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Photography: PhPhotography:Photography:otography:Photography:Photography: Page 1. Main Range, Kosciuszko National Park. PagePagePPageage 2.1.P 1.age Main1. Main Main 1.P Range, ageMain Range, Range, 1. Range, Main Kosciuszko Kosciuszko Kosciuszko Range, Kosciuszko NationalKosciuszko National National National Park. Park. Park. National PagePark. Page Page 2. PagePark. 2. 2. 2.Page 2. Cross country skier, Perisher Range, KosciuszkoCross NationalCrossCross Crosscountry country country Crosscountry skier, skier, skier, country Perisherskier, Perisher Perisher Perisherskier, Range, Range, Range, Perisher Range, Kosciuszko Kosciuszko Kosciuszko Range, Kosciuszko NationalKosciuszko National National National National Park. Photos: John Spencer/OEH. Hiker at Lake Albina,Park.Park.Park. Photos:Park. Photos: Photos: Photos:Park. John John John Photos: Spencer/OEH. John Spencer/OEH. Spencer/OEH. Spencer/OEH.John Spencer/OEH. Hiker Hiker Hiker atHiker at Lakeat Lake Lake atHiker Albina, Lake Albina, Albina, at Albina, Lake Albina, on Main Range walk, Kosciuszko National Park. Hikeronon onMain Main onMainon Range Main Range Rangeon Range Mainwalk, walk, walk, Range Kosciuszkowalk, Kosciuszko Kosciuszko Kosciuszkowalk, NationalKosciuszko National National National Park. Park. Park. National HikerPark. Hiker Hiker on HikerPark. on on onHiker on Illawong walk, Kosciuszko National Park. Photos:Illawong MurrayIllawongIllawongIllawong walk, walk, walk,Illawong Kosciuszkowalk, Kosciuszko Kosciuszko Kosciuszkowalk, NationalKosciuszko National National National Park. Park. Park. National Photos:Park. Photos: Photos: Photos:Park. Murray Murray Murray Photos: Murray Murray Vanderveer/OEH. Vanderveer/OEH.Vanderveer/OEH.Vanderveer/OEH.Vanderveer/OEH.Vanderveer/OEH. Published by: PuPublishedPublishedblishedPublished by: Puby: by:blished by: by: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service NSWNSWNSW NationalNSW National National NationalNSW Parks Parks Parks National andParks and and Wildlife ParksWildlifeand Wildlife Wildlife Serviceand Service Service Wildlife Service Service Office of Environment and Heritage OfficeOfficeOffice Officeof of Environmentof Environment Environment Officeof Environment of Environment and and and Heritage Heritageand Heritage Heritage and Heritage 59 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW 2000 5959 59Goulb Goulb Goulb59 urnGoulburnurn 59St, St, urnGoulb St,Sydn Sydn SydnSt,ey,urn Sydney, ey, NSWSt, NSW NSWey, Sydn 2000 NSW 2000 2000ey, 2000NSW 2000 ISBN 978-1-925753-05-9 OEH2018/0043 JanuaryIS 2018ISBNISBNBN 978-1-925753-05-9IS 978-1-925753-05-9 BN978-1-925753-05-9 978-1-925753-05-9ISBN 978-1-925753-05-9 OEH2018/0043 OEH2018/0043 OEH2018/0043 OEH2018/0043 OEH2018/0043 January January January January 2018 2018 2018 January 2018 2018