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Readers interested in discovering more about the world of Australian exploration might also want to seek out these books:
Jan Bassett, Great Explorations: An Australian Anthology, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1996.
Michael Cannon, The Exploration of Australia, Reader’s Digest, Sydney, 1987.
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Australian Explorers: A Selection from Their Writings, Oxford University Press, London, 1958.
Robin Hanbury-Tenison, The Oxford Book of Exploration, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994.
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