First Children Encyclopedia

Australia

The skeletons of tiny sea creatures.^53

Adelaide

Melbourne

Hobart

Tennant Creek

Townsville

Rockhampton

Broken

Hill

Queensland

New South

Wales

Victoria

Tasmania

Port Augusta

Port Lincoln

Whyalla

Sailing

Koala

Sheep stations

Funnel-web

spider

Sydney Opera

House

Banana plantations Pineapple farms

Tasmanian

devil

Cattle farms

Rainbow lorikeet

Ran

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s

The Devils

Marbles

Flying doctor

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Gu
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Kangaroo
Island
Cape York
Peninsula
Australian
Capital Territory
Brisbane
Sydney
CANBERRA
Alice Springs
Mount Isa
Wollongong
Mount Gambier
Kookaburra
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Simpson Des
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Gr
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Bas
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Tra m
La
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Mackay
Wagga Wagga
Coober Pedy
Opals
Coral reef
The Great Barrier Reef
stretches for 2,000 km
(1,200 miles) along
Queensland’s coast.
Many brightly coloured
fish live on the reef.
Cairns
Aboriginal
paintings