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Filling In The Map
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When the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip selected a sheltered cove as the site of Australia’s first colony. Australia is a big place. It covers 7.7 million square kilometres. Filling In The Map is a history of the explorers who charted...
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When the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip selected a sheltered cove as the site of Australia’s first colony.
Australia is a big place. It covers 7.7 million square kilometres. Filling In The Map is a history of the explorers who charted the coastlines, scaled the mountains, and crossed the deserts in search of farmland and freshwater – and filled the map of Australia.
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ISBN: 9781742036557
Publisher: Wild Dog Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Wild Dog Books
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 297.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 40
About the Author
Carole Wilkinson is an award-winning children’s author who writes historical fiction and non-fiction. She is best known for her much-loved Dragonkeeper double trilogy set in Han Dynasty China.
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