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‘The natural history of Melbourne’: The culture of nature writing in Victoria, 1880–1945Footnote

Pages 339-365 | Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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  • ∗ I am grateful to those who commented on a draft of this article, in particular Ian Britain, Michael Cathcart, Graeme Davison, Patrick Morgan and Libby Robin.

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