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The essay briefly outlines the European exploration of Australia and then discusses the significance and status of the explorers' journals in Europe and, later, in the Australian imagination. The last part focuses on the way in which the trope of exploration has been used in Australian fiction of the 19th and 20th centuries, often in search for national identity.
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The Mythology of Exploration : Australian Explorers' Journals
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