Rhynie is a small town in

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, halfway between Tarlee and Auburn, along the

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. It was surveyed and founded in 1859. Rhynie was on the Spalding railway line, which was closed in April 1984 and replaced by the Rattler Rail Trail cycling and walking path. The town is within the

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area. Missionary,

Annie Lock Ann Lock, better known as Annie Lock (1 August 1876 – 10 February 1943), was a missionary of the Australian Aborigines Mission, (later United Aborigines Mission). She worked across Australia for nearly 35 years and played an important role in b ...

, was born in Rhynie.

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