Tarnagul is a small town near Melbourne. The maps show the town's development over a period of time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps illustrate the landscape development of Tarnagul from 1900 to 2000.

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, Tarnagul is located on the right side of the riverbank with a road passing through the centre that fluctuates in size. Over the years, the surrounding land had transformed from farmlands to a wildlife conservation area, a park and tourist attractions.

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, when compared to the year 1900, the centre used to have a significant expansion to the right of the map in 1950,

then

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shrunk to be the smallest in 2000.

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, in 1950, the railway was developed on the east side of the town, which led to the construction of packing sheds,

then

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turned into a museum, a market and a tourist shop,

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the railways were demolished in 2000. As for the agricultural lands, in 1900, there was a dairy farm on the opposite side of the river, and oranges and mandarin gardens on the north and south of the town.

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, in 1950, there was an increase of orange plantations, by replacing the mandarins,

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lemon and grapefruit replace the dairy production. Eventually, all gardens were demolished, with the wildlife sanctuary on the left of the riverbank and the park on the bottom of the map.