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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Ballad of Erinungarah
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    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House , 1997 .
      Extent: 202p.
      Edition info: A Vintage Book
      ISBN: 0091832128
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Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • South Coast, New South Wales,
Settings:
  • 1960s
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