Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania - Part 1
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Feb-Apr 2009

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Blue Starfish
Whoever heard of blue starfish?  Had not seen or heard of these before.
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Susan and Koala




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Echidna



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Strolling among Emu




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Emu
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Sulphurous vent
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Fur Seal
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Meercats
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Fur Seal in the rain
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Waterfall - Bigger
than it looks. Note
Kayakers...
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Fjords in New
Zealand
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Sunrise in Sydney
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Sydney Opera House
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Koala
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Cassowary - Very dangerous bird. 
They kick and try to gut you...
Sort of looks insane?
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Cassowary
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Sydney Aquarium
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Sydney Aquarium
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Magpie
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Park in Sydney
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Beach in Sydney

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Wombat
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Confidence in action
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Koala
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Sharing food - the Emu finally swallowed the whole cone...
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Hand feeding
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Albino
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In the Blue Mountains
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In the Blue Mountains
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In the Blue Mountains
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In the Blue Mountains
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In the Blue Mountains
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In the Blue Mountains - cable car
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Funny motto
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Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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Lighthouse near Sydney
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Glass House Mountains
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Glass House Mountains
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
We miss you Steve!
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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Australia Zoo, near Brisbane
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In Kuranda
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In Kuranda
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In Kuranda
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Outside of Kuranda
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Outside of Kuranda
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Glass House Mountains
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Glass House Mountains
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Was unable to identify these flowering trees.  Some were pretty spectacular.  Hard to tell if various plants were native to Australia or imported.
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On Deck, Sun Princess
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Interesting clouds...
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Sun Princess Life Boat
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From our balcony
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Lifeboat serves as shuttle to shore in some ports...
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The Sun Princess, Rear view
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Cairns Skyrail: Rainforest Cableway
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Sun Princess from cable car.
The coral sea.
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Rain forest plants
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In cable car
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In cable car
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Wild cockatoo
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Wild cockatoo
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Kuranda Scenic Railway viewed from cable car
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Kuranda Scenic Railway viewed from cable car
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Kuranda Scenic Railway viewed from cable car
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Barron Falls - 1090 feet above sea level.  Drops 870 feet.
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Barron Falls
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On the trail at a cable car stop
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Flowers in Kuranda
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Flowers in Kuranda
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Flowers in Kuranda
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Flowers in Kuranda
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Flowers in Kuranda
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Lunch in Kuranda
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Waiting for our tour bus in Kuranda
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Barron Falls
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Train from Kuranda
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Another waterfall along train route
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Great Barrier Reef and light
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More parts of the Great Barrier Reef
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White sand dunes in the distance.  Presumably made of coral?
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Sunset from the ship
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How calm can the water get?
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Another view of calm Pacific.
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Darwin
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Only 1464 Kilometers (909 miles) to Alice Springs?  Is that like a day trip?
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden

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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
Some sort of palm tree fruit.
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
Palm tree fruit close-up.
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Jenny’s Orchid Garden
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Darwin is famous for thunderstorms among other things...
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Northern Territory Wildlife Park
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Wildlife Park Guide
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
REALLY TINY frog!
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In the Wildlife Park Aquarium
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In the Wildlife Park Aquarium
Info on black clownfish
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In the Wildlife Park Aquarium
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In the Wildlife Park Aquarium
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In the Wildlife Park
Dingo
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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In the Wildlife Park
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Sunset in Darwin
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Camels in Broome
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The camel behind me.  They said he was very friendly and would walk beside me and would want to be petted.  He leaned his head on my leg when he wanted to be petted... 
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Broome Camels
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Camel supplier
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Broome beach
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Broome beach
This is made of rock and I don't see how this perfect cone could have formed.
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Broome beach
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Broome beach
First-aid for stinging jellyfish.  (Probably doesn't work for the "box jellyfish" which is lethal...)
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Broome beach
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Sunrise from the ship.
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Fremantle near Perth
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Fremantle near Perth
Great paint job!
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Kings Park overlooking Perth
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Perth from Kings Park
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In Kings Park
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In Kings Park
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In Kings Park
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In Kings Park
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In Kings Park
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In London Court
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In London Court
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In London Court
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In London Court
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London Court
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Sailboats in Fremantle Harbor
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Perth
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On way to Gravity Center
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On way to Gravity Center
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Gravity Center
Tower is for purpose of replicating Galileo's leaning tower of Pizza mass acceleration tests with different objects
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Gravity Center where they are trying to detect gravitational waves
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Meteorite in the Gravity Center
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In the Gravity Center
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On Gravity Center grounds
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On Gravity Center grounds
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On Gravity Center grounds
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On Gravity Center grounds
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Bunbury port
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Someone flying at Bunbury
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Plants at Bunbury
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Plants at Bunbury
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Sun Princess
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
We thought the parrots were just friendly.  Actually, they were trying to disassemble peoples hats!
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
How purses wind up with Cockatoo holes in them.
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
How purses wind up with Cockatoo holes in them.
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp Wildlife Park in Bunbury
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Big Swamp in Bunbury
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Gnome Village outside Bunbury
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Gnome Village outside Bunbury
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Gnome Village outside Bunbury
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Gnome Village outside Bunbury
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Gnome Village outside Bunbury
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Gnome Village outside Bunbury
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Gnome Village outside Bunbury


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