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2 unusual facts about Mary Gilmore and the history of Wagga Wagga


Mary Gilmore and the history of Wagga Wagga

Pregan Island, a grassy space between the lagoon and the river, was reserved for the 'guriban', or bush-stone Curlew.

Crows abounded in the area, she explained, because of the many bird eggs and chicks on which the crows could feast: Wagga Wagga means the meeting-place of the crows.



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