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378:(Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
224:( A History of Strahan and Macquarie Harbour). Strahan, 1984.
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Remediation and Research and Demonstration Program
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172:Hells Gates Unofficial Lat -42 12 Long 145 28
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198:. – the title alone, and chapter two
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190:Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin
208:. South Yarra: Hardie Grant Books.
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1496:North Mount Lyell Disaster (1912)
403:"List of Lighthouses of Tasmania"
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200:voyage through the gates of hell
409:. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
397:. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
186:Maxwell-Stewart, Hamish (2008)
70:Macquarie Harbour Penal Station
351:A Pictorial History of Strahan
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1599:Round Earth Theatre Company
876:Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers
353:. Hobart, No Date. No ISBN.
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204:Collins, Paul (2002).
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479:region of
320:References
30:West Coast
1520:Books and
1506:Stichtite
1290:Iron Blow
1251:Landmarks
1099:Transport
998:Murchison
937:Murchison
724:Murchison
704:Heemskirk
669:Mountains
652:Murchison
548:Pillinger
534:Guildford
420:42°13′9″S
279:8 October
254:8 October
1421:Piguenit
1334:Man-made
1141:Railways
1013:Westwood
1008:Rosebery
993:Margaret
968:Beatrice
907:Franklin
808:Engineer
744:Sedgwick
562:Rosebery
481:Tasmania
374:(2003).
329:(2000).
160:23 March
118:See also
34:Tasmania
1443:Whitham
1258:Natural
1149:Emu Bay
1090:Tribute
1060:Bastyan
973:Burbury
902:Anthony
782:Tyndall
769:Tyndall
754:Strahan
583:Waratah
569:Strahan
477:Western
87:Strahan
28:on the
1453:Mining
1438:Sticht
1427:Piners
1416:Pearce
1386:Crotty
1238:Zeehan
1065:Gordon
1039:Gordon
1034:Darwin
1029:Crotty
1003:Pieman
983:Gordon
952:Sophia
942:Pieman
912:Gordon
890:Rivers
844:Sticht
826:Raglan
777:Geikie
759:Zeehan
749:Sorell
709:Huxley
699:Dundas
694:Darwin
659:Zeehan
597:Zeehan
576:Tullah
520:Dundas
513:Darwin
506:Crotty
364:
339:
228:
212:
194:
1582:Other
1411:Moore
1401:Joyce
1396:Gould
1391:Davey
1159:Melba
1085:Reece
961:Lakes
947:Queen
917:Henty
792:Eldon
719:Lyell
714:Jukes
689:Black
681:Range
679:Coast
645:Lyell
541:Linda
135:Notes
1406:Long
1022:Dams
978:Dora
922:King
897:Anne
734:Read
729:Owen
677:West
362:ISBN
337:ISBN
281:2012
256:2012
226:ISBN
210:ISBN
192:ISBN
162:2011
66:Hell
1433:Rae
927:Lea
72:on
32:of
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