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Emus on Pulbah Island
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…Media … Emus on Pulbah Island … Photo Ref: 322 … Creator: Williams, Mrs Elizabeth Bodel … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … emus … pulbah island … recreation…
Clive Read feeding the emu, Carey Bay Zoo
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Pulbah Island
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…Kangaroos, koalas, wombats, wallabies and emus were settled on the island. They were brought over on Jack Richardson's (Fisho Jack) launch. There was not enough food for them all and food was imported.……Two emus named Emily and Marie, used to swim out to meet boats and were favourites with visitors. … In…
Koolbury Close
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…Koolbury Close … Koolbury is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘emu’ (Source: NMH 11 December 1954). Koolbury Close was developed in 1979.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License… Koolbury Close … Koolbury is an Aboriginal…
Moss End, Pacific Highway Belmont
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…Thousands of people, from many parts of Australid and overseas, have seen it.Among the figures in the garden are Puss in Boots, an emu family, a dog that looks like Toto, kangaroos, swans, penguins, polar bears, gnomes, an aboriginal boy, a pelican with a fish in its beak, a tree of birds, and an Australian……Thousands…

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