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Explore the regions Pioneering Days

Edwin Macaree was a larger than life extrovert of a man in the 1800's
By Trish Bowman

Take a stroll through the early days of Emu Park and Coorooman through the eyes of the flamboyant pioneer, Edwin […]

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