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would have provided stone for tools. Over 100 sites provide evidence that the
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in 1877, and the region experienced success in wool production until the 1930s when the
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The park was officially gazetted in 1993 and contains some facilities for visitors. A
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455:"Department of the Environment - Park Finder - Kennedy Range National Park"
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the "Kennedy Range broad-blazed slider", is named after the
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is available. Entry to the park is free but camp-site fees apply.
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A popular time to visit the park is following heavy rains when
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593:. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
278:. Pastoralists arrived in the area shortly afterwards with
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503:"Western Australia Tourism - Kennedy Range National Park"
408:. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010.
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432:"Great Circle Distance between Kennedy Range and Perth"
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The valleys and plains of the range had been severely
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171:Department of Environment and Conservation
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160:1,416.6 km (547.0 sq mi)
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1220:Protected areas of Western Australia
382:Protected areas of Western Australia
1249:Protected areas established in 1993
1244:National parks of Western Australia
639:National parks of Western Australia
57:Kennedy Range from Escarpment Trail
18:Protected area in Western Australia
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298:caused most businesses to fail.
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264:Governor of Western Australia
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477:"Australian National Parks"
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270:. He also named the nearby
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182:Kennedy Range National Park
82:Kennedy Range National Park
25:Kennedy Range National Park
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193:List of protected areas of
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1209:Helena and Aurora Ranges
863:Houtman Abrolhos Islands
309:but has not been mined.
1254:Shire of Upper Gascoyne
938:Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara
556:. 2009. Archived from
505:. 2010. Archived from
479:. 2010. Archived from
260:Francis Thomas Gregory
205:is a national park in
133:24.57917°S 115.04972°E
988:Mount Frankland South
983:Mount Frankland North
948:Millstream Chichester
268:Arthur Edward Kennedy
798:Goldfields Woodlands
601:. (Kennedy, p. 139).
560:on 14 September 2009
365:Lerista kennedyensis
362:A species of lizard
166:Managing authorities
138:-24.57917; 115.04972
99:Nearest town or city
923:Leeuwin-Naturaliste
554:"Ross Graden Tours"
438:on 10 October 2012.
420:on 11 January 2011.
357:everlasting daisies
129: /
1259:Shire of Carnarvon
1068:Sir James Mitchell
1023:Niiwalarra Islands
743:Dirk Hartog Island
718:Cape Range (South)
653:Alexander Morrison
284:Boolathana Station
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753:Dryandra Woodland
599:978-1-4214-0135-5
483:on 7 January 2017
211:Western Australia
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30:Western Australia
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1239:IUCN Category II
1158:Wiltshire-Butler
1108:Walpole-Nornalup
828:Greater Kingston
818:Greater Dordagup
813:Greater Beedelup
773:Fitzgerald River
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232:. Spectacular
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39:IUCN category
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1098:Tunnel Creek
1093:Tuart Forest
1028:Peak Charles
918:Lawley River
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873:John Forrest
778:Forest Grove
748:Drovers Cave
733:Danggu Gorge
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352:verticordias
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1153:William Bay
1133:Waychinicup
968:Moore River
943:Midgegooroo
688:Boyndaminup
663:Badgingarra
658:Avon Valley
579:Beolens, Bo
340:eremophilas
329:mulla mulla
325:wildflowers
314:bush toilet
288:overgrazing
282:setting up
272:Lyons River
149:Established
136: /
124:115°02′59″E
111:Coordinates
1233:Categories
1138:Wellington
1103:Warlibirri
1088:Torndirrup
1058:Serpentine
1038:Porongurup
953:Milyeannup
893:Karlamilyi
838:Greenmount
803:Goongarrie
793:Gloucester
788:Frank Hann
713:Cape Range
388:References
241:Aboriginal
121:24°34′45″S
1204:Edel Land
1188:Yelverton
1173:Wooditjup
1048:Purnululu
998:Mount Roe
908:Lake Muir
878:Kalamunda
843:Gull Rock
703:Cape Arid
678:Boorabbin
414:1835-114X
234:sandstone
219:Carnarvon
104:Carnarvon
1197:Proposed
1178:Yalgorup
1128:Watheroo
1113:Walyunga
1018:Neerabup
1008:Murujuga
913:Lakeside
888:Karijini
883:Kalbarri
858:Hilliger
728:Dalgarup
693:Brockman
589:(2011).
376:See also
346:Calytrix
307:minerals
303:degraded
294:and the
247:and the
189:See also
1183:Yanchep
1148:Whicher
1063:Shannon
1013:Nambung
933:Lesueur
848:Hassell
646:Current
564:19 June
538:19 June
513:14 June
487:14 June
461:14 June
292:drought
249:Malgaru
177:Website
1123:Warren
1118:Wandoo
1083:Tathra
1078:Stokes
1033:Pimbee
958:Mirima
903:Korung
853:Helena
763:Easter
698:Bunuba
597:
534:. 2010
457:. 2010
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334:hakeas
1053:Scott
768:Eucla
668:Beelu
532:(PDF)
318:water
253:chert
215:Perth
868:Jane
595:ISBN
566:2010
540:2010
515:2010
489:2010
463:2010
410:ISSN
245:Maia
230:mesa
157:Area
152:1993
41:II (
209:of
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