century, when the town served initially as a port for the east Gippsland goldfields; ship services have now been replaced by rail and road transport. It is situated at the intersection of the Prince's and Omeo highways and is connected to Melbourne (171 miles 【275 km】 west) by rail. Bairnsdale is a marketing centre for an area supporting cattle, sheep, vegetables, fisheries, fruit, and timber and has factories producing butter, cordials, leather, clothing, and sawn lumber. The writer Hal Porter memorialized the town in his writings. Bairnsdale has an Aboriginal cultural museum and the Gippsland Art Gallery. There is also a thriving tourist trade based on the nearby Gippsland Lakes and the Ninety Mile Beach. Pop. (2001) urban centre, 10,890.
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