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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains, New South Wales in the Year 1813 Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales in the Year 1813 was first published in 1823. It is a romantic and descriptive narrative of the journey to find a path across the Blue Mountains and received a great reception... RRP: $15.00 Add to Cart The item has been added
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