''Warragul'' is the eighth

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by Australian

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artist John Williamson. The album was released in September 1989 and peaked at number 1 on the

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; becoming Williamson's first number 1 album. At the

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, the album won

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. It was also nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album. At the

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in January 1990, Williamson the album won Top Selling Album and Album of the Year for .

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Release history

References

1989 albums John Williamson (singer) albums Festival Records albums ARIA Award-winning albums {{1980s-country-album-stub